Deadline: 20-Jan-23
Public and private institutions registered in a CEI Member State, NGOs/CSOs as well as international organisations, are invited to apply to the CEI Cooperation Fund for innovative actions favouring mobility and networking.
Proposals need to focus on capacity building by transferring and sharing know-how, in particular from EU CEI Member States to non-EU CEI Member States. The activities can take the form of conferences, seminars, workshops, and training courses.
Funding Information
- The overall indicative amount made available under this Call is 360,000 EUR.
- The budget is subdivided as follows:
- Up to 180,000 EUR (one hundred eighty thousand EUR) for proposals aimed at the implementation of the CEI Plan of Action.
- Up to 180,000 EUR (one hundred eighty thousand EUR) for proposals aimed at mitigating the consequences of the current situation in Ukraine and supporting the Ukrainian population in the country and displaced persons who flee from the country in the CEI Member States
- The ceiling of the potential CEI Contribution is 15,000 EUR (max 75% of the total project costs).
Eligible Activities
- CEI Cooperation Activities can take the form of conferences, seminars, workshops, and other types of events/meetings, capacity building and training activities as well as elaboration of studies, research and surveys. Cooperation Activities can also serve as seed contribution for the design of larger international projects, including the preparation of applications in response to EU calls for proposals.
- Applications organized over multiple interlinked activities (ie, projects) are admissible, but applicants shall request the CEI support only for one defined portion/event of the program falling into the set implementation period 15 March – 31 December 2023. Should the applicant not elaborate on this, the CEI reserves the right to reject the application or choose the single portion and related budget lines to be possibly awarded with a CEI contribution.
- Activities can be held in person, from remote or in a hybrid modality. Other types of activities meeting the primary objectives can also be taken into consideration.
- During the evaluation there will be no preference given to one type of activity over the other: apart from observance to the CEI Rules for Allocation of Resources and accuracy in providing comprehensive information over the proposed activity, the extent and quality of regional cooperation in these activities will be taken into consideration.
Eligibility Criteria
- All public and private entities based and registered in CEI Member States as well as international/regional organizations can apply.
- Individuals cannot apply.
- All applicants shall refer to their legal status within the Application Form, referring to the relevant legislation or act as appropriate. Non-Governmental and Civil Society Organizations as well as private entities must include in the Application Package an official proof of registration with a courtesy translation into English. This requirement is mandatory for the relevant applicants. This requirement does not apply to public entities.
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