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LIFE+ 2007Project evaluation and selection
LIFE+ committee
28 July 2008
1) Reception and registration of proposals
2) Eligibility phase
3) Financial selection phase
4) Technical selection phase
5) Award phase
6) Setting up the initial long- and reserve lists
7) Revision phase
8) Setting up the final short- and reserve lists
9) Next steps after the committee meeting
10) Lessons learnt for LIFE+ 2008
1. Reception and registration of proposals
Reception and registration of proposals
• 707 proposals received on CD/DVD
• Information entered into ESAP
• Proposals per component:LIFE+ Environ. Policy & Governance 325
LIFE+ Nature and Biodiversity 264
LIFE+ Information & Communication 118
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8
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13
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15
24
35
49
65
86
21
97
89
175
0 30 60 90 120 150 180
Noise
Health
Soil
Chemicals
Innovation
Air
Forests
Urban environment
Strategic approaches
Water
Climate change
Waste and natural resources
Forest fire prevention training
Awareness raising campaigns
LIFE+ Biodiversity
LIFE+ Nature
Proposals submitted per
policy area
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120
140
160
180
200
IT ES GR PT DE FI FR BE BG UK SI S RO AU NL CY PL SK HU MT EE LV CZ DK IRL LT LUX
Proposals submitted per Member State
Proposals submitted per Member State
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IT ES GR PT DE FI FR BE BG UK SI S RO AU NL CY PL SK HU MT EE LV CZ DK IRL LT LU
Information andcommunication
Environmental policyand governance
Nature andbiodiversity
2. Eligibility phase
Eligibility phase
• Checking the general eligibility criteria and the completeness of the proposal forms submitted
• Check of the financial annexes submitted (applicants other than public authorities)
• Request for additional information by e-mail if:
- financial annexes are incomplete/missing
- not more than one form is missing/incomplete
- obligatory signatures are missing
Results of the eligibility phase
Proposals retained 585 82%
immediately 495
request additional information 124
Proposals rejected 122 18%
immediately 51
request additional information 71
Eligibility phase: reasons for failure
Ineligible without request for further information (51)several forms missing or incomplete 43
not submitted in electronic format 2
not submitted via the competent authority 3
beneficiary(ies) not legally constituted in the EU 3
Ineligible after request for further information (71)no reply within the deadline of 7 working days 36
resubmitted documents/ forms still incomplete 26
beneficiary refused to submit the requested documents 9
3. Financial selection phase
Financial selection phase
• Financial capacity assessment for all coordinating beneficiaries other than “public authorities”
• Request for additional proof in case of doubt about the “public authority” status declared in the proposal (by letter)
Financial selection phase: results
Proposals rejected 70 12%negative assessment (insufficient financial capacity) 35assessment not feasible (data incoherent/incomplete) 4auditor certificate not unqualified/adequate 5proof for public authority status not provided 26
Proposals not evaluated 6 1%
Proposals retained 226 39%
Proposals from Public Authorities 283 48%
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Total retained 509 87%
4. Technical selection phase
Technical selection criteria
LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governancedemonstration or innovation (or support to forest monitoring) ?
LIFE+ Information & Communicationawareness raising campaign (or training for forest fire agents) ?
LIFE+ Nature25% concrete conservation actions ?(2 exceptions: marine Natura 2000 inventories + support to monitoring)
best practise or demonstration ?if relevant, appropriate conservation status (Natura 2000) ?
LIFE+ Biodiversity25% concrete conservation actions ?(2 exceptions: development biodiversity indicators + GMO risk
assessment)
demonstration or innovation ?
