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EU Funding Workshop Galway City Council 17 th April 2008. EU Funding – What is available and how it can be accessed John Bennett NASC Brussels Office. Overview. EU Programmes where funding is pre-allocated to Member States Structural Funds Programmes
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EU Funding WorkshopGalway City Council17th April 2008 EU Funding – What is available and how it can be accessed John Bennett NASC Brussels Office
Overview • EU Programmes where funding is pre-allocated to Member States • Structural Funds Programmes • EU Programmes where funding is not pre-allocated • Accessing project funding (principles, characteristics, benefits)
EU Regional Policy and Ireland • Ireland a major beneficiary of EU regional policy over last 20 years • €17.5 billion in funding transfers over four programming periods since 1989(including Cohesion, Structural and Rural Development Funds, at historic prices)
Situation and trends: regional disparities Fourth Cohesion Report
Accessing EU Funds • Underlying principles • Typical project activities • Benefits of participating • Focus here is on: • Trans-national/inter-regional cooperation programmes • Other programmes where EU funding is not pre-allocated to Member States
Underlying Principles • Competitive bidding • Trans-national character – value added • Partnership • Contribution to policy development • Thematic priorities defined at European level e.g. Lisbon Agenda, knowledge society, sustainable development, climate change etc. • Co-funding principle
Typical Project Components • Collaborative research, studies • Preparation of databases • Development of tools, methodologies, models, strategies • Workshops, seminars, exchanges, • Inventories of good practice, case studies • Transfer of good practice • Pilot actions • Dissemination activities (conferences, newsletters, websites) • Ancillary works/equipment e.g. signage, IT • Project management
Benefits • Access to EU funding • Learning and best practice transfer • Pooled resources – bigger scale, cost-effectiveness, complementarities • Development of partnerships and networks • Capacity building
Go raibh maith agaibh as ucht bhur n-éisteacht John Bennett NASC - WEST Ireland European Partnership 9th Floor Rond-Point Schuman 6 B-1040 Brussels Belgium Tel: + 32 2 282 84 04 Fax: + 32 2 282 84 06 Email: bennett@nasc.be Web: www.nasc.ie