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Erasmus+ Sport
EU funding opportunities in the field of Sport
Meeting with LV sport movement17 February, Riga
SportSport
Sport in the EU: a brief history
Competence
• Lisbon Treaty (art.165)
Policy orientations
• EU Work Plan for Sport (2014-2017)
Financial tool
• Erasmus+ Sport
Competence
EU Work Plan for Sport (2014-2017)• 3 key topics:
• Integrity of Sport• The economic dimension of Sport• Sport and Society
• 5 Expert Groups:• Match-fixing• Good governance• Economic dimension• HEPA• Human resources development in sport
New Erasmus+ Programme
• - Long awaited programme• - Integrated programme• - Ambitious programme• - Adopted on 11 December 2013
Looking to the past…
- No specific programme- Preparatory actions (2009-2013)- Special events
Preparatory Actions (2009-2013) - Health and physical activity- Gender equality- Education and training
- Fight against doping - Social inclusion - Volunteering
- Fight against violence and intolerance in sport- Strengthening the organisation of sport
- Fight against match-fixing- Physical activity and active ageing- Sport at municipal level
- Good governance and dual careers- Protecting athletes- Traditional European sport and games
2009 2010
2011 2012
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
Starting with 22.3M € in
2014
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
Policy context • Doping (Conclusions on combating doping in recreational sport) • 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
• Work Programme 2015
• Programme Guide (available in LV)
• Call for proposals (deadlines, selections, award decision, start of projects)
Selection method
General call for proposals
Annual call
Evaluation committee (external experts)
Principles of independence
and transparency
ERASMUS+ 2014• List of awarded projects published 5th December on EACEA website (
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus_en)
• In total, 45 projects supported: - 38 Collaborative partnerships selected + 1 reserve list - 6 Not-for-profit European sport events
ERASMUS+ 2015 (1 round)• Deadline on 22nd January for projects related to 2015 European
Week of Sport
• 79 applications received – 15 collaborative partnerships and 64 Not-for-profit European sport events
• 5 collaborative partnerships and 3 Not-for-profit European sport events will be selected
• Results available by April 2015
ERASMUS+ 2015 (2 round)
• Not related to the 2015 European Week of Sport
14 May 2015
Erasmus+ : Sport > Specific objectives
To tackle cross-border threats
such as doping, match-fixing,
violence, intolerance and discrimination
To promote and support good governance in sport and dual
careers of athletes
To promote voluntary
activities in sport, together
with social inclusion, equal opportunities
and awareness of HEPA
Collaborative partnership (all 3)
Not-for-profit Europeansport event (1)
Collaborative Partnership (CP) - Activities
Networking
Collection of data
Aware-raising
activitiesEducation 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
Collaborative partnerships – eligibility
Public body or non-profit organisation
Applicant established in one of the Programme Countries
At least 5 organisations from 5 different Programme Countries
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 the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Collaborative partnerships – eligibility
Start of the project 01/01/2016
Maximum duration From 12 to 36 months (12, 18, 24, 30, 36 months)
Deadline 14/05/2015, 12 pm (midday) CET
The activities must take place in the countries of organisations involved in CP.
Not-for-profit European sport events – eligibility
Public body or non-profit organisation active in the
field of sport
Participants from at least 12 different Programme
Countries
Not-for-profit European sport events – eligibility
Start of the project 01/11/2015
Maximum duration 12 months
Deadline 14/05/2015, 12 pm (midday) CET
The event must take place in 2016.
Call not related to EWoS – co-financing
Sport action Maximum grant
Collaborative partnerships 500 000 EUR
Not-for-profit European sport events
500 000 EUR
Max. 80% of the total eligible costs
Indicative number of selected projects in 2015
Call not related to the 2015 European Week of Sport
Collaborative partnerships 45
Not-for-profit European sport events
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Funding Rules
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Collaborative Partnerships
Not-for-profit European Sport
Events
Max. Grant 500 000 EUR 500 000 EUR
Co-financing Max. 80 % Max. 80 %
Pre-financing
60 % of the grant awarded
60 % of the grant awarded
Duration12/18/24/30/36
months up to 12 months
Award criteria
• Collaborative Partnerships
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Relevance of the project Maximum 30 points
Quality of the project design and implementation
Maximum 20 points
Quality of the project team and the cooperation arrangements
Maximum 20 points
Impact and dissemination Maximum 30 points
Min. 60 points (at least half of the max. points in each criterion)
Award criteria
• Not-for-profit European sport events
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Relevance of the project Maximum 30 points
Quality of the project design and implementation
Maximum 40 points
Impact and dissemination Maximum 30 points
Min. 60 points (at least half of the max. points in each criterion)
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 that 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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European Week of Sport
What? The European Week of Sport will go beyond the promotion of sport and will include the wider physical activity perspective.
When? 2nd Week of September at EU/BXL level (but flexibility until end of September for national weeks).
European Week of Sport
Events to take place in the Member States, at national, regional and local levels, while the overall coordination and monitoring of the Week will remain in Brussels.
EU Level: Official Opening, one flagship event, coordination of the preparation of the national events
National level: National Coordinating Bodies implementation of national events (Latvian
Sport for All Association) Use of Erasmus+ Sport (grant around 70,000€ for each programme country)
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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• Commission's Sport Policy and Programme Unit website: http://ec.europa.eu/sport/
• EACEA (Agency) website:http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/index_en.php
• ERASMUS+ Sport – InfoDayhttps://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/events/11-february-2015-sport-infoday_en
• Information about supported projects http://bookshop.europa.eu/en/preparatory-actions-and-special-events-2009-2013-pbNC0414984/?CatalogCategoryID=CdcKABstHUgAAAEjBJEY4e5L
