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Sport Sport
Erasmus+ Sport
EU funding opportunities in the field of Sport
Erasmus+ Sport Info Day
12 March 2019, Belgrade
Sport
Sport in the EU: a brief history
Competence
• Lisbon Treaty (art.165)
Policy orientations
• EU Work Plan for Sport (2017-2020)
Financial tool
• Erasmus+ Sport
Competence
EU Work Plan for Sport (2017-2020)
• 3 key topics: • Integrity of Sport
• The economic dimension of Sport
• Sport and Society
• 2 Expert Groups: • Integrity
• Skills and human resources development in sport
Erasmus+ Programme
• - Long awaited programme
• - Integrated programme
• - Ambitious programme
• - Adopted on 11 December 2013
Key ideas about Erasmus+
Financial support secured for 7 years
Substantial budget
Programme serving policies
Budget of Erasmus+: Sport
Total:
265,94M €
Gradual growth in
annual amounts
On average: 38M €/year
Focus on grassroots
sport
2019 -
59,6 M€
Objectives of E+ Sport (Art. 16 of the E+ Regulation)
a) to tackle transnational threats to sport such as doping, match fixing, violence, racism and intolerance
b) to support good governance in sport and dual careers of athletes
c) to promote social inclusion, equal opportunities and health-enhancing physical activity (HEPA) through increased participation in sport and voluntary activities in sport
ERASMUS+ Sport – implementing the policy
• Different documents e.g.: EU guidelines, Council Conclusions, documents from Expert Groups, Commission documents.
• Various fields e.g.: HEPA; education and training in sport; gender equality; prevention of doping; good governance.
Policy context • Doping (Conclusions on combating doping in recreational sport, 2012)
• Match-fixing (Report on match-fixing, prepared by experts in the 2011-2014 EU work programme for sport, which formed basis for the Presidency conclusions of Nov 2012)
• Good Governance (Principles of good governance in sport", prepared by experts under
the Expert Group on Good governance in the 2011-2014 EU work programme for sport)
• Dual Careers (Council Recommendation 2013/ C 168/04 of 14 June 2013)
• Social inclusion (Council conclusions on the contribution of sport to the EU economy, and in particular to addressing youth unemployment and social inclusion, November 2013)
• HEPA (Council recommendation on promoting health-enhacing physical activity across sectors of 26 November 2013)
• Gender Equality (Council Conclusions on Gender Equality in Sport of 21 May 2014)
Key documents for E+
• Programme Guide https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/resources/programme-guide_en
• Call for proposals (deadlines, selections, award decision, start of projects)
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:C2018/384/04&from=EN
Timetable for Sport Calls
• 24 October – publication of a Call
• 4 April - deadline for applications
• September – publication of results
• Until December – contractualisation
• January - kick-off the projects (for non-for profit sport events November of the previous year)
Erasmus+ : Sport > Actions
Collaborative Partnerships (5 countries)
Small Collaborative Partnerships (3 countries)
Not-for-profit
European Sport Event
(10 participating
countries)
Collaborative Partnership (CP) - Activities
Networking
Collection of data
Aware-raising
activities Education and
training modules and tools
Good practices Seminars,
Conferences, Meetings,
Events
Not-for-profit European Sport Events (NESE) - Activities
Not eligible
• Sport competitions regularly organised by international, European or national sport federations/leagues
• Professional sport competitions
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Educational activities
Side-activities
Event
Legacy
activities
Programme Countries
The following Programme countries can fully take part in all Erasmus+ Programme actions:
• the 28 Member States of the European Union,
• the EFTA/EEA countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway,
• EU candidate countries: Turkey and North Macedonia
• From 2019 also Serbia
Collaborative partnerships – eligibility
Public body or any organisation established in a Programme or Partner
Country
Applicant established in a Programme Country
At least 5 organisations from 5 different Programme Countries
Small Collaborative partnerships – eligibility
Public body or any organisation established in a Programme or Partner
Country
Applicant established in a Programme Country
At least 3 organisations from 3 different Programme Countries
Collaborative Partnerships – eligibility
Start of the project 01/01/2020
Maximum duration From 12 to 36 months (12, 18, 24, 30, 36 months)
Deadline 04/04/2019
The activities must take place in the countries of organisations involved in CP.
