EU and US: Seeking Proposals for Getting To Know Europe 2017-2019 Program

Deadline: 4 August 2017

The European Union (EU) is currently accepting proposals from eligible organisations for “EU AND US: Getting To Know Europe 2017-2019 Program” with an aim to increase knowledge, understanding, and visibility of the EU and affinity for the EU-US relationship across a diverse array of local and regional communities in the United States.

Objectives

The objective(s) of this call for proposals are:

through the medium of culture and intercultural dialogue, to actively foster greater appreciation of the value, relevance, and importance of the EU for the US and also nurture greater affinity for the EU-US transatlantic partnership;
to actively engage with a range of US audiences and regional communities around the country, particularly those in which the EU is little known, understood, and/or appreciated; and
to provide highly visible opportunities for the US to publicly and actively exhibit its support for the EU and the EU-US relationship.

Size of Grants

Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between EUR 200,000.00 and EUR 250,000.00.

Location

Actions must take place in the United States.

Duration

The initial planned duration of an action may not exceed 24 months, between 1 November 2017 and 31 October 2019.

Eligibility Criteria

In order to be eligible for a grant, the lead applicant must:
- be a legal entity
- be non-profit-making, and
- be a specific type of organisation such as: non-governmental organisation (NGO), not-forprofit (NPO) institution including, but not limited to, secondary schools, trade unions, business associations, teachers federations, youth groups and associations, local community groups, cultural institutions, local associations promoting socio-cultural exchanges across the Atlantic, media and other professional training centers, national “umbrella” groups with active local chapters, and other civil society organizations such as chambers of commerce. Universities are included among institutions eligible to apply, but any activities supported by the grant should exclusively involve and target members of the local or regional community (i.e. not faculty and/or students) because this Call cannot support any activity that could be construed as academic,
- be established in the USA of the Common Implementing Regulation (CIR).
- be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the coapplicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies), not acting as an intermediary.
Potential applicants may not participate in calls for proposals or be awarded grants if they are in any of the situations
The lead applicant must declare that the lead applicant himself, the co-applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies) are not in any of these situations.
The lead applicant may act individually or with co-applicant(s).
If awarded the grant contract, the lead applicant will become the beneficiary identified as the Coordinator. The Coordinator is the main interlocutor of the Contracting Authority. It represents and acts on behalf of any other co-beneficiary (if any) and coordinates the design and implementation of the action.