Small Collaborative partnerships Session 2 : Submission & Selection procedures Small Collaborative partnerships Luciano DI FONZO Session 2 : Submission & Selection procedures Small Collaborative Partnerships Luciano Di Fonzo

Why Small Collaborative Partnerships? Better promote grassroots sports Increase participation of sport organisations Give visibility to local projects Simplify administrative procedure

Definition Erasmus+ Legal Basis – Article 2 Definitions (24): "Grassroots sport means organised sport practised at local level by amateur sportspeople, and sport for all." High Level Group on Grassroots sports: "Grassroots sport is physical leisure activity, organised and non-organised, practised regularly at non-professional level for health, educational or social purposes."

Amateur Physical Leisure Activity Local level Local Organised and not Organised Non-professional level Health, Education, Social

TOPICS Encourage social inclusion and equal opportunities Promote European traditional sports and games Support the mobility of volunteers, coaches, managers and staff of non-profit sport organisations Protect athletes from health and safety hazards by improving training and competition conditions

Activities: Networking Educational and training modules/tools Good practices Awareness-raising activities Innovative synergies Tackle societal and economic challenges Conferences, seminars, meetings, events, awareness-raising actions…

Eligibility Criteria: PARTICIPATION: Involves at least three organisations from 3 different Programme Countries (NGOs, Public bodies, HEIs, schools, etc.) The initiatives and activities must be carried out in the countries of the partners involved

FUNDING RULES Max EU grant 60,000 EUR Financing mechanism Real costs EU-cofinancing Maximum 80% of the total eligible costs.

Award Criteria: 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 Impact and dissemination

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