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Erasmus+ Sport

EU funding opportunities in the field of Sport

Erasmus+ Sport Info Day

12 March 2019, Belgrade

Sport

Sport in the EU: a brief history

Competence

• Lisbon Treaty (art.165)

Policy orientations

• EU Work Plan for Sport (2017-2020)

Financial tool

• Erasmus+ Sport

Competence

EU Work Plan for Sport (2017-2020)

• 3 key topics: • Integrity of Sport

• The economic dimension of Sport

• Sport and Society

• 2 Expert Groups: • Integrity

• Skills and human resources development in sport

Erasmus+ Programme

• - Long awaited programme

• - Integrated programme

• - Ambitious programme

• - Adopted on 11 December 2013

Key ideas about Erasmus+

Financial support secured for 7 years

Substantial budget

Programme serving policies

Budget of Erasmus+: Sport

Total:

265,94M €

Gradual growth in

annual amounts

On average: 38M €/year

Focus on grassroots

sport

2019 -

59,6 M€

Objectives of E+ Sport (Art. 16 of the E+ Regulation)

a) to tackle transnational threats to sport such as doping, match fixing, violence, racism and intolerance

b) to support good governance in sport and dual careers of athletes

c) to promote social inclusion, equal opportunities and health-enhancing physical activity (HEPA) through increased participation in sport and voluntary activities in sport

ERASMUS+ Sport – implementing the policy

• Different documents e.g.: EU guidelines, Council Conclusions, documents from Expert Groups, Commission documents.

• Various fields e.g.: HEPA; education and training in sport; gender equality; prevention of doping; good governance.

Policy context • Doping (Conclusions on combating doping in recreational sport, 2012)

• Match-fixing (Report on match-fixing, prepared by experts in the 2011-2014 EU work programme for sport, which formed basis for the Presidency conclusions of Nov 2012)

• Good Governance (Principles of good governance in sport", prepared by experts under

the Expert Group on Good governance in the 2011-2014 EU work programme for sport)

• Dual Careers (Council Recommendation 2013/ C 168/04 of 14 June 2013)

• Social inclusion (Council conclusions on the contribution of sport to the EU economy, and in particular to addressing youth unemployment and social inclusion, November 2013)

• HEPA (Council recommendation on promoting health-enhacing physical activity across sectors of 26 November 2013)

• Gender Equality (Council Conclusions on Gender Equality in Sport of 21 May 2014)

Key documents for E+

• Programme Guide https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/resources/programme-guide_en

• Call for proposals (deadlines, selections, award decision, start of projects)

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:C2018/384/04&from=EN

Timetable for Sport Calls

• 24 October – publication of a Call

• 4 April - deadline for applications

• September – publication of results

• Until December – contractualisation

• January - kick-off the projects (for non-for profit sport events November of the previous year)

Erasmus+ : Sport > Actions

Collaborative Partnerships (5 countries)

Small Collaborative Partnerships (3 countries)

Not-for-profit

European Sport Event

(10 participating

countries)

Collaborative Partnership (CP) - Activities

Networking

Collection of data

Aware-raising

activities Education and

training modules and tools

Good practices Seminars,

Conferences, Meetings,

Events

Not-for-profit European Sport Events (NESE) - Activities

Not eligible

• Sport competitions regularly organised by international, European or national sport federations/leagues

• Professional sport competitions

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Educational activities

Side-activities

Event

Legacy

activities

Programme Countries

The following Programme countries can fully take part in all Erasmus+ Programme actions:

• the 28 Member States of the European Union,

• the EFTA/EEA countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway,

• EU candidate countries: Turkey and North Macedonia

• From 2019 also Serbia

Collaborative partnerships – eligibility

Public body or any organisation established in a Programme or Partner

Country

Applicant established in a Programme Country

At least 5 organisations from 5 different Programme Countries

Small Collaborative partnerships – eligibility

Public body or any organisation established in a Programme or Partner

Country

Applicant established in a Programme Country

At least 3 organisations from 3 different Programme Countries

Collaborative Partnerships – eligibility

Start of the project 01/01/2020

Maximum duration From 12 to 36 months (12, 18, 24, 30, 36 months)

Deadline 04/04/2019

The activities must take place in the countries of organisations involved in CP.

Small Collaborative Partnerships – eligibility

Start of the project 01/01/2020

Maximum duration From 12 to 24 months (12, 18, 24months)

Deadline 04/04/2019

The activities must take place in the countries of organisations involved in CP.

Not-for-profit European sport events – eligibility

Public body or any organisation active in the field of sport

established in a Programme Country

Participants from at least 10 different Programme Countries

Not-for-profit European sport events – eligibility

Start of the project 01/11/2019

Maximum duration 12 months

Deadline 04/04/2019

Application package

Project description

eForm

Always read:

Erasmus+ Programme Guide, Guidelines for applicants, FAQ

Budget table

Declaration of honour

Funding Rules

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Collaborative Partnerships

Small Collaborative Partnerships

Not-for-profit European

Sport Events

Max. Grant

400 000 EUR 60 000 EUR 500 000 EUR

Co-financing

Max. 80 % Max. 80 % Max. 80 %

Pre-financing

70 % of the grant awarded

70 % of the grant awarded

70 % of the grant awarded

Duration 12/18/24/30/

36 months Max. 24 months

Up to 12 months

Type of contract

Grant Agreement

Grant Agreement

Grant Agreement /

Decision

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Submission

2 main ineligibility grounds

• Missed deadline

• Compulsory templates

not included

Common mistakes

• Application sent after deadline

• Midday vs. midnight, CET - Brussels time

• Mandatory fields not filled in

• Technical problems not reported before deadline (security settings)

What to do?

• Read the Erasmus+ Programme Guide

• Read the Guidelines for applicants

• Read the FAQ

• Download correct compulsory templates from EACEA Sport website

Write clearly, be precise and focused.

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Selection

Award criteria

Collaborative Partnerships Not-for-profit Sport Events

Relevance of the project

Relevance of the project

Quality of the project design & implementation

Quality of the project design & implementation (including project team)

Quality of the project team & the cooperation arrangements

Impact and dissemination

Impact and dissemination

Evaluation

2 experts for each application

Individual assessments

Consolidated assessment

3. expert for serious discrepancies (if needed)

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Applicants' common mistakes

• Vague description

• No focus

• No consistency between project objectives, methodology, activities and budget

• Inflated budget

• Weak impact and dissemination

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Advice for applicants

• Have the project idea firmly in mind before starting to complete the form

• Take time to understand how the application is structured

• Be sure your project fits into the Erasmus+ Sport objectives and actions

• Ensure that partner involvement (work packages and budget) has been fully discussed and agreed

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Advice for applicants

• Allow time for drafting and reviewing and redrafting

• Test your draft application on someone outside the partnership

• Time required - a few weeks to more than a year from the concept to finalisation

• Partners who provide low quality input to the drafting of application will not provide high quality input into the project

• It is a time-intensive process and will require dedicated staff time

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General suggestions (to avoid amendments)

• Don't involve large number of partners

• Be familiar with partners' profile for a proper project implementation

• Discuss number & dates of meetings before applying

• Make sure you understand budget categories

• Make sure you have adequate project team for implementation

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Roadmap – All actions

Deadline for submission –

April

Eligibility check

April-May

Evaluation process

May-July

Notification of award

decision

September

Signing grant agreements

October-December

Erasmus+ 2019

• Publication of Erasmus+ Call 2019 in October 2018

• Sport InfoDay – Brussels, 5 February 2019

• Sport budget (2019): 48,6 million€

In 2019 for example:

• Collaborative partnerships (35.6 million€)

• Small collaborative partnerships (8 million€)

• Not-for-profit European sport events (5 million€)

Collaborative partnerships - Priorities • Encourage participation in sport and physical activity,

supporting the implementation of the Council Recommendation on HEPA and being in line with the EU Physical Activity Guidelines

especially supporting the European Week of Sport

• Promote education in and through sport with special focus on skills development, as well support the implementation of the EU Guidelines Dual Careers of Athletes

• Promote voluntary activity in sport

• Combat doping, notably in recreational environments

• Combat match-fixing

• Improve good governance in sport

• Combat violence and tackle racism, discrimination and intolerance in sport

• Encourage social inclusion and equal opportunities in sport.

Collaborative partnerships – Budget allocation • 30% to priorities 1 and 2 (projects supporting the participation

in sport & physical activity) • 20% to priorities 3 and 4 (projects supporting the education in

& through sport, with special focus on skills development, as well as implementation of the EU Guidelines on Dual Careers of Athletes and projects supporting voluntary activity in sport)

• 20% to priorities 5, 6 and 7 (projects supporting the integrity of

sport such as anti-doping, fight against match-fixing & good governance in sport)

• 30% to the priorities 8 and 9 (projects aiming at combatting

violence, racism, discrimination and intolerance in sport, projects aiming at encouraging social inclusion & equal opportunities in sport).

Small collaborative partnerships - Priorities

• Encourage social inclusion & equal opportunities in sport

• Promote European traditional sports & games

• Support the mobility of volunteers, coaches, managers and staff of non-profit sport organisations

• Protect athletes, especially the youngest, from health and safety hazards by improving training and competition conditions

• Promote education in and through sport with special focus on skills development

Not-for-profit European sport events- Priorities • Volunteering in sport

• Social inclusion through sport

• Gender equality in sport

• Health-Enhancing Physical Activity

• Implementation of the European Week of Sport

Not-for-profit European sport events - Budget allocation • 30% for events to implement the European Week of Sport

• 70% for events not linked to the European Week of Sport (e.g. relating to volunteering in sport, social inclusion through sport, gender equality in sport, health-enhancing physical activity).

A bit of statistics

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Collaborative partnerships

39 40 54 66 69

Small collaborative partnerships

- - 60 84 119

Not-for-profit Sport events

3+3 3 5 10 8

EWoS – collaborative partnerships

- 5 8 -

EWoS – not for profit Sport events

- 5 13 -

A bit of statistics

Success Rate – Erasmus+ 2017 selection

• All applications received – 39% • Eligible applications – 43%

• Not-for-profit European Sport Events – 19% • Collaborative Partnerships – 36,5% • Small Collaborative Partnerships – 62%

Serbian organisations in E+ Sport

• 2014-2018

20 partner organisations in 20 projects

45% on Encourage social inclusion

25% on Dual career, skills development

15% on Combat violence, racism and intolerance

15% others

Serbian organisations in E+ Sport

• 2014-2018

Organisation Name

CRVENA ZVEZDA SD

RAGBI 13 FEDERACIJA SRBIJE

BADMINTON SAVEZ SRBIJE

MUNICIPALITY OF SAVSKI VENAC

CRVENA ZVEZDA SD

OLYMPIC COMMITTEE OF SERBIA

RADOVI U TOKU UDRUZENJE GRADJANA

PARAOLIMPIJSKI KOMITET SRBIJE

PREDUZECZ ZA MENADZMENT TRGOVINU

IUSLUGE EXPORT IMPORT YOUTH

FOOTBALLTOURNAMENT DOO SUBOTICA

KLUB TAJLANDSKOG BOKSA VICTORY

KARATE FEDERACIJA SRBIJE

UNIVERZITET U NOVOM SADU

UNIVERZITET U BEOGRADU

Udruzenje Gradjana "Sportindeks"

Sport diagnostic center Sabac

Sports Medicine Association of Serbia

UDRUZENJE ZA SPORT I REKREACIJU

SPORTSKE IGRE MLADIH

CRVENA ZVEZDA SD

PARAOLIMPIJSKI KOMITET SRBIJE

SAVEZ HOKEJA NA LEDU SRBIJE

Useful links…

• EC Sport - https://ec.europa.eu/sport/

• Erasmus+ projects results - http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/projects/

• EACEA - http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/home/erasmus-plus/actions/sport

• Sport Info Day - https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/events/sport-info-day_en

Thank you

Agata.Dziarnowska@ec.europa.eu

Natasha.JOVICIC@ec.europa.eu