Call for proposals
‘Support for information measures relating to the common agricultural policy’ (CAP) for 2018
(2017/C 339/07)
Objective and description
The general objective of the call is to build
trust in the European Union and among all citizens, farmers and
non-farmers alike. The common agricultural policy (CAP) is a policy for
all citizens of the EU and the benefits that it provides to them must be
clearly demonstrated. The key issues and messaging should be fully
consistent with the Commission's legal requirement to carry out
information measures on the CAP within the meaning of Article 45 of
Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013. The proposal for information measures must
illustrate how the CAP continues to contribute towards the European
Commission's political priorities. It should reflect that the CAP is a
policy for all citizens of the European Union, contributes to their
lives in many ways and builds trust in the Union and among citizens,
farmers and non-farmers alike.
For the general public the objective is to raise public awareness on the relevance of EU support to agriculture and rural development through the CAP.
For stakeholders the objective is to
engage with stakeholders (mainly farmers and other parties active in
rural areas) in order to further communicate about the CAP to their
constituencies, and to the wider public.
Proposals should specifically cover the contribution that the CAP makes to:
· Boosting jobs, growth and investment in rural areas and the maintenance of viable rural communities throughout the EU;
· Fostering knowledge, innovation and digitisation in the agricultural sector;
· Enhancing environmental sustainability and climate resilience;
· Strengthening generational renewal and the socioeconomic fabric of rural areas;
· Ensuring
a fair return to farmers from the agri-food chain to maintain the
viability of European agricultural production and the future of the
family farm model;
· Encouraging
healthy eating habits for children and adults with the consumption of
safe and sustainably-produced quality food and the distribution of
agricultural products in the EU school scheme, as an important
contribution to the Commission's healthy living initiative.
Eligible activities
The information measures should include one or several activities such as (the list is not exhaustive):
· Production and distribution of multimedia or audiovisual material,
· Production and distribution of printed material (publications, posters, etc.),
· Setting up online and social network tools,
· Media events,
· Conferences, seminars, workshops (preferably web streamed) and studies on CAP related issues,
· Events of a ‘city farm’ nature which help to explain the importance of agriculture to the urban population,
· Events
of an ‘open farm’ nature which aim to showcase to citizens the role of
agriculture (e.g. best practices, innovation projects)
· Static or mobile exhibitions or information points.
The information measures should be implemented:
· at multiregional or national level;
· at European Union level (in at least two Member States).
Eligible applicants
The applicant (and its affiliated entities if any) shall be a legal entity established in an EU Member State.
Examples of eligible organisations:
· non-profit organisations (private or public),
· public authorities (national, regional, local),
· European associations,
· universities,
· educational institutions,
· research centres,
· private companies (for instance communication media companies).
Budget and duration
The total budget earmarked for the co-financing of projects is estimated at EUR 4.000.000.
The EU grant applied for cannot exceed 500.000 EUR.
The EU grant is limited to a maximum co-funding rate of 60% of the total eligible costs of the action.
Information measures shall not exceed the duration of 12 months. The indicative implementation period of the information measure is 1 May 2018 – 30 April 2019.
Deadline for proposals’ submission
The deadline for submitting applications is 15 December 2017.
Application forms will soon be available at: http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/grants-for-information-measures/
Applications must be sent to the following address:
European Commission Unit AGRI. B.1
Call for proposals 2017/C 339/07
To the attention of Head of Unit
L130 4/053
1049 Bruxelles/Brussel
BELGIQUE/BELGIË
· by post, date as postmark;
· in
person, date as receipt. The receipt must be obtained as proof of
submission, signed and dated by the official in the Commission's central
mail department who takes delivery. The department is open from 8:00 to
17:00 from Monday to Thursday, and from 8:00 to 16:00 on Fridays. It is
closed on Saturdays, Sundays and Commission holidays.
· by courier service, date of receipt by the courier service.
Hand delivery/Express mail:
European Commission
Central Mail Service
Avenue du Bourget, no 1/Bourgetlaan 1
1140 Bruxelles/Brussel
BELGIQUE/BELGIË
Further information
Please find attached the call text. Additional documents will be published soon at: http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/grants-for-information-measures/
The European Commission is answering questions on the content of the call and topics through the following email: agri-grants@ec.europa.eu. The deadline for submission of questions is 1 December 2017. The most relevant questions and answers will be published in: http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/grants-for-information-measures/
More information: https://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/grants-for-information-measures/
Kind regards,
Flora
Flora Stavropoulou
Junior Officer
European Office of Cyprus
Rue du Luxembourg 3, 2nd floor
B-1000, Brussels
Tel/Fax: +32 (0) 2 280 22 85
E-mail: eoc.brussels2@ucy.ac.cy
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http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EL/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.C_.2017.339.01.0007.01.ELL&toc=OJ:C:2017:339:TOC