Erasmus plus

New guidelines 2014/2020

Maria Silvia Viti

Overview European Commission published an integrated

programme of training, education, youth and sports, for years 2014-2020.

There would be three Key Actions in the programme: Learning Mobility, Cooperation, and Policy Reform. The youth field related activities are embedded into all of these. In addition to the Key Actions, the proposal entails separate pillars of "Jean Monnet Initiative" and "Sport Action".

Erasmus+ brings together seven existing EU programmes in the fields ofEducation, Training and Youth; it will for the first time provide support for Sport.

As an integrated programme, Erasmus+ offers more opportunities for cooperation across the Education, Training and Youth sectors and iseasier to access than its predecessors, with simplified funding rules.

In the field of Sport, there will be support for grassroots projects and cross-border challenges such as combating match-fixing, doping, violenceand racism.

•The Erasmus+ Programme is open to the following countries:•PROGRAMME COUNTRIESThe following countries can fully take part in all the Actions of the Erasmus+ Programme:

Eligible Countries

•Member States of the European Union (EU):Belgium Bulgaria Czech Republic Denmark Germany Estonia Ireland Greece Spain France Croatia Italy Cyprus Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Hungary Malta Netherlands Austria Poland Portugal•Romania Slovenia Slovachia Finland Sweden United Kingdom

Non EU Programme Countries

former Yugoslav Liechtenstein Switzerland Republic of Macedonia Norway TurkeyIceland

PARTNER COUNTRIES The following countries can take part in

certain Actions of the Programme,subject to specific criteria or conditions

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, UkraineAlgeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria,TunisiaAlbania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo6, Montenegro, SerbiaRussian Federation

SPORT action

WHICH ACTIONS ARE SUPPORTED?

The following Actions in the field of sport are implemented through this Programme Guide:

§ Collaborative Partnerships; § Not-for-profit European sport events.

Collaborative parnerships

Collaborative Partnerships should promote the creation and development of European networks in the field of sport. The EU can thereby provide opportunities for cooperation among stakeholders, which would not have existed without EU action. Collaborative Partnerships should also foster synergy with, and between, local, regional, national and international policies to promote sport and physical activity and to address sport-related challenges.

Collaborative Partnerships

WHAT ARE THE AIMS OF A COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP?

Collaborative Partnerships offer the opportunity to develop, transfer and/or implement innovative practices in different areas relating to sport and physical activity between various organisations and actors in and outside sport, including in particular public authorities at local, regional, national and European levels, sport organisations, sport-related organisations and educational bodies.

Collaborative Partnerships are, in particular, innovative projects aimed to: combat doping at grassroots level, notably in recreational

environments such as amateur sport and fitness; § support prevention and raise awareness among

stakeholders involved in the fight against match-fixing; § support prevention, educational and innovative

approaches to tackle violence, racism and intolerance in sport;

§ support the implementation of EU policy documents in the field of sport and other relevant policy areas such as recommendations, guidelines, policy strategies, etc. (e.g. EU Physical Activity Guidelines, EU Guidelines on Dual Careers of Athletes, Principles on good governance in sport, etc.).

WHICH ACTIVITIES ARE SUPPORTED UNDER THIS ACTION ? Collaborative Partnerships may typically

cover a broad range of activities, such as for example:

§ networking among key stakeholders;§ identification and sharing of good practices;§ development and implementation of training and educational modules;§ activities to increase the competences of multipliers in the field of sport and to develop monitoring and benchmarking of indicators, notably as regards the promotion of ethical behaviours and codes of conduct among sportspeople

Sport activities

§ awareness-raising activities on the value of sport and physical activity in relation to the personal, social and professional development of individuals;

§ activities to improve the evidence-base of sport to tackle societal and economic challenges (collection of data, surveys, consultations, etc.);

§ activities to promote innovative synergies between the field of sport and the fields of health, education, training and youth;

§ conferences, seminars, meetings, events and awareness-raising actions underpinning the aforementioned activities.

Who can take part in collaborative partnership? Collaborative Partnerships are open to any type of non-

profit organisations and public bodies. Depending on the objective of the project, Collaborative Partnerships should involve an appropriate and diverse range of partners in order to benefit from different experiences, profiles and expertise and to produce relevant and high quality project results.

As a general rule, Collaborative Partnerships target the cooperation between organisations established in Programme Countries. However, organisations from Partner Countries can be involved in a Collaborative Partnership, as partners (not as applicants), if their participation brings an essential added value to the project.