Small Collaborative Partnerships – eligibility
Start of the project 01/01/2020
Maximum duration From 12 to 24 months (12, 18, 24months)
Deadline 04/04/2019
The activities must take place in the countries of organisations involved in CP.
Not-for-profit European sport events – eligibility
Public body or any organisation active in the field of sport
established in a Programme Country
Participants from at least 10 different Programme Countries
Not-for-profit European sport events – eligibility
Start of the project 01/11/2019
Maximum duration 12 months
Deadline 04/04/2019
Application package
Project description
eForm
Always read:
Erasmus+ Programme Guide, Guidelines for applicants, FAQ
Budget table
Declaration of honour
Funding Rules
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Collaborative Partnerships
Small Collaborative Partnerships
Not-for-profit European
Sport Events
Max. Grant
400 000 EUR 60 000 EUR 500 000 EUR
Co-financing
Max. 80 % Max. 80 % Max. 80 %
Pre-financing
70 % of the grant awarded
70 % of the grant awarded
70 % of the grant awarded
Duration 12/18/24/30/
36 months Max. 24 months
Up to 12 months
Type of contract
Grant Agreement
Grant Agreement
Grant Agreement /
Decision
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Submission
2 main ineligibility grounds
• Missed deadline
• Compulsory templates
not included
Common mistakes
• Application sent after deadline
• Midday vs. midnight, CET - Brussels time
• Mandatory fields not filled in
• Technical problems not reported before deadline (security settings)
What to do?
• Read the Erasmus+ Programme Guide
• Read the Guidelines for applicants
• Read the FAQ
• Download correct compulsory templates from EACEA Sport website
Write clearly, be precise and focused.
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Selection
Award criteria
Collaborative Partnerships Not-for-profit Sport Events
Relevance of the project
Relevance of the project
Quality of the project design & implementation
Quality of the project design & implementation (including project team)
Quality of the project team & the cooperation arrangements
Impact and dissemination
Impact and dissemination
Evaluation
2 experts for each application
Individual assessments
Consolidated assessment
3. expert for serious discrepancies (if needed)
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Applicants' common mistakes
• Vague description
• No focus
• No consistency between project objectives, methodology, activities and budget
• Inflated budget
• Weak impact and dissemination
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Advice for applicants
• Have the project idea firmly in mind before starting to complete the form
• Take time to understand how the application is structured
• Be sure your project fits into the Erasmus+ Sport objectives and actions
• Ensure that partner involvement (work packages and budget) has been fully discussed and agreed
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Advice for applicants
• Allow time for drafting and reviewing and redrafting
• Test your draft application on someone outside the partnership
• Time required - a few weeks to more than a year from the concept to finalisation
• Partners who provide low quality input to the drafting of application will not provide high quality input into the project
• It is a time-intensive process and will require dedicated staff time
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General suggestions (to avoid amendments)
• Don't involve large number of partners
• Be familiar with partners' profile for a proper project implementation
• Discuss number & dates of meetings before applying
• Make sure you understand budget categories
• Make sure you have adequate project team for implementation
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Roadmap – All actions
Deadline for submission –
April
Eligibility check
April-May
Evaluation process
May-July
Notification of award
decision
September
Signing grant agreements
October-December
Erasmus+ 2019
• Publication of Erasmus+ Call 2019 in October 2018
• Sport InfoDay – Brussels, 5 February 2019
• Sport budget (2019): 48,6 million€
In 2019 for example:
• Collaborative partnerships (35.6 million€)
• Small collaborative partnerships (8 million€)
• Not-for-profit European sport events (5 million€)
Collaborative partnerships - Priorities • Encourage participation in sport and physical activity,
supporting the implementation of the Council Recommendation on HEPA and being in line with the EU Physical Activity Guidelines
especially supporting the European Week of Sport
• Promote education in and through sport with special focus on skills development, as well support the implementation of the EU Guidelines Dual Careers of Athletes
• Promote voluntary activity in sport
• Combat doping, notably in recreational environments
• Combat match-fixing
• Improve good governance in sport
• Combat violence and tackle racism, discrimination and intolerance in sport
• Encourage social inclusion and equal opportunities in sport.
