Indicative timeline of the proposal submission, evaluation and programme implementation.

• November year n-1: Publication of the Annual Work Programme, setting the strategic priorities for information and promotion measures. It constitutes the basis of the calls for proposals published in the following year.
• January year n: publication of the calls for proposals for SIMPLE and MULTI calls with the deadline in April of year n
• April-September year n: evaluation
• October year n: Based on outcome of the evaluation phase, the European Commission adopts the Decision, which includes the list of SIMPLE programmes selected for the Union's financial contribution. Within similar timeline, REA informs the applicants who submitted MULTI programmes of the evaluation outcome. 
• October year n: publication of the list of SIMPLE programmes accepted for funding. Member States inform the applicants.
• October year n+1: publication of the list of MULTI programmes accepted for funding
• November-December year n: Grant agreements are being signed.
• January year n+1: the implementation of the selected promotion programmes starts.

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