funding transnational cooperation of ngos lukáš maláč regional consultancy agency ltd

Funding transnational Funding transnational cooperation of NGOscooperation of NGOs

Lukáš MaláčLukáš MaláčRegional Consultancy Agency Ltd.

Organization of the seminarOrganization of the seminar

• General information on General information on the the Structural Funds Structural Funds • Structural Funds in the Czech RepublicStructural Funds in the Czech Republic• „„Ex-EQUALEx-EQUAL““ provisions provisions• Territorial cooperationTerritorial cooperation• Community schemes and action programmesCommunity schemes and action programmes

1. 1. General information on General information on the the Structural Funds Structural Funds

1. General information on the SF.1. General information on the SF.

SF Objectives 2007 – 2013SF Objectives 2007 – 2013

Objective 1: ConvergenceObjective 1: ConvergenceAim: Promoting convergence of the least developed regions.countries with GDP per capita < 90 % of the Community average (eligible for assistance from CF) regions with GDP per capita below75 % of the Community average (ERDF)Objective covers all regions of the C.R. with the expection of Prague region.

Objective 2: Regional Competitiveness and EmploymentObjective 2: Regional Competitiveness and Employment::Aim: Strengthening competitiveness and attractiveness, as well as employmentIn the C.R. only Prague region is eligible for assistance under this ObjectiveIn the C.R. only Prague region is eligible for assistance under this Objective

Objective 3: European Territorial Co-operationObjective 3: European Territorial Co-operation::Aim: strengthen cross-border co-operation through joint local and reg. initiatives In the C.R. all regions with the expections of Central Bohemian region and Prague are eligible for In the C.R. all regions with the expections of Central Bohemian region and Prague are eligible for assistance under this Objectiveassistance under this Objective

1. 1. General information on the SF.General information on the SF.

Objectives, SF and instruments 2007 - 2013Objectives, SF and instruments 2007 - 2013

ERDF ESFESFCohesion

Fund Convergence

Regional Competitiveness and Employment

European territorial Cooperation

ERDF

ERDF

ESFESF

Objectives Structural Funds and instruments

1. 1. General information on the SF.General information on the SF.

Comparing 2000-06 and 2007-2013Comparing 2000-06 and 2007-20132000-06

• Financial instruments:– the 4 Structural Funds

(ERDF, ESF, EAGGF, FIFG)

– Cohesion Fund, ISPA– the EIB

• The priorities : – Objectives 1, 2 et 3– Community initiatives – Innovative Actions

2007-2013

• Financial instruments:– the 2 Structural Funds

(ERDF, ESF) – Cohesion Fund, IPA– the EIB

• The priorities : – 3 Objectives:

1) Convergence, 2) Regional Competitiveness and Employment (RCE), 3) Territorial Co-operation

2. 2. Structural Funds in the Czech Republic Structural Funds in the Czech Republic

2. SF in the Czech Republic.2. SF in the Czech Republic.

Operational programmes: Objective ConvergenceOperational programmes: Objective Convergence

1. Sectional OPs– OP Enterprises and Innovations(11,75%)

– OP Environment (20%)

– OP Transport (21,5%)

– OP Education for Competitiveness (7%)

– OP Research and Development for Innovations (8%)

– OP Human Resources and Employment (10%)

– Integrated Operational Programme (8%)


2. Regional OP

– Operational Programme South-East‚– Operational Programme South-West‚– Operational Programme Moravia Silesia– Operational Programme North-East– Operational Programme North-West– Operational Programme Central Moravia– Operational Programme Central Bohemia


Operational programmes: Objective Operational programmes: Objective Regional Regional

Competitiveness and EmploymentCompetitiveness and Employment

– OP Prague – Competitiveness (71%)– OP Prague – Adaptability (29%)


Operational Programmes: Objective European Operational Programmes: Objective European Territorial Co-operationTerritorial Co-operation

– OP Interregional cooperation (= INTERREG IIIC)

– OP Central Europe (= INTERREG IIIB)

