1. Sport Erasmus+ Sport EU funding opportunities in the field of Sport Meeting with LV sport movement 17 February, Riga Sport

2. 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

3. Competence

4. 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

5. New Erasmus+ Programme - Long awaited programme - Integrated programme - Ambitious programme - Adopted on 11 December 2013

6. Looking to the past… - No specific programme - Preparatory actions (2009-2013) - Special events

7. 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

8. Key ideas about Erasmus+ Financial support secured for 7 years Substantial budget Programme serving policies

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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)

12. Key documents Work Programme 2015 Programme Guide (available in LV) Call for proposals (deadlines, selections, award decision, start of projects)

13. Selection method General call for proposals Annual call Evaluation committee (external experts) Principles of independence and transparency

14. ERASMUS+ 2014 List of awarded projects published 5 th December on EACEA website (http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus_en)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

15. 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

16. ERASMUS+ 2015 (2 round) Not related to the 2015 European Week of Sport 14 May 2015

17. 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 European sport event (1)

18. Collaborative Partnership (CP) - Activities Networking Collection of data Aware- raising activities Education and training modules and tools Good practices Seminars, Conferences, Meetings, Events

19. 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 19 Educational activities Side- activities Event Legacy activities

20. 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

21. 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

22. Collaborative partnerships – eligibility Start of the project01/01/2016 Maximum durationFrom 12 to 36 months (12, 18, 24, 30, 36 months) Deadline14/05/2015, 12 pm (midday) CET The activities must take place in the countries of organisations involved in CP.

23. 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

24. Not-for-profit European sport events – eligibility Start of the project01/11/2015 Maximum duration12 months Deadline14/05/2015, 12 pm (midday) CET The event must take place in 2016.

25. Call not related to EWoS – co-financing Sport actionMaximum grant Collaborative partnerships500 000 EUR Not-for-profit European sport events 500 000 EUR Max. 80% of the total eligible costs

26. Indicative number of selected projects in 2015 Call not related to the 2015 European Week of Sport Collaborative partnerships45 Not-for-profit European sport events 3

27. Funding Rules 27 Collaborative Partnerships Not-for-profit European Sport Events Max. Grant500 000 EUR Co-financingMax. 80 % Pre- financing 60 % of the grant awarded Duration 12/18/24/30/36 months up to 12 months

28. Award criteria Collaborative Partnerships 28 Relevance of the projectMaximum 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 disseminationMaximum 30 points Min. 60 points (at least half of the max. points in each criterion)

29. Award criteria Not-for-profit European sport events 29 Relevance of the projectMaximum 30 points Quality of the project design and implementation Maximum 40 points Impact and disseminationMaximum 30 points Min. 60 points (at least half of the max. points in each criterion)

30. 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 30

31. 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).

32. 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) 32

33. IMPORTANT INFORMATION 33 Commission's Sport Policy and Programme Unit website: http://ec.europa.eu/sport/ http://ec.europa.eu/sport/ EACEA (Agency) website: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/index_en.php ERASMUS+ Sport – InfoDay https://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

34. Thank you Yves.Le-Lostecque@ec.europa.eu Agata.Dziarnowska@ec.europa.eu