Deadline: 29 June 2017
The European Commission- Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) is seeking proposals from eligible organizations for a program entitled “Supporting the Promotion and Development of Transnational Thematic Tourism Products Linked to Cultural and Creative Industries” with an aim to support projects developing and promoting transnational thematic tourism products capitalising on European cultural heritage.
Objectives
- Strengthen transnational cooperation with regard to European cultural heritage and tourism;
- Raise awareness of European cultural heritage and increase its value, attractiveness and its potential for the development of the tourism sector;
- Encourage the development and diversification of the supply of tourism products and services by enhanced promotion of transnational thematic tourism products related to cultural heritage;
- Strengthen cross-border cooperation and the management skills of public or private bodies in charge of developing and promoting transnational thematic tourism products related to cultural heritage;
- Better market uptake and visibility of attractive European transnational tourism products focused on European cultural heritage;
- Enhance the competitiveness of the European tourism product through the use of CCIrelated technologies;
- Create solid public-private partnerships and ensure cross-fertilisation of knowledge and experience between the participating destinations/organisations.
Funding Information
- The total budget earmarked for the co-financing of projects is estimated at EUR 1 500 000.
- The maximum grant per project will be EUR 300 000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be fully or partly public or private bodies; private bodies must be properly constituted and registered under national law.
- Applicants must correspond to the definition of at least one of the following target organisations active in the field of tourism, cultural and creative industry (CCIs):
- Public authorities and their networks or associations at European, international, national, regional and local level or organisations acting on behalf of a public authority
- Managing authorities of UNESCO cultural sites
- Training or educational institutions including universities, research centres;
- Chambers of commerce and industry, chambers of handicrafts or similar bodies and their umbrella Associations;
- Destination management organisations and their networks/associations;
- Travel Agents and Tour Operators and their umbrella associations;
- Not-for profit/Non-governmental organisations, civil society organisations, foundations, think-tanks, umbrella associations, networks or federations of public or private bodies, whose core activity falls under tourism, CCIs;
- International, European and national organisations/associations;
- Federations and associations operating in partnership across the borders of a number of countries with a proven cross-border outreach;
- Micro, Small and Medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) acting in the tourism or CCIs sectors;
- National, regional, local tourism organisations, public and private agencies related to tourism, cultural heritage promotion or regional development;
- Affiliated entities, i.e. legal entities having a legal or capital link with applicants, which is neither limited to the action nor established for the sole purpose of its implementation, may take part in the action as applicants (one of the 5-8 members/partners16) in order to declare eligible costs.
- Only applications from legal entities established in the following countries are eligible:
- EU Member States;
- countries participating in the COSME programme pursuant to Article 6 of the COSME Regulation
How to Apply
Interested applicants must apply online via given website.
Eligible Countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the UK.
For more information, please visit Call for Proposals.