OPs Cross-border coopeeration:– CR-Bavaria OP– CR-Austria OP– CR-Slovakia OP– CR-Poland OP– CR-Saxony OP


0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000 5500 6000

OP Enterprises and InnovationsOP Research and Development for Innovations

OP Human Resources and EmploymentOP Education for Competitiveness

OP EnvironmentOP TransportIntegrated OP

Regional Ops (on average)

OP Prague – AdaptabilityOP Prague – Competitiveness

OPs Cross-border coopeerationOP Interregional cooperation

OP Central Europe

O.1

O.2

O.3

Breakdown of allocation for the CR: 2007 - 2013

mil EURO

3. „Ex-EQUAL“ provisions3. „Ex-EQUAL“ provisions


Mainstreaming of Community initiativesMainstreaming of Community initiatives

→→ need to track down the provisions of need to track down the provisions of formar EQUAL initiative in the standard formar EQUAL initiative in the standard

MS architecture of OPsMS architecture of OPs


Location of ex-EQUAL provisions in Czech Location of ex-EQUAL provisions in Czech structure of OPs:structure of OPs:

Structure of Human Resources and Employment Operational Programme (HREOP)

• Priority axis 1: Adaptability

• Priority axis 2: Active labor market policy

• Priority axis 3: Social integration and equal opportunities

• Priority axis 4: Public administration and public services

• Priority axis 5: Transnational cooperation


Priority axis 5 of HREOP: justificationPriority axis 5 of HREOP: justification

“This priority axes will, in accordance with Article 8 of the Regulation on the European Social Fund, focus on the promotion of transnational cooperation in human resources development between projects in different EU Member States, between groups of actors specializing in specific areas, between actors from a joint regional area and actors from other areas, and between national organizations in several EU Member States. The expedient support of transnational cooperation helps increase the impact of projects at local, regional and national level thanks to the incorporation of the experience, credit and professional knowledge of foreign partners, improves the efficiency of expenditure thanks to the acquisition of solutions already discovered abroad, and facilitates transnational comparisons and the spread of good practice. Projects realized under this priority axes will focus on promoting the objectives of other HREOP priority axes.”


HREOP Priority axes 5: ObjecivesHREOP Priority axes 5: Objecives

• Global objective:

Intensification of transnational cooperation in human resources development and employment.

• Specific objectives:

• To increase the efficiency of strategies and policies in the field of human resources and employment

• To develop partnership, pacts and initiatives in the field of HRE


HREOP Priority axes 5: Areas of activity (1)HREOP Priority axes 5: Areas of activity (1)Following activities are eligible to be carried out in the scope of

individual projects and global grants:

Activity A: Innovative projects in following fields:• the exchange of experience and transfer of good practice between EU Member

States in matters concerning the management and administration of the ESF (the active employment policy, the handling of problems concerning the social inclusion of specific groups of the population, further education, the modernization of public administration, etc.), and the implementation of the ESF;

• cooperation between projects in various EU MS with the aim of improving the results of their own projects or achieving joint results


HREOP Priority axes 5: Areas of activity (2)HREOP Priority axes 5: Areas of activity (2)

Activity B: Development of partnerships and thematic networks:• support for the establishment and development of local partnerships;• the exchange of experience and transfer of good experience between local

partnerships in a matters concerning the building and management of partnerhips, specific activities of local partnerships, etc.;

• the formation of thematic networks to address a specific problem


HREOP Priority axes 5: Areas of activity (3)HREOP Priority axes 5: Areas of activity (3)

Especially and exclusively for NGOs (!):

• Activity C: Mobility• support of capacity building of NGOs through international

internships, study visits, etc.


HREOP Priority axes 5: PartnershipHREOP Priority axes 5: Partnership

• Realization of the projects through established partnership is an essential condition

• Moreover, transnational cooperation in the form of partnership is a prerequisite of the eligibility of submitted projects for financing.


HREOP Priority axes 5: Other conditionsHREOP Priority axes 5: Other conditions

• Individual projects as well as global grants; however, in the case of NGOs only global grants projects are eligible

• Maximal duration of single project (submitted in the scope of relevant global grant): 3 years

• Maximal amount of finances to be granted to single project:

10.000.000 Kč (approx. 370.000 €)

• Maximum grant amount: 100% of eligible costs


HREOP Priority axes 5: Target groupsHREOP Priority axes 5: Target groups

• Job seekers

• Social partners, their organizations and employees

• Socially exclude groups or at the risk of social exclusion

• Local governments, their offices, bodies, organizations and employees

• R&D institutions

• Local partnerships

• NGOs


HREOP Priority axes 5: Call for proposalsHREOP Priority axes 5: Call for proposals

• Currently no open call for proposals

• Upcoming call for proposals: expected to be opened at the end of May (allegedly will be open till 2011 or till withdrawal of all allocated finances)

44. . Territorial cooperationTerritorial cooperation

4. Territorial cooperation4. Territorial cooperation

• Operation programmes concerned with cross-border cooperation (Objective 3) at disposal for NGOs from bordering regions

• Prerequisites / conditions of submitting granting applications much more benevolent than in standard OPs

• Essential: joint preparation, realization, work teams or financing of the project (at least two)

• Eligible variety of activities that cannot be eligible in any other OP (e.g. sport events)

• Usually encompassing Small Project Funds available for rich variety of actions with cross-border impact

• In a limited scope also available for investment projects! (e.g. joint infrastructure for emergency services)

5. 5. Community schemes and action Community schemes and action programmesprogrammes

5. Community schemes and action programmes5. Community schemes and action programmes

• “Community programmes” –outside the structure of EU Regional Policy

• Budgetary instruments applied by various DGs and used to support desired developments in areas of major interest

• Extremely complex and unsystematic set of up to several hundreds of various programmes, budgetary schemes, areas of intervention, etc.

• Sometimes managed at the level of MS, most of them managed directly by EU institutions

• In vas majority of cases requiring strong aspects of international cooperation of relevant actors across the EU


Examples of relevant “Community programmes”Examples of relevant “Community programmes”

Youth in ActionYouth in Action• EU Programme for young people aged 15-28

• Aims to inspire a sense of active citizenship, solidarity and tolerance among young Europeans

• Programme promoting mobility of young people within and beyond the EU borders, non-formal learning and intercultural dialogue

• Extremely user-friendly, almost anyone (of proper age) can apply

• Total budget of 885 million euros for seven years (2007-2013)

• Further information: http://ec.europa.eu/youth/youth-in-action-programme/


DAPHNE IIIDAPHNE III• Programme to combat violence against children, young people and

women

• Managed by DG Freedom, Security and Justice

• Aims at supporting organizations that develop measures and actions to prevent or to combat all types of violence against children, young people and women and to protect the victims and groups at-risk.

• At least two partners from two different EU/EEA MS.

• Co-funding up to 80% of total costs of the project

• Further information: http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/funding/daphne3/funding_daphne3_en.htm


Culture 2007Culture 2007• Aims to achieve three main objectives:

• promote cross-border mobility of those working in the cultural sector; • encourage the transnational circulation of cultural and artistic output; • foster intercultural dialogue

• Eligible activities:• Multi-annual co-operation projects, running over a period of 3 to 5 years• Co-operation measures, running over a maximum period of 2 years• Special measures (e.g. support to European Capitals of Culture)

• At least 6 partners from 6 MS (or 3 from 3 MS in the case of activity 2), awarding up to 500.000 € to single project (max. 50% of total costs)

• Total budget for 2007 – 2013 period: 400 mil. €

• Further information: http://ec.europa.eu/culture/index_en.htm


Media 2007Media 2007• EU support programme for the European audiovisual industry

• Supported actions:

• training professionals

• developing production projects

• distributing films and audiovisual programmes

• promoting films and audiovisual programmes

• supporting film festivals

• Budget: approx. 5 mil. € annually.

• Further information: http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/media/index_en.htm

Thank you for your attention!Thank you for your attention!

Mgr. Lukáš MaláčE-mail: [email protected] [email protected] GSM: +420 737 611 547

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