Technical selection phase: results
39
36
4
4
64
131
80
240
0 100 200 300
LIFE+ Biodiversity
LIFE+ Nature
LIFE+ Information andCommunicaton
LIFE+ EnvironmentalPolicy and
Governance
Evaluated
Rejected
Technical selection: reasons for failure
LIFE+ Environmental Policy & GovernanceNeither innovation nor demonstration: 4
LIFE+ Information & CommunicationNot within the scope of LIFE+ information & Communication: 4
LIFE+ NatureNot within the scope of this component: 5Neither best-practise nor demonstration: 2 Less than 25% for concrete conservation actions: 18*Insufficient/ inadequate Natura 2000 conservation status: 14*
LIFE+ BiodiversityNot within the scope of LIFE+ Biodiversity: 6Neither innovation nor demonstration (but often best-practise): 23 Less than 25% for concrete conservation actions: 10
5. Award phase
Award phase: evaluation criteria
Name of the award criterion Maximumscore
MinimumPassscore
Significantdivergence
1. Technical coherence and quality 15 8 > 32. Financial coherence and quality 15 8 > 33. Contribution to the general objectives of LIFE+
25 12 > 4
4. European added value 25 12 > 45. Complementarity and optimal use of the EU funding
10 5 > 2
6. Transnational character 5 - > 17. National added value according to the LIFE+ national authority
5 - > 1
Total 100
Award phase: 181 project retained
17
37
60
137
25
95
76
236
0 100 200 300
LIFE+ Biodiversity
LIFE+ Nature
LIFE+ Information &Communication
LIFE+ EnvironmentPolicy &
Governance
Evaluated
Rejected
Technical Selection & Award:success rate (%)
13%
20%
41%
44%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
LIFE+ Biodiversity
LIFE+ Information &Communication
LIFE+ EnvironmentPolicy & Governance
LIFE+ Nature
6. Setting up the initial long- and reserve lists
Setting up initial long- and reserve lists
Constraints: • listing according to merit (scores)• at least 50% for projects for Nature & Biodiversity• respect of the national allocations (if possible)• at least 15% for transnational projects (if possible)
STEP 1: nature & biodiversity (inside Natl. Allocations)
STEP 2: nature & biodiversity (≥ 50% available budget)
STEP 3: remaining projects (inside Natl. Allocations)
STEP 4: remaining projects (until 100% consumed)
STEP 5: reserve list (10% Nature & Biodiversity; 10% others)
The initial list
N° projects Amounts allocated (€)
Step 1 59 93.683.955
Step 3 99 134.636.670
Step 4 140 186.960.541
Reserve list 28 65.939.620
The initial list: national allocations
0 5.000.000 10.000.000 15.000.000 20.000.000 25.000.000 30.000.000
UKSK
SISEROPT
PLNLMTLV
LUXLTIT
IEHUGRFR
FIESEEDK
DECZCYBG
BEAT
7. Revision phase
Revision phase
168 projects admitted to revision (140 long-listed + 28 reserve listed projects)
Revision aimed at clarifying open questions and improving the quality of the proposals
some « Killer questions » to be asked
Result: Revised/reduced project budgets Exclusion of ineligible costs/actions Withdrawal of proposals possible
• 13 proposals withdrawn (either by Commission or by beneficiary itself)
• budget reductions in the remaining projects
• EC contribution for « Forest Focus » proposal reduced from 45 to 16.1 million €
Revision phase: outcome
8. Setting up the final short- and reserve lists
The final list
N° projects Amount allocated
Step 1 56 83.386.435
Step 2 60 95.180.963
Step 3 100 130.433.781
Step 4 143 186.055.696
Reserve list 12 11.667.979
Final shortlist: summary
Number of projects: 143
LIFE+ amount to be committed: 186.055.696 €
% of this amount for:
- projects for Nature & Biodiversity: 51,2 %
- transnational projects: 30,5 %
The final list: national allocations
0 5.000.000 10.000.000 15.000.000 20.000.000 25.000.000 30.000.000
UKSK
SISEROPT
PLNLMTLV
LUXLTIT
IEHUGRFR
FIESEEDK
DECZCYBG
BEAT
Blue: national allocation used White: national allocation not usedYellow: national allocation surpassed (all amounts in €)
Final shortlist
0 50 100 150 200
NoiseHealth
SoilChemicalsInnovation
AirForests
Urban environmentStrategic approaches
WaterClimate change
Waste and natural resources
Forest f ire prevention trainingAw areness raising campaigns
LIFE+ BiodiversityLIFE+ Nature
Proposals submitted vs. projects retained
per policy area
Final list by Member State and by component
0 5.000.000 10.000.000 15.000.000 20.000.000 25.000.000 30.000.000 35.000.000
UKSKSI
SEROPTPLNLMTLV
LUXLTITIE
HUGRFRFI
ESEEDKDECZCYBGBEAT
LIFE+ Environment Policy & Governance
LIFE+ Information & Communication
LIFE+ Nature & Biodiversity
• Successful applicants invited to submit 3 paper copies of the proposal, with original signatures
• Unsuccessful applicants informed by letter about the reasons for project failure
9. Next steps after the LIFE+ Committee meeting
10. Lessons learnt for LIFE+ 2008
• Eligibility criteria softened (> incomplete forms)
• Financial viability check restricted to private bodies
• Clarifications provided on the scope of LIFE+ Biodiversity and LIFE+ Information and Communication