European Partnership on Sports

Call for Proposals for Preparatory Action

The call for proposals European Partnership on Sports serves to implement the Preparatory Action "European Partnership on Sports" in accordance with the Commