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ADRION first call for proposals – Overall objective

…to act as a policy driver and governance innovator fostering European integration among Partner States, taking advantage from the rich natural, cultural and human resources surrounding the Adriatic and Ionian seas and enhancing economic, social and territorial cohesion in the Programme area.

 

Priorities and Specific Objectives

1. Innovative and Smart Region

1.1Support the development of a regional Innovation system for the Adriatic-Ionian area

2. Sustainable Region

2.1 Promote the sustainable valorisation of natural and cultural assets as growth assets

2.2 Enhance the capacity in transnationally tacking environmental vulnerability, fragmentation and the safeguarding of ecosystem services

3. Connected Region 3.1 Enhance capacity for integrated transport and mobility services and multimodality system including multimodal links

 

Main features

PROJECT FINANCIAL SIZE              From EUR 800.000 to 1.500.000 ERDF+IPA II contribution

(total budget: from EUR 941.176 to 1.764.706)

In exceptional cases an increase or decrease of the amounts above of 5% can be accepted

EU CO-FINANCING                          Up to 85% for all partners

PROJECT DURATION                       Up to 24 months

WAY OF SUBMISSION                    1-step call / Electronically submitted

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION       25 March 2016, h: 17:00 (CET time)

 

Ways of involvement

Financing partners:

Are the ” bones” of the project proposals;

Financially contribute to the project ;

Located in the programme area.

 

Associated Partners:

Do not financially contribute to the project; Related expenditure is borne by the financing partners (limited to travel and accommodation); Do not act as service providers; Must demonstrate being involved for the benefit of the project; Can also be located outside the Programme area; Do not count for the fulfilment of the eligible partnership.

 

Non-EU Partners located outside the Programme area:

Have to be public institutions;

Contribute with their own funds or with the financial support of other sources of funding (e.g.: ENI, IPA II, United Nation);

Do not count for the fulfilment of the eligible partnership.

 

Eligible partnership

Partnership composed by:

• Financing partners from at least 3 Partner States, out of which
• At least one financing partner must be from an ERDF Partner State.
• Larger partnership possible: up to 10 financing partners;
• Even larger partnership also possible if duly justified.

 

Submission of the project proposals

• Electronically submitted via e-MS;
• Registration access required;
• Application submitted by the Lead Applicant;
• Paper documentation required in case of project approval only.