Programme objectives:
Financial assistance under this Call for Proposals may be provided for NGOs, which are involved in contributing to the development and implementation of Community environmental policy and legislation in different regions of Europe. The Programme will also contribute to the strengthening of small regional or local associations working to apply the ‘acquis communautaire’ in relation to the environment and sustainable development in their local area.
Support from this Programme will target the priority areas from the Sixth Environment Action
Programme:
– limiting climate change
– nature and bio-diversity – protecting a unique resource
– health and environment
– ensuring the sustainable management of natural resources and waste.
In addition to the abovementioned areas, implementation and enforcement of Community environmental legislation and environmental education will also remain of interest.
Who can apply:
The Programme will be open to the participation of European NGOs established (legally registered) in either:
– the Member States,
– Bulgaria, Romania,
– Turkey,
– Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Albania, Serbia and Montenegro, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, and Croatia.
Financing conditions:
Financial assistance under this call for proposals is subject to the availability of funds.
The rate of overall Community assistance shall not exceed 70 % of the applicant’s average audited annual eligible expenses during the preceding two years, in the case of NGOs based in the Community or in those countries, which have joined the European Union in 2004, or 80 % in the case of NGOs based in the Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey and the Balkan countries, nor 80 % of the applicant’s eligible expenses for the current year. The amount of a grant will only become final once the audited financial statement of the beneficiary has been accepted by the
Commission.