EEA and Norway Grants Fund for Regional Cooperation Common Challenges Shared Solutions Call no. 2018-1 (Call-ID) Publication date: 24.01.2018 Fund operated by 1
CONCEPT NOTE FORM Please note that this concept note form has to be completed and submitted via the electronic system (EGREG). This offline template is for information purposes only. Fields considered as binding for the full proposal form are highlighted in yellow and will be not editable in the full proposal form (step 2 of the application process). Fields highlighted in green will be editable in the full proposal form. Fields highlighted in grey will be automatically inserted/calculated (and are not editable). SECTION 1 Project overview 1.1 General Information Fund EEA and Norway Grants Fund for Regional Cooperation Innovation, Research, Education and Competitiveness Social Inclusion, Youth Employment and Poverty Reduction Fund support area Project title Project index number Name of the lead partner organisation (in English) Estimated project duration (in months) Estimated total project budget (in EUR) Environment, Energy, Climate Change and Low Carbon Economy Culture, Civil Society, Good Governance and Fundamental Rights Justice and Home Affairs from partner section from budget section 1.2 Project summary Give a short overview of the project (please cover all the points below): - the main challenge of the support area you are jointly addressing in your project - the main objective and expected results of the project and the expected change your project will make to the current situation - the outputs of the project and how these will lead to the desired outcomes - the direct target groups and the end beneficiaries of the project - the transnational added value of the project - how the success of the project will be measured, e.g. via indicators, evaluation, or other method - the expected sustainability of the project beyond the end of the funding period Max 4000 characters 2
SECTION 2 Partners 2.1 Lead partner Project partner number Name of organisation in English Country Postal address Website Legal status Type of identification number Identification number Legal representative name(s) Contact person s name Contact person s e-mail address Contact person s telephone number a. Role in the project Address Legal information Contact Information Experience of lead partner What is the partner s role and responsibility in the project? Why is this organisation selected to be the lead partner? How will the project benefit from including this partner? How will the lead partner co-ordinate with the other partners? lly filled in Required format with country code b. Experience with European transnational or cross-border programmes and/or EEA/Norway Grants If applicable, list relevant transnational or regional programmes and/or EEA/Norway Grants programme(s)/ project(s) and years of implementation. Briefly describe your capacity to manage a transnational cooperation project. 2.2 Beneficiary partner Project partner number Name of organisation in English Country Postal address Website Legal status Type of identification number Identification number Legal representative name(s) Contact person s name Contact person s e-mail address Contact person s telephone number Address Legal information Contact Information lly filled in Required format with country code 3
a. Role in the project Experience of beneficiary partner What is the partner s role and responsibility in the project? How will the project benefit from including this partner in the proposal? b. Experience with European transnational or cross-border programmes and/or EEA/Norway Grants If applicable, list relevant transnational or regional programmes and/or EEA/Norway Grants programme(s)/project(s) and years of implementation. ADD PARTNER 2.3 Expertise partner Project partner number Name of organisation in English Country Postal address Website Legal status Type of identification number Identification number Legal representative name(s) Contact person s name Contact person s e-mail address Contact person s telephone number a. Role in the project Address Legal information Contact Information Experience of expertise partner What is the partner s role and responsibility in the project? How will the project benefit from including this partner in the proposal? How will the partner contribute to the project s successful implementation? lly filled in Required format with country code b. Experience with transnational or cross-border programmes and/or EEA/Norway Grants If applicable, list relevant transnational or regional programmes and/or EEA/Norway Grants programme(s)/ project(s) and years of implementation. ADD PARTNER 4
SECTION 3 Project description 3.1 Project objectives and expected results Project objective and justification What is the project s objective and how does it link to the Fund s principles and priorities, as outlined in the call for proposals? What is the common challenges that the project is going to address? What is the project s approach/method in addressing the challenges of the chosen support area? Please make sure to address the chosen support area or areas if the project concerns more than one. Expected project results What are the project s main expected results (outcomes and outputs) and how will the possible indicators be used for measuring of outcomes to the selected target groups/end beneficiaries? How will the project s results contribute to a shared solutions of the support area? 3.2 Project geographical spread and establishment of cross sectoral partnerships (public, private, academia, NGOs etc,); What are the European challenges to be addressed by the project? Place your project within the context described in the call. Project partners may cooperate in one of two ways: 1. Regional cross-border cooperation between eligible countries (regional focus) 2. Transnational cooperation between eligible countries Cross-border cooperation means cooperation between border regions whereas transnational cooperation involves cooperation between partners (not necessarily neighbouring) in a much larger area Explain why the project goals cannot be efficiently reached acting only on a national/local level and/or describe what benefits the project partners/target groups/project area will gain from taking a cross-border or transnational approach and cooperation. (Please indicate which way of cooperation is chosen and explain why). What are the actors (groups, institutions) the project will work directly with? Who will ultimately benefit from the new or improved practices? Describe the direct target groups. Max 1000 characters 5
3.3 Sustainability of project outputs and outcomes How will the project ensure that outputs and outcomes have a lasting effect beyond project duration? Describe concrete measures (including institutional structures, financial resources, etc.) taken during and after the project implementation to ensure and/or strengthen the sustainability of the project s outputs and outcomes. Briefly explain how outputs will be further used once the project is finalised and, if relevant, explain who will be responsible and/or who will be the owner of the outputs. Max 1800 characters How will the project ensure that project results are applicable and replicable by other organisations/regions/countries outside of the current partnership? Describe to what extent it will be possible to transfer the project results to other organisations/regions/countries outside of the current partnership. Max 1800 characters 6
SECTION 4 - Indicative project budget Partner number Partner name Country Type of partner (lead, beneficiar y, expertise) Legal status Total estimat ed eligible costs 1 (i n EUR) Total estimated grant Amount (in EUR) % of total estimat ed eligible costs lly calculated lly calculated lly calculated lly calculated Total estimated eligible project costs (in EUR) 2 Grant rate % Total estimated project grant (in EUR) Total estimated project co-financing (in EUR) lly calculated lly calculated lly calculated lly calculated 1 Total estimated eligible direct and indirect costs 2 Total estimated eligible project direct and indirect costs 7
SECTION 5 - Lead partner declaration (uploaded file) Please fill in the declaration and upload the scanned file. 8