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EuropeAid How can an NGO benefit from EC grants? ‘Calls for Proposals’ Thematic Operations EuropeAid Cooperation Office Athens, 25 September 2008 Summary • What is a grant? • How to apply for a grant? • How does the selection work? EuropeAid What is a grant? EuropeAid • Payment of non-commercial nature • Achievement of an objective forming part of a European Union policy (or of the EU-ACP Agreement) • Implementation of an action or functioning of a body EuropeAid How are grants awarded? • Calls for Proposals o o Open or restricted International or local • Direct award in exceptional cases • Reference: Practical Guide to contract procedures for EC external actions (section 6) http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/work/procedures/implementation/ practical_guide/index_en.htm EuropeAid Basic rules Programming annual work programme Equal treatment impartial evaluation on the basis of published criteria No cumulative grants only one grant per action No retroactivity except in crisis situations Co-financing unless exception for external actions No profit balance between income and expenditure How to Apply? (1) Planning and preparation • Search for Calls for Proposals o http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/cgi/frame12.pl • Download documents o o Guidelines for Applicants Application form and annexes (standard contract, budget, logical framework, etc.) • Register in PADOR http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/work/onlineservices/ pador/index_en.htm EuropeAid Search for Calls for Proposals: http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/cgi/frame12.pl EuropeAid How to Apply? (2) Submission of Concept Note • Brief summary of proposed action • Opening & administrative check • Evaluation of concept notes by assessors • Selection and notification of applicants EuropeAid How to Apply? (3) Submission of Full Proposal EuropeAid • Evaluation of full proposals of selected concept notes • Provisional selection of proposals & reserve list • Request and submission of supporting documents • Eligibility verification of supporting documents • Final selection of proposals recommended for funding Evaluation • Evaluation Committee o o o Odd number of voting members Use of internal and/or external assessors Confidentiality and impartiality • Evaluation criteria: Financial & Operational Capacity Relevance Methodology Sustainability Budget & cost-effectiveness EuropeAid Eligibility • Verification of eligibility of applicant & partners action activities and costs • Ineligibility of one partner may result in rejection of application EuropeAid Further information… General http://ec.europa.eu/development/index_en.cfm http://ec.europa.eu/external_relations/index.htm http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/index_en.htm Procedures http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/work/index_en.htm EuropeAid EuropeAid Thank you!