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Project Budget EU project presenatation introduction. Paola Simonetti. WE ARE HERE !. Grants Not for profit nature initiative on the applicant Cofinanced 75% / 90%:. Lorenza Lo Sasso ISCOS-Cisl Bruxelles. Own contribution. Sources of funding. EU Co-finanicng.
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Project Budget EU project presenatation introduction Paola Simonetti
Grants Not for profit nature initiative on the applicant Cofinanced 75% / 90%: Lorenza Lo Sasso ISCOS-Cisl Bruxelles
Own contribution Sources of funding EU Co-finanicng Total (applicant + partners) 100%
The Budget: structure Human Resources Travel Equipment and supplies Local office/action costs Other costs, services Contingencies (max 5% of direct eligible costs + reserve) Administrative costs (7% of direct eligible costs) Sources of funding (second spread sheet)
The Budget: basic rules Budget reflects the total amount of proposal (EC contribution and your own contribution) Do not inflate costs, be realistic Ensure the link between proposed activities and expenditures. Is expenditure necessary? All expenditures need to find a justification in your budget Total budget cannot vary more than 20% from concept note budget No in-kind contributions accepted No lump-sums accepted
Budget headings 1. Human Resources: Staff: unit rate reflects gross salary . Always give unit rates for a full time salary and reflect the percentage of work under the “number of units” column. Per diems: cost for staff members not for participants to activities. Need to indicate country and apply EC rate: http://ec.europa.eu/comm/europeaid/perdiem/index_en.htm 2. Travel: need to indicate country of departure and arrival. No business class tickets allowed. 3. Equipment and supplies: items justified in the proposal
Budget headings Local office/ action costs: Office rent: can only include percentage of rent for local office corresponding to % of project activities Contingency reserve: cannot exceed 5% of direct eligible costs. Needs previous approval from EC. Administrative costs: maximum 7%.
Call for Proposals: the Process Open CfPs Restricted CfPs
Call for Proposals: the Process If your concept note makes it to the second phase you have approx. 50% chances of success On average only about 15% of the concept notes are selected Normally only one proposal per NGO will be selected Your proposal may be rejected because: It doesn’t obtain the minimum scores required ( CN: 15 points for relevance and 30 in total) It is not among the top best proposals Once the full proposal is provisionally selected the EC checks administrative eligibility