Deadline: 9-Jun-22
The European Commission (EC) has launched The 2022 Call for Proposals on Knowledge Network Partnerships aims to contribute to the consolidation and operationalisation of the Union Civil Protection Knowledge Network through financing of projects that will directly support the development of its key activities.
Projects under the Call for Proposals will establish thematic communities/centres of expertise that will generate, promote, test, exchange and disseminate knowledge, skills, expertise, innovation, and scientific evidence in support of the Capacity-Development and Science Pillars of the Knowledge Network.
The Union Civil Protection Knowledge Network was established under the revised Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM) legislation as UCPM’s key tool for better flow of information, boosted innovation, improved knowledge, enhanced expertise and skills and consolidated scientific evidence through cooperation, exchange, partnership and networking.
Objectives
- Design, develop and implement multi-disciplinary, risk-based thematic communities/centres of expertise for civil protection and disaster management stakeholders.
- Design, develop and implement capacity-development and applied science activities that contribute to building and sharing of knowledge, expertise and skills in civil protection and disaster management.
Mission
The Knowledge Network’s vision is that the UCPM and its community have the knowledge and expertise to effectively prevent, prepare for and respond to current and emerging risks and challenges in disaster management. Its mission is to:
- Bring together civil protection and disaster management experts and organisations,
- Make relevant knowledge on civil protection and disaster management accessible to all, and
- Foster innovation for more efficient and effective civil protection.
Funding Information
General budget: EUR 1,500,000 for projects without pre-defined thematic and geographic scope.
Eligibility Criteria
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
- be legal entities (public or private bodies)
- be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
- EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs))
- UCPM Participating States: Iceland, Montenegro, the Republic of North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia and Turkey
- Eligible non-EU countries, i.e.:
- Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA) beneficiaries not participating in the UCPM: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo.
- European Neighbourhood Policy countries:
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