Promoting NGO's Active in Environment
Overview
Organisations that wish to apply for funding under this programme must be non-profit making and independent environmental non-governmental organisations. They must also be active at a European level (have activities and members in at least three EU Member States). National NGOs are not targeted by this programme.
Financial assistance under this Call for Proposals may be provided for activities which involve contributing to the implementation and development of EU environmental policy and legislation. Proposals will be assessed on policy relevance and potential impact of involvement in EU environmental policy-shaping and implementation, in relation to the following priority areas:
- Climate Change
- Nature and Biodiversity
- Environment and Health
- atural Resources and Waste
- orizontal or cross-cutting issues (such as standardisation)
Awareness raising and international aspects will also be assessed. When awarding grants, the Commission will also pay due attention to how the grant would contribute to the organisational development of the beneficiary
The indicative available budget for this call for proposals is EUR 9.000.000.
This call for proposals is launched pending the approval of the corresponding appropriations by the budgetary authority. As a consequence, the Commission reserves itself the right to abandon this call for proposals or to modify its amount, without the applicants being entitled to claim any compensation.
The Programme is a co-financing instrument. The rate of overall EU assistance shall not exceed 70 % of the applicant's eligible expenses for the grant year. The period of eligibility of expenditure may start on 1 January 2013, provided that the expenditure does not precede the date on which the beneficiary's budget year starts.
The amount of a grant will only become final once the audited financial statement of the beneficiary has been accepted by the Commission. Beneficiaries will be selected on the basis of the criteria set out in the Grant application guide relating to this Call for Proposals and within the limits of the available budget.