A Collaborative Partnership should be composed of:

§ applicant/coordinator: organisation that submits the project proposal on behalf of all the partners. When the project is granted, the applicant/coordinator will become the main EU grant beneficiary and will sign a multi-beneficiary grant agreement on behalf of the consortium

Partners

§ full partners: organisations that contribute actively to the preparation, implementation and evaluation of the Collaborative Partnership. Each full partner must sign a mandate by which the signatory grants power of attorney to the coordinator to act in his name and for his account during the implementation of the project.

Associated Partners

§ associated partners (optional): other organisations partially involved in the project. These organisations contribute to the implementation of specific project tasks/activities or support the dissemination and sustainability of the Collaborative Partnership. For contractual management issues, “associated partners” are not considered as part of the Collaborative Partnership consortium.

Number of partecipating organizations

A Collaborative Partnership is transnational and involves at least five organisations from five different Programme Countries. All participating organisations must be identified at the time of applying for a grant.

What are the Eligibility Criteria Any non-profit organisation or public body,

established in a Programme or in any Part-ner Country of the world (see section "Eligible Countries" in Part A of this Guide).

For example, such organisation can be (non-exhaustive list):

§ a public body in charge of sport at local, regional or national level;

§ a National Olympic Committee or National Sport confederation;

§ a sport organisation at local, regional, national, European or international level;

§ a national sports league; § a sport club; § an organisation or union representing athletes; § an organisation or unions representing professionals and

volunteers in sport (such as coaches, managers, etc); § an organisation representing the 'sport for all' movement; § an organisation active in the field of physical activity

promotion; § an organisation representing the active leisure sector; § an organisation active in the field of education, training or

youth.

Duration of project

From 12 to 36 months. The duration must be chosen at application stage (12, 18, 24, 30 or 36 months), based on the objective of the project and on the type of activities foreseen over time.

Where to apply and when?

To the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, located in Brussels.

Applicants have to submit their grant application by 15 May at 12pm(midday Brussels time) for projects starting as of 1 January of the following year

Please see Part C of the Guide for more details on how to apply.

Not-For-Profit European Sport Events This Action is aimed to: § support the implementation, in the field of sport, of

EU strategies in the areas of social inclusion and equal opportunities, notably the EU Gender Equality Strategy and the EU Disability Strategy;

§ support the implementation of the EU Physical Activity Guidelines, to encourage participation in sport and physical activity;

§ support the possible organisation of the European Week of Sport.

What is a not for profit sport event? This Action provides financial support for the

organisation of European-wide sport events. In addition, it may finance national events -organised simultaneously in several European countries by not-for-profit organisations or public bodies-in the context of European events in the field of sport. The expected results of these events are:

§ increased visibility and awareness of events aimed at promoting social inclusion, equal opportunities and health-enhancing physical activity;

§ increased participation in sport, physical activity and volunteering activity.

Which activities are supported ? Support for events will imply assigning EU

grants to individual organisations in charge of the preparation, organisation and follow-up to a given event. The transnational element will be ensured by the participation in the event of sports people coming from at least twelve Programme Countries. The following standard activities will be supported under this Action (non-exhaustive list):

§ organisation of training activities for athletes, coaches, organisers and volunteers in the run-up to the event;

§ organisation of the event; § organisation of side-activities to the

sporting event (conferences, seminars); § implementation of legacy activities

(evaluations, drafting of future plans).

Not eligible Actions

§ Sport competitions regularly organised by international, European or national sport federations/leagues on an annual basis;

§ Professional sport competitions.

Elegibility Criteria

Any public body or non-profit organisation active in the field of sport, establishedin a Programme Country. For example, such organisation can be (non-exhaustive list):

§ a public body in charge of sport at local, regional or national level;

§ a sport organisation at local, regional, national, European or international level;

§ the coordinator of a national event organised in the framework of a European event in the field of sport.

Profile and duration

A not-for-profit European sport event involves participants from at least 12 different Programme Countries.

Up to 1 year (from preparation to follow-up).

Where to apply and when?

To the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, located in Brussels

§ 14March, at 12pm(midday Brussels time)for projects startingas of 1 June of the same year;

§ 15May, at 12pm(midday Brussels time)for projects startingas of 1January of the following year.

Please see Part C of the Guide for more details on how to apply.

HELP!

SALTO Youth Resource Centres The aim of SALTO is to help improve the

quality or Erasmus plus project in the field of youth

More information at:

www.salto-youth.net

For more information

http://ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus

http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/index_en.php

THANK YOU and GOOD LUCK

Erasmus+ contribution to Sport Aims: • To tackle cross-border threats to the integrity of sport (doping, match-fixing, violence, intolerance, discrimination) • To promote and support good governance in sport and dual career of athletes • To promote voluntary activities, social inclusion and equal opportunities, together with the awareness of the importance of health-enhancing physical activity (HEPA), and equal access to sport for all