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Technical Assistance Facility for Danube Region Projects. First call – May-September 2013. Background Overview, calendar The different steps STEP 1: Application STEP 2: Selection STEP 3: Implementation STEP 4: Follow-up.
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Technical Assistance Facility for Danube Region Projects First call – May-September 2013
Background • Overview, calendar • The different steps • STEP 1: Application • STEP 2: Selection • STEP 3: Implementation • STEP 4: Follow-up
Analysis of needs for financial instruments in the EUSDR on behalf of DG REGIO (http://www.danube-region.eu/item/241475) approx. 40 financial instruments in the Danube Region Background
There is no lack of money in the Danube Region, BUT Bureaucratic barriers, in particular for small projects The lack of pre-financing (project development) Lack of co-financing Difficulties during the project preparation phase Information about financing opportunities is insufficient . . . Background
2. Overview A PILOT = Flexible approach
Project reveals a public interest Applicant and partners – legal personality, located in the Danube Region Project size justifies TAF-DRP support : not too small, not too large (< € 25M) Priority to “new entries” with strong needs and new ideas (vs. experienced transnational partnerships) TAF-DRP support is likely to change the status quo Project contributes to the EUDSR / Priority Area Outputs, results and impact of the project are relevant for EUSDR / PA Project has a macro-regional dimension (e.g. location/partnership/impact) Applicant is committed to follow-up 2. Overview: What type of projects are we looking for?
2. Consultant support Clarify major legal/technical/economicquestion(s) Establish a timeplantowardsimplementation Analyse andidentifypossiblefinancingoptions
3. The different steps First call
STEP 1: Application 1) Pre-selection 2) SignatureLoC 3) Submission Jointlysign upto 2 applications PAC PAC Applicant PAC + SG Final check + submissionto MA Letter ofCommitment BOTTOM UP TOP-DOWN Application + LoC or MA Applicants Application form
STEP 1: Application documents Application Form • Contact data of applicant (and partners if any) • Project description • Commitment to the future project • Specification of the request for consultant services • List of previous projects • For private organisations: additional information on the organisation Letter of Commitment • Identification of the project • Relevance of the project idea for the EUSDR/PA • Commitment to follow-up activities
Contactforthe TAF-DRP Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Kurt Puchinger PAC10 Coordinator – EUSDR Kellermanngasse 8/4 A - 1070 Wien Tel: +43 (0) 1 89 08 088 22 01 Mobile: +43 664 883 568 58 kurt.puchinger@pa10-danube.eu Mag. Elise Lindner Project managerforthe TAF-DRP WH-BuS Finanz- und Fördermanagement Tel: +43 (0) 50 855 37 Mobile: +43 (0)664 883 568 73 Elise.lindner@wh-service.at With the financial support of the European Union