Collaborative partnerships – Budget allocation • 30% to priorities 1 and 2 (projects supporting the participation
in sport & physical activity) • 20% to priorities 3 and 4 (projects supporting the education in
& through sport, with special focus on skills development, as well as implementation of the EU Guidelines on Dual Careers of Athletes and projects supporting voluntary activity in sport)
• 20% to priorities 5, 6 and 7 (projects supporting the integrity of
sport such as anti-doping, fight against match-fixing & good governance in sport)
• 30% to the priorities 8 and 9 (projects aiming at combatting
violence, racism, discrimination and intolerance in sport, projects aiming at encouraging social inclusion & equal opportunities in sport).
Small collaborative partnerships - Priorities
• Encourage social inclusion & equal opportunities in sport
• Promote European traditional sports & games
• Support the mobility of volunteers, coaches, managers and staff of non-profit sport organisations
• Protect athletes, especially the youngest, from health and safety hazards by improving training and competition conditions
• Promote education in and through sport with special focus on skills development
Not-for-profit European sport events- Priorities • Volunteering in sport
• Social inclusion through sport
• Gender equality in sport
• Health-Enhancing Physical Activity
• Implementation of the European Week of Sport
Not-for-profit European sport events - Budget allocation • 30% for events to implement the European Week of Sport
• 70% for events not linked to the European Week of Sport (e.g. relating to volunteering in sport, social inclusion through sport, gender equality in sport, health-enhancing physical activity).
A bit of statistics
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Collaborative partnerships
39 40 54 66 69
Small collaborative partnerships
- - 60 84 119
Not-for-profit Sport events
3+3 3 5 10 8
EWoS – collaborative partnerships
- 5 8 -
EWoS – not for profit Sport events
- 5 13 -
A bit of statistics
Success Rate – Erasmus+ 2017 selection
• All applications received – 39% • Eligible applications – 43%
• Not-for-profit European Sport Events – 19% • Collaborative Partnerships – 36,5% • Small Collaborative Partnerships – 62%
Serbian organisations in E+ Sport
• 2014-2018
20 partner organisations in 20 projects
45% on Encourage social inclusion
25% on Dual career, skills development
15% on Combat violence, racism and intolerance
15% others
Serbian organisations in E+ Sport
• 2014-2018
Organisation Name
CRVENA ZVEZDA SD
RAGBI 13 FEDERACIJA SRBIJE
BADMINTON SAVEZ SRBIJE
MUNICIPALITY OF SAVSKI VENAC
CRVENA ZVEZDA SD
OLYMPIC COMMITTEE OF SERBIA
RADOVI U TOKU UDRUZENJE GRADJANA
PARAOLIMPIJSKI KOMITET SRBIJE
PREDUZECZ ZA MENADZMENT TRGOVINU
IUSLUGE EXPORT IMPORT YOUTH
FOOTBALLTOURNAMENT DOO SUBOTICA
KLUB TAJLANDSKOG BOKSA VICTORY
KARATE FEDERACIJA SRBIJE
UNIVERZITET U NOVOM SADU
UNIVERZITET U BEOGRADU
Udruzenje Gradjana "Sportindeks"
Sport diagnostic center Sabac
Sports Medicine Association of Serbia
UDRUZENJE ZA SPORT I REKREACIJU
SPORTSKE IGRE MLADIH
CRVENA ZVEZDA SD
PARAOLIMPIJSKI KOMITET SRBIJE
SAVEZ HOKEJA NA LEDU SRBIJE
Useful links…
• EC Sport - https://ec.europa.eu/sport/
• Erasmus+ projects results - http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/projects/
• EACEA - http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/home/erasmus-plus/actions/sport
• Sport Info Day - https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/events/sport-info-day_en