1. EEA and Norway Grants
Use of the Funds for bilateral relations
at national and programme level
Tomáš Tesař
Ministry of Finance

2. Fund for Bilateral Relations at National Level
- aim: - to strenghten bilateral cooperation - allocation: - min. 0,5 % of EEA/N Grants in the Czech R. - approx EUR - activities of NFP (ca EUR) otevřené výzvy (ca EUR) - eligible applicants: - any entity with ties to the sector - activities: - any of bilateral aspect

3. Fund for Bilateral Relations at National Level
- system: - out of IS CEDR - application for funding - realization of activities - accounting and request for payment - reimbursement - summary: - 1st Call: 26 approved applications (ca EUR) - 2nd Call: 6 approved applications (ca EUR) - 3rd Call: 24 approved applications (ca EUR) - all calls closed

4. Fund for Bilateral Relations at National Level
Examples of supported initiatives

5. Fund for Bilateral Relations at National Level
Examples of supported initiatives

6. Fund for Bilateral Relations at National Level
Examples of supported initiatives

7. Fund for Bilateral Relations at National Level
„Lessons Learnt“ - significant interest of applicants - in total 113 applications submitted - many /phone questions raised - two levels of the Funds (National vs. Programme) are confusing for applicants - avioidable formal failings - limits, annexes, timing, exchange rate etc.

8. Fund for Bilateral Relations at Programme Level
- aim: - to find project partner - to strenghten bilateral cooperation in implemented projects - allocation: - min. 1,5% of total programme allocation programmes in total: approx EUR - during the implementation, some allocations were raised due to savings from the open calls

9. Fund for Bilateral Relations at Programme Level
- eligible applicants: - seeking for partners: all entities with ties to the sector (before the end of the open calls for proposals) - strenghtening bilateral cooperation during and after the implementation: final beneficiaries - supported activities: - those aiming at strenghtening bilateral relations in approved projects‘ activities of partners which were not included into the original budget

10. Fund for Bilateral Relations at Programme Level
- system: - via IS CEDR (where the PO is Ministry of Finance) - application for funding - realization of activities - accounting and request for payment - reimbursement - statistics: - allocated funds 0-100% programmes with closed call - the other with ongoing calls for proposals

11. Fund for Bilateral Relations at Programme Level
- current status: - due to a low interest and commitment rate, it is planned to prolong some deadlines in some calls and extend the eligibility of applicants (all entities instead of final beneficiaries only) - the calls shall be amended in October – web-sites:
předkládání žádostí (do dubna 2017) a realizace aktivit do června/července 2017, následně předložení závěrečné zprávy do srpna 2017;

12. Thank you for your attention.