Call for the submission of proposals under a Community action programme promoting nongovernmental organisations primarily active in the field of environmental protection - 2004

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES:
Financial assistance under this Call for Proposals may be provided for NGOs, which are involved in contributing to the development and implementation of Community environmental policy and legislation in different regions of Europe. The Programme will also contribute to the strengthening of small regional or local associations working to apply the ’acquis communautaire’ in relation to the environment and sustainable development in their local area.

Support from this Programme will target the priority areas from the Sixth Environment Action Programme:
- limiting climate change,
- nature and bio-diversity - protecting a unique resource,
- health and environment,
- ensuring the sustainable management of natural resources and waste.

In addition to the abovementioned areas, implementation and enforcement of Community environmental legislation and environmental education will also remain of interest.

WHO CAN APPLY:
The Programme will be open to the participation of European NGOs established (legally registered) in either:
- the Member States,
- Bulgaria, Romania,
- Turkey,
- Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Albania, Serbia and Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Croatia.

FINANCING CONDITIONS:
Financial assistance under this call for proposals is subject to the availability of funds.
The rate of overall Community assistance shall not exceed 70 % of the applicant’s average audited annual eligible expenses during the preceding two years, in the case of NGOs based in the Community or in those countries, which have joined the European Union in 2004, or 80 % in the case of NGOs based in the Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey and the Balkan countries, nor 80 % of the applicant’s eligible expenses for the current year.

The amount of a grant will only become final once the audited financial statement of the beneficiary has been accepted by the Commission.

DEADLINE:
Proposals must be submitted by the 1 October 2004 at the latest.

WHERE TO APPLY:
Secretariat / ENV.A.3
European Commission
Office: BU-5 6/140
B-1049 Brussels

USEFUL DOCUMENTS:
The information dossier relating to this Call for Proposals which sets out the eligibility, selection and award criteria (including details of the weighting system) and the application, assessment and approval procedure, can be obtained by applying in writing to the following address (preferably by fax):

Secretariat
DG Environment A.1
European Commission
Office: BU-9 0/10
B-1049 Brussels
Fax: (32-2) 296 95 60

It may alternatively be downloaded from the Commission website at the following address:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/funding/intro_en.htm

Open Date: July 29th 2004
Expiring Date: October 1st 2004