1. EU funding Justice Programme Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme Renatas MAŽEIKA - European Commission DG Justice and Consumers

2. Overview The funding Programmes of DG Justice
I.a. Basic notions of EU Funding
I.b. The funding Programmes of DG Justice
I.c. The 2016 Annual Work Programmes
I.d. The 2016 Calls for proposals

3. I.a. Basic notions of EU Funding (1)
Direct management vs. Shared management
Funding cycles: ;
Funding programmes

4. I.a. Basic notions of EU Funding (2)
Annual Work Programmes
Grants vs. Contracts
Action Grants
Operating Grants
Calls for proposals
Applicants and Partners

5. I.b. Funding Programmes of DG Justice (1) Funding programmes 2014-2020
Justice Programme: 377,6 M€
Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme (REC): 439,5 M€
Adopted on 17 December 2013

6. I.b. Funding Programmes of DG Justice (2) The Justice Programme
Judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters
Judicial training
Access to justice
Drug policy initiatives

7. I.b. Funding Programmes of DG Justice (3) The REC Programme
Non–discrimination
Racism, xenophobia, homophobia
Rights of persons with disabilities
Gender equality
Daphne - Prevent violence against children, young people, women and groups at risk
Rights of the child
EU Citizenship
Data protection
Consumer rights

8. I.b. Funding Programmes of DG Justice (4) Types of activities
Analytical activities (studies, data collection,…)
Training
Mutual learning, cooperation
Awareness-raising, dissemination

9. I.b. Funding Programmes of DG Justice (5) Who can participate?
General rules
All public and private entities
Profit-oriented organisations: limited access
International organisations
Justice: All MS, except DK and UK
REC: All MS + Iceland and Liechtenstein for some calls
BUT consult each call for the specific rules!

10. I.c. The 2015 Annual Work Programmes
Annual Work Programme 2016 for Justice (50M)
Annual Work Programme 2016 for REC (59M)

12. Ι.d. The 2016 Calls for proposals (1)
Justice Programme – Action Grants
EUR 23 million. To be published in June
Judicial cooperation in civil matters Oct – 7 Dec €
Judicial cooperation in criminal matters
9 Nov 2016 – 11 Jan €
Prevent radicalisation leading to terrorism Sept – 15 Nov €
e-Justice projects
26 Oct 2016 – 11 Jan €
Rights of persons suspected or accused of crime
14 Sept – 25 Oct €
Rights of victims of crime Sept – 25 Oct €
Judicial training in civil, criminal law or fundamental rights Sept – 16 Nov €

13. Ι.d. The 2016 Calls for proposals (2)
REC Programme – Action Grants
Total EUR 25 million

14. Ι.d. The 2016 Calls for proposals (3)
REC Programme –

15. Ι.d. The 2016 Calls for proposals (4)
REC Programme –

16. Statistics on Cyprus' participation 2014 total applications: 1344,
Statistics on Cyprus' participation total applications: 1344, CY applications: 22 percentage: 1,64%
ITALY
From 2014 the anti-discrimination call is missing, which is not closed yet.
In 2013 Cypriot organisations had submitted 23 applications, out of which 5 were successful (1drugs, 2 violence against children, 1 anti-discrimination, 1 gender equality). Their success rate was almost 22%, which is not bad (the general success rate was 15,16%).

19. Statistics on Cyprus' participation 2015 total applications: 1102,
Statistics on Cyprus' participation total applications: 1102, CY applications: 23 percentage: 2,09%
From 2014 the anti-discrimination call is missing, which is not closed yet.
In 2013 Cypriot organisations had submitted 23 applications, out of which 5 were successful (1drugs, 2 violence against children, 1 anti-discrimination, 1 gender equality). Their success rate was almost 22%, which is not bad (the general success rate was 15,16%).

20. Overview DG Justice website
Transition from Priamos to Participants Portal
What makes a good project?

21. I. DG Justice website (1) http://ec.europa.eu/justice/index_en.htm

22. Ι. DG Justice website (2) Calls for proposals

23. I. DG Justice website (3) Annual Work Programmes

24. II. Transition– from PRIAMOS to Participant Portal (PP): (1)
/index.html
Go to funding opportunities.
- look if there's any call published
- check what is the submission opening date
- check what is the submission closure date.

25. II. Transition– from PRIAMOS to Participant Portal (PP): (2)
Main consequences:
different interface,
changes in terminology (i.e. call becomes topic),
differences in the application procedure,
different annexes,

26. How to work with Participant Portal?
II. Transition– from PRIAMOS to Participant Portal (PP): (3)
How to work with Participant Portal?
Check regularly funding opportunities on the Participant Portal, select the Justice (or REC) programme,
check what is the submission opening date,
check what is the submission closure date.

27. Once the topic is published on the portal:
II. Transition– from PRIAMOS to Participant Portal (PP): (4)
Once the topic is published on the portal:
Read carefully the topic conditions!
Is your organisation eligible to apply?
Does your project idea address the priorities?
Do you have the minimum partnership? Is your proposed partnership appropriate for implementing your project?
What are the award criteria and their weighting? DG Justice will harmonise the award criteria for all topics (30,30, 20,10,10)

28. II. Transition– from PRIAMOS to Participant Portal (PP): (5)
Preparation
Start preparing ''at least'' once the topic is published (it may be a few weeks/months before it is opened for submission),
Read the new Guide for applicants, which explains the new procedure (available under each topic notice on the PP)
Consult your partners
Address any IT related question through the helpdesk contact form:
For non-IT related questions write directly to DG Justice&Consumers: for Justice programme and for REC programme

29. 2 steps application process:
II. Transition– from PRIAMOS to Participant Portal (PP): (6)
2 steps application process:
Step 1. Create a user account and register your organization on the participants portal:
Part A: dynamic form which administrative information

30. 2 steps application process:
II. Transition– from PRIAMOS to Participant Portal (PP): (7)
2 steps application process:
Step 2. Apply for a project:
3 parts:
Part A, which includes the administrative information about coordinator and partners and the estimated budget table,
Part B, which comprises of the technical content of the proposal; and
Annexes (e.g. Annual activity report, Indicators)

31. Specific issues regarding project application:
II. Transition– from PRIAMOS to Participant Portal (PP): (8)
Specific issues regarding project application:
Simplified budget table – no details,
All MS Word and MS Excel files must be converted to *.pdf before uploading to the system,
All partners must register and then they are selected by the project coordinator in Part A (no separate partner declarations).
No associate partners, thus no declarations.
Detailed explanation in the new Guide

32. II. Transition– from PRIAMOS to Participant Portal (PP): (9)
After submission
Regularly check your Commission my contact you to ask for clarifications/additional documents or information
Be patient: the evaluation takes between 4 and 6 months
All unsuccessful applicants receive letter with reasons
Successful applicants: grant agreement preparation

33. III. What makes a good project? (1)
Relevance
Relevant, in line with priorities
Addresses a specific & real need in the field
Addresses the appropriate audience/target group
Clear concept, well explained objectives
Mainstreaming, where relevant

34. III. What makes a good project? (2)
Results
Achieves relevant results
Involves the target groups
Produces sustainable results
Realistic/quantifiable outputs
Good dissemination

35. III. What makes a good project? (3)
Methodology
Attainable activities, appropriate to meet the objectives
Well planned activities, elaborated in sufficient detail (workstreams)
Well established methodology
Monitoring of implementation
Identification of risks & mitigating measures

36. III. What makes a good project? (4)
Strong partnership
partner organisations
employees
Strong EU dimension, EU added value
To be demonstrated also for national projects!
Cost-effective project, well planned budget

37. Contacts: DG Justice EC-REC-CALLS@ec.europa.eu

38. Thank you for your attention! Questions?