Small-scale partnerships
The Small-scale Partnerships under the Erasmus+ Sport program aim to broaden access to European cooperation for smaller organizations and newcomers. This initiative supports projects focused on sport, education, and youth, particularly those promoting inclusion, active European citizenship, and local impact. It offers simplified administrative procedures and fixed lump sum grants to facilitate participation.
Who is Funded by Small-scale Partnerships
The Small-scale Partnerships program targets a diverse range of public and private organizations across EU Member States and associated third countries, with a strong emphasis on fostering inclusion and active European citizenship through projects in education, training, youth, and sport. The program aims to simplify European-level cooperation for less experienced and smaller-scale actors.
What is Funded in Small-scale Partnerships
Small-scale Partnerships focus on projects within the sports, education, and youth sectors, specifically addressing predefined horizontal or specific priorities. The funding is provided as lump sums to cover project activities, without detailing eligible or excluded costs by category, and targets various stages of project development.
Type and Scope of Funding
The Small-scale Partnerships program provides grants through a simplified lump sum model, offering two fixed funding amounts to support projects with durations between six and twenty-four months, aimed at flexibility and accessibility.
Conditions and Requirements for Small-scale Partnerships
Applicants for Small-scale Partnerships must adhere to specific administrative and collaboration conditions, including mandatory application components and trans-national partnership requirements. A key restriction is the ineligibility of certain Hungarian entities, reflecting broader EU policy decisions.
Application and Selection Process
The application process for Small-scale Partnerships involves electronic submission via the EU's Funding & Tenders Portal. Projects are evaluated based on relevance, quality of design and implementation, partnership quality, and potential impact, with specific scoring thresholds required for funding.
Legal Basis of Small-scale Partnerships
The Small-scale Partnerships program operates under the overarching legal framework of the Erasmus+ Regulation, with specific implementation details influenced by various EU legal acts, including a notable Council Implementing Decision impacting Hungarian entities.
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Funding Overview
Funding Status:
Closed
Maximum Amount:
60.000,00 EUR
Allocated Budget:
10.500.000,00 EUR
Award Channel:
Competitive Tender
Region:
EU Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden), European Free Trade Association (EFTA) members which are part of the European Economic Area (EEA) (Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein), acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates (Republic of North Macedonia, Republic of Turkey, Republic of Serbia). Activities must take place in the countries of participating organisations or at the seat of an EU Institution if justified.
Sectors:
Education and Vocational Training, Research and Development, Service Sector, Cultural Institutions, Other
Application Type:
Consortium Required
Funding Provider
Program Level:
European Union
Funding Body:
European Commission
Managed By:
National or Executive Agency
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