Deadline: 24-Aug-2020
The European Commission has announced a call for proposals for the Operating Grants 2021 to EU level networks having signed a framework partnership agreement for the period 2018-2021 and being active in the area: rights of persons with disabilities.
The objective of the Call is to promote, protect and monitor the rights of persons with disabilities, to ensure that people with disabilities can fully enjoy their rights.
Expected Outputs
Applicants are invited to:
- provide a clear description of the methodology, main outputs and their expected contribution to European policy development in the thematic areas of this call, as well as to demonstrate the added value of their activities;
- describe their monitoring system and the way in which they use monitoring and external evaluations in order to assess, on the one hand, their overall performance and, on the other hand, the relevance and impact of their outputs.
Funding Information
The total budget earmarked for the EU co-financing of projects under this call is estimated at € 3,100,000.00 EUR.
Geographical Location
To be eligible, actions must be fully carried out in eligible participating REC countries:
- EU Member State;
- Iceland and Liechtenstein;
- Serbia (an Agreement between the European Union and Serbia on the participation of Serbia in the REC programme was signed on 16.07.2018).
Eligibility Criteria
- Proposals can only be submitted by organisations having signed a Framework Partnership Agreement with the European Commission following the 2017 Call for Proposals establishing four-year Framework Partnership Agreements for the period 2018-202115 .
- Note:
- Proposals may not involve consortia;
- Affiliated entities to the applicant are NOT eligible to receive funding under this call for proposals.
The following types of activities are not eligible for EU funding:
- financial support to third parties as defined in point 3 of the Financial Guidelines · membership fees to other networks supported by EU grants;
- sponsorships/scholarships to individuals for their participation in workshops, seminars, conferences, congresses, training courses etc. (i.e. fees to attend an event);
- activities supporting political parties; · legal actions before national or international courts regardless of their grounds or objectives.
- Volunteers’ work is accepted as an activity but volunteers’ costs in the meaning of art 181(8) and 190 (2) of the Financial Regulation are not eligible for reimbursement.
For more information, visit https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=629&langId=en&callId=600&furtherCalls=yes