Civil protection financial instrument

CALL FOR PROPOSALS 2009 OJ C139 of 19.6.09 - Full Scale Exercises in the field of the Community Civil Protection Mechanism

Full scale exercises organised at Community level are designed primarily as field tests aiming mainly at :

(a) improving the response capacity and providing the necessary practice of the teams meeting the criteria for participation in civil protection assistance interventions;

(b) improving and verifying the procedures and establishing a common language for the coordination of civil protection assistance interventions and reducing the response time in major emergencies;

(c) enhancing operational cooperation between the civil protection services of the participating States;

(d) sharing lessons learned.

The financing of exercises is secured through the Civil Protection Financial Instrument established with Council Decision 2007/162/EC, Euratom and the activities intended to be co-financed under this call for proposals are Full scale exercises for the indicative amount of €1.650.000

The aims are:

  • To establish common understanding of cooperation in civil protection assistance interventions
  • To improve civil protection preparedness and response for emergencies through providing a testing environment and [a] learning opportunity for all actors involved in civil protection assistance interventions under the Community Civil Protection Mechanism.

The expected results are:

  • Improvement in the response capacity of intervention teams and testing the procedures of the [Community] Civil Protection Mechanism through real-life practical training.
  • Better awareness of cooperation arrangements.
  • Quicker response time in real emergencies.
  • Better identification of shortcomings in the existing structures.
  • Better communication between HQ and field.

Therefore the goal of this call for proposals is to identify project proposals by eligible organizations/bodies from participating countries that are planned and implemented in such a way that they address the above mentioned aims and have the above mentioned expected results.

PUBLICATION

The general notice for the 2009 Call for Proposals was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities of 19 June 2009, C139. The detailed criteria for applying for funding under this call, i.e. the Grant application guide for Exercises 2009, the Grant application AT and Financial Forms 2009 are available by clicking on the corresponding links.

Please click on the following links for more information on the grant agreement governing the action grants funded under the Civil Protection Financial Instrument: Common Provisions, Special Conditions, Annex II and Grants agreements guidelines.

Please click on the following links for further documents in relation to grant agreements to be funded under this Call for proposals: Annex III (Financial Statement + Guidelines for completing the financial statement), Annex IV (Audit Certificate - Guidelines + Model Certificate), Guidelines to partnership agreement.

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