A Community Initiative on

Transnational co-operation on spatial planning and regional development

Mattias ALISCH Joint Secretariat

Belarus

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

Germany

Latvia

Lithuania

Norway

Poland

Russia

Sweden

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PRO-ACTIVITY ELEMENTS

1. Rising awareness and giving information of programme and projects

2. Encouraging, advising and assisting projects, which help to fulfil the programme objectives

3. Assisting projects in finding innovative approaches, appropriate partners and establishing transnational networks

 JS Activities:

• Collect and publish project ideas (homepage and project catalogues)

• Transnational partner search- and information forums (PSF) (Gdansk 16-17 Juni)

• Meeting potential applicants

• Monthly Newsletter

• Encourage contacts with national sub-committee secretariats and projects

• Seed money implementation

PRO-ACTIVITY BY SEED MONEY 

500,000 + 30,000 + 80, 000 € ( for non EU States - Not available anymore)

Complement element to normal project generation

Enable submission of well prepared and first rate quality applications

To lower the threshold for entering IR III B 

Especially promotion e.g. to projects with:

• project idea in line with BSR INTERREG III B CIP objectives, priorities and measures

• at least two partners from two different countries already on board (+ bigger partnership from a additional countries envisaged) 

• innovative approaches/networks/synergy

• complex project themes

• overcome geographical disparities

• new transnational composition of projects

• involvement of special competence to support implementation of programme strategic objectives

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Pro-activity (3)

SEED MONEYFund used for start-up and development

Procedure: Dialogue process approach between partners and programme and JS

Aims of activities:• extra emphasis on specific thematic areas or topics

• development of a theme

• create geographical focus

• extension, specification of a partnership (east-west/north-south/horizontally/

vertically/transnationally)

• strive for synergy with other projects (within and between BSR prog area)

• stimulate participation of new actors (private partners, NGO’s etc.)

• facilitate the normal application preparation (co-ordination with

PHARE/Tacis/IBPP other funding means

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Pro-activity (4)

MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES SEED MONEY(start-up and development tool) 

SC - eligibility and selection criteria

SC - assigns the Joint Secretariat (JS) to approve seed money projects

 

Procedure within the JS:

• Application submitted (Karlskrona)

• Formal eligibility check

• Assessment of project content

• JS Approval projects within approx 6 weeks after deadline for submission

• Implementation: approx. 4 months (between 31 Oct- 29 Feb 2004)

• Reports after finalising at latest 1 November 2003

• Checkout – PaymentPayment

 

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APPLICATION FORM (simple and flexible)

• Main Application Project Idea - project description (Problem/Objectives/Results/Envisaged partnership) - promising idea

• Priority/measure “indication”- only measure 2.1/2.2/3.0

Seed money project activities- relation to selection criteria- planned activities and expected results- follow up (submitting main application)

• Partnership

• Budget - max. 50 % of tot budget 10 000 €- no investments

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SEED MONEY - think about!

• Contact point and submission: JS Karlskrona

• We encourage a direct dialogue between JS and Projects

• Fourth Application Round (Open 24 June; Deadline: 8 Sept; Approval: 31 October)

• Use only “Application” and “Letter of Intent” from the homepage

• Read carefully supporting documents “Seed Money Project Manual” & “Guide”

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Pro-activity (9)

 

MAIN APPLICATION

ROUNDJan/Feb 2004

Assessm

ent o

f p

rojects

Running seed-money projects:start-up within 3 monthsapprox duration 4 months

Collecting seed-money applications (2 page)

Approval 31 Oct

Project Reporting to JS SCPayment

Application Deadline

8 Sept

SEED MONEY PROJECTSInnovative - complex - “new” - partnerships - synergy

Seed Money 3 Application Round

“Simple and flexible”

SCApproval ofSeed Money Procedure

and Appl Form

Application Forms

Available24 Jun

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Thank You!

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