Background Max. Grant amount: EUR 40.000
START – Danube Region Project Fund is a new pilot initiative of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) which in accordance with the Commision Desicison C(2013) of 27.09.2013 provides Seed Money for a "kick-start projects" in the Daube Region, development and implementation, as well as facilitation of finances for transnational projects. Seed Money means that beneficiaries receive an early pre-financing in order to cover the project expenses from the beginning. This helps especially small organisations with limited resources to START their projects.
START is coordinated by PAC 10 (Priority Area Coordination 10 of the EUSDR) of the City of Vienna, with the involvement of all Priority Areas. EuroVienna ensures the operational implementation of the Facility.
The implementation of START will run until the end of 2016, 2 calls for project proposals are foreseen.
START is designed to support two different types of projects:
- A specific part of a larger project. The budget of the overall project is larger than available START funding (but
below EUR 25M). START can finance e.g. the preparation phase and/or the implementation of specific work packages
of the overall project.
- A small project. The total budget of the project fits within the limits of START. START can finance the entire project
implementation (incl. preparation activities, if any).
Eligibility
Basic principles to be eligible for START funding is to propose projects located in the entire Danube Region:
- EU Member States: Germany (Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria), Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovak
Republic, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia;
- EU Accession Countries: Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro and
- Non-EU Countries: Moldova and Ukraine (part of the country located in the Danube Region).
Furtheremore,
- Projects must involve at least two partners from two EUSDR countries;
- Applicants must be public or private organisations with legal personality (no individuals). START is especially
designed for small institutions, non-governmental and civil society organisations;
- Projects which address topic(s) from at least one of the Priority Areas (PA) of the EUSDR:
1. Projects must be of public interest and have a macro-regional impact.
2. Project duration: up to one year.
Budget
The total allocation to START amounts to: EUR 900.000.
- minimum grant size per individual project can range from: EUR 10.000
- maximum grant size per individual project is: EUR 40.000.
Deadline: 17 September 2014.
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