Yvonne Kapella

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• Yvonne Kapella
• Henk Visser

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WHY EU FUNDING

• To achieve an EU objective
• in which CSOs play a role
• thus
• EU needs to strengthen CSOs

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REQUIREMENTS

• What do you do?
• What does the EU need?
• What do you want?
• Partnership/network

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RULES PROCEDURES

• Financial Regulation and its Implementing Rules
• PRAG
• In short our rules are a FEAST
• Fair, Equal, Accountable, Sound, Transparent

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OUR PROCEDURE

• Programming
• Forecast (annual work programme)
• Call
• Selection (evaluation)
• Award
• Implementation
• Monitoring
• Evaluation (impact)

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WHAT TO DO

• Monitor EU policy opps- Build alliances- PR
  Communication- Problem setting- Know your
  issues- Do your job well- Be positive

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HOW TO WIN

• EC TM is a human being
• Study the context, ask questions
• Read the guidelines, ask questions
• Mobilise partners/stakeholders/money
• Be in time / plan ahead
• Meet the conditions/fill the forms, etc.
• (PADOR - Potential Applicants Data On-line
  Registration )

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HOW TO WIN

• Your proposal should
• Have a purpose
• Meet the guidelines
• Be clear and simple
• Be to the point and realistic
• Focus on (feasible) results
• Achieve sustainability
• Explain what, why, when, how with whom

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HOW TO BE A WINNER

• Study the contract annexes
• Be open and honest
• Be a partner for the EC
• Seek help when needed
• Implement carefully
• Be pragmatic/flexible
• Monitor and evaluate constantly
• Get all the docs, facts, etc.
• Meet deadlines (reporting)

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MANAGEMENT

• Be like a Tax Collector
• Study the contract annexes
• Explain the rules
• Have a solid accounting system
• Be rigid
• Seek help when needed
• Get all the docs, facts, etc.
• Meet deadlines (reporting)
• Sign agreements

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MANAGEMENT

• Action has to be NOT FOR PROFIT
• EU grant of eligible costs
• Costs need to be
• required
• incurred by applicant/partner(s)
• incurred during project duration
• ACAP
• documented

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MANAGEMENT

• OC vs EC
• Procurement
• Per diem
• Transfer of equipment
• Interest
• VAT
• Changes (/-15 rule)
• Audit statement
• Ask your EC TM/EC FM!!

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PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• Monitoring
• Stakeholders
• Partners
• Visibility
• Reporting
• Impact
• Evaluation
• Sustainability!
• Involve your EC TM!!

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LINKS

• PRAG http//ec.europa.eu/europeaid/work/procedure
  s/implementation/common_documents/practical_guide/
  new_prag_final_en.pdfpage1
• Annexes http//ec.europa.eu/europeaid/work/proced
  ures/implementation/practical_guide/annexes_standa
  rds_documents/index_en.htm

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LINKS

• General
• http//ec.europa.eu/europeaid/work/procedures/imp
  lementation/index_en.htm
• CfPs http//ec.europa.eu/europeaid/cgi/frame12.pl
  
• PADOR http//ec.europa.eu/europeaid/work/onlinese
  rvices/pador/index_en.htm

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