Financial Instruments of the EC DG JLS
Agenda Introduction in detail Identification of a project Development and planning Application Implementation Evaluation and auditing
The JLS Instruments 3 main programmes divided in 11 specific ones Security & Freedom Prevention/ Fight Against Crime (ISEC) Fundamental Rights Criminal Justice (JPEN) Migration related
ISEC Prevention and Fight Against Crime Successor of the AGIS Programme Focus on law enforcement Divided in: - Action grants (70%) - Framework partnerships (70-95%) - Operating grants (70%) - Bodies in a monopoly situation (70%)
What is the thematic focus? Trafficking in human beings Sexual exploitation of children Financial and economic crime including corruption Assets recovery Illegal use of internet Environmental crime Prevention of crime Implementation of EU Action Plan on Security of Explosives Terrorism related radicalisation CBNR Implementation of Prüm Implementation of the EU Drugs Action Plan Financial Coalition against sexual exploitation of children
For whom? The Programme is destined for law enforcement agencies, other public and/or private bodies, actors and institutions, including local, regional and national authorities, social partners, universities, statistical offices, non-governmental organisations, public-private partnerships and relevant international bodies. Access to the Programme shall be opened to bodies and organisations with legal personality established in the Member States. Bodies and organisations which are profit oriented shall have access to grants only in conjunction with non profit oriented or state organisations. As regards trans-national projects, third countries and international organisations may participate as partners but are not permitted to submit projects.
ISEC 2009 Part I GRANTS Indicative budget A Call for proposals (action grants) 40,545 million B Call for proposals (operating grants for nongovernmental organisations) 3 million C Framework partnerships 8 million D Grants to monopolies 7,350 million Part II Public procurement contracts undertaken by the Commission Total: 11,955 million 70,85 million
Framework Partnership Agreement Long-term cooperation that the Commission establishes with certain beneficiaries called partners' Established and governed by a specific agreement called the framework partnership agreement Partnerships do not per se constitute an obligation to award grants to the partner(s). The partnership does not prevent a partner from participating in other Commission calls for proposals for actions outside the action plan drawn up for the framework agreement.
How are partnerships implemented? Partnerships are implemented by two legal instruments: framework partnership agreements and specific agreements. First level is the framework partnership agreement which sets out the conditions governing grants to partners for carrying out actions, on the basis of an action plan and jointly agreed general objectives. Second level is the specific grant agreement which is based upon the framework partnership agreement and leads to a Community grant for each partnership action.
How are the grants awarded? The call for proposals restricted to partners for whom the type of action planned is contained in the action plan annexed to the framework partnership agreement. Only those partners who meet the required criteria may be awarded grants, following assessment of the proposals. The direct submission - the partner is directly submitting a proposal to the Commission, in particular in cases where the partner has a monopoly or when working in a network with pre-selected partners, provided that the relevant provisions contained in the basic act are duly respected.
Award criteria: a) Conformity - compliance with priority areas with relevant EU documents/ action plans (15 points) b) Quality of the proposed action (25 points) c) Value for money (cost/benefit ratio) (15 points) d) Impact of the expected results (15 points) e) European dimension (15 points) f) Economies of scale (15 points) Total (100 points)
Successful projects Operation GOLF - A joint investigation (JIT) into Romanian Roma Organised Crime Networks criminally exploiting and trafficking children from their own community. 20-month long operation budget: more that 1,6 million EUR (grant from the Commission 1,1 million EUR) the first JIT between the UK and Romania aim: gathering of intelligence and evidence against Roma OCN activity in the UK; engagement with prosecutors in London and Bucharest to agree evidence formats and prosecution strategy
Successful projects II Building up the technical capacity of the Police of the Czech Republic to implement the principles of the Treaty of Prüm 3-year long project aim: to fulfil the principle of availability, with respect to international DNA and dactyloscopic data exchange activities: development of software; study trips to Austria; training for users cooperation between Austria and the Czech Republic total budget 700.000,00 EUR
How to apply? http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/funding/isec/funding_ise c_en.htm - Section A download documents from the website, fill them in and send them by post - Section C provided you are a framework partner: 1. Register in PRIAMOS as an applicant 2. Download all forms (both from PRIAMOS and the website) 3. Upload filled in forms in PRIAMOS
When to apply? Publication of calls for proposals: January 2009 Deadline for submission of proposals: Section A 16 March/ 31 July 2009 Section C 16 February/ 20 April/ 17 July 2009
Criminal Justice Similar programme but More emphasis on legal matters Plenty of opportunities for CEP Bodies in a monopoly situation Framework Partners
How to do it? Step 1: Problem definition and solution Step 2: Short and simple (LF) Step 3: Find partners and co-funding Step 4: Detailed action plan and budget Step 5: Project team (CV s) Step 5: Application Step 6: Grant agreement Step 7: Implementation (QR) Step 8: Final report, evaluation, audit
Logical Framework Approach What is it and how does it work? Why? Case study (work with the logical framework) Further reading: PCM handbooks Useful as hand-out
Case studies List of awarded proposals and detailed evaluation (hand-out) The ICVS project in detail Financial management Main advise: what s in it for Europe? Be concise but transparent and ambitious Value for money Make sure to use the correct definitions
and last but not least Separate content from general and financial management Project secretariat for larger projects Make sure to archive everything (5 years) Motivate sub-contracting Institutionalise your knowledge Work together, sometimes partner sometimes competitors Organise your network!
Contact Ruben Laurijssens Funding Advisor to the MoJ European and International Affairs Directorate r.s.laurijssens@minjus.nl laurijssens-cg@gmail.com +31-6-53731864 +31-6-53291837