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The Experience of the Spanish

LIFE National Contact Point

Elena Barrios Barcia

LIFE Programme National Contact Point

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment

9th June 2016, Otočec (Slovenia)

Main Tasks of the National Contact Point (NCP)

Support to applicants on technical and administrative issues for the preparation of proposals by: email, telephone calls, review of projects concepts, meetings and interviews, partners searching.

Dissemination of the Programme : website, conferences, seminars, workshops, etc.

Coordination with EASME in the organization of annual Info Days.

Participation in LIFE Committee meetings. Negotiations of the Regulations.

Participation in the annual Training organized by CE/EASME for NCP.

Management of the Spanish LIFE projects Database.

Visits to projects accompanying the Commission, when possible.

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Resources allocated to the NCP

Administration in charge of the NCP:

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment.

Human resources allocated:

A General Subdirector

2 Civil Servants

An external assistance: 4 technicians (part time). Specialized in different strands

Budgetary resources allocated:

Around 200.000 euros/year

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Support to applicants

E-mail, telephone calls, meeting and interviews

Email

Telephone calls

Review of project concepts

Meetings and interviews

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Dissemination of the Programme

Website

Conferences

Seminars

Workshops 1 National Info Day in coordination with EASME (disemination at the

Ministry web page). One day workshop. General information about

the Programme. Novelties of the call. Exchange of experiences.

Around 10 regional workshops per call (disemination by regional

entities and by the Ministry). One morning workshop with the

participation of the NCP. General information about the Programme.

Novelties of the call. Presentations of LIFE regional experiences.

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Web site content

Main contents: General information about LIFE.

Frequently Asked Questions.

Lists of LIFE projects approved, including Best LIFE projects, integrated projects, preparatory projects, links to EC publications, LIFE database.

Information and documentation of the open call: announcement and disemination of events related to the new call

Results of the annual calls

Dissemination of regional workshops and symposiums.

Search for partners.

Information about LIFE Financial Instruments.

http://www.magrama.gob.es/es/ayudas-y-subvenciones/otros/programa-life 6

Review of project concepts

Form available on the website.

Main aspects: priority area, thematic

priority, project theme, objective,

summary, actions, expected results,

budget. No more than 3 pages

Once completed sent to the

NCP for review via email

The NCP provides applicants

with a short report with not

binding orientations

Form of project concept

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Partners Searching

Partners Searching Form

Through the Ministry Webpage

http://www.magrama.gob.es/es/ayudas-y-subvenciones/otros/programa-

life/busqueda-de-socios/

Main fields of the form:

Sub Programme

Priority Area

Project Topics

Title

Summary

Objective

Associated beneficiaries profile

Entity

Contact details

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Management of the Spanish LIFE projects Database

Main fields: Annual Call

Type of proposal

Priority Area

Title

Budget

Language

Transnationality

Coordinating beneficiary legal status

Entities associated and type of beneficiary

Territory

Dates

Contact Details

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National co-financing opportunities for the LIFE beneficiaries

Novelties:

Grants for beneficiaries of LIFE projects approved before 2015

Co-funding institution: Fundación Biodiversidad (Ministry of Agriculture, Foods and Environment)

For the following LIFE calls for proposal (2016-2020): Annual national calls for grants to support LIFE projects approved. Co-funding institution: Fundación Biodiversidad (Ministry of Agriculture, Foods and Environment)

http://fundacion-biodiversidad.es/convocatorias/convocatorias-de-ayudas/convocatoria-de-

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Recommendations

Emphasis on the dissemination. Show the value and

results of the LIFE Programme.

Ensure support to applicants.

Monitoring the status of the proposals. Contact with

applicants if necessary.

Training for NCP technical staff: Participation in the

annual training. LIFE project visits.

Specialization of the technical team. Ensure enough

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Thanks for your attention

Elena Barrios Barcia

LIFE Programme National Contact Point

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment

bzn-life@magrama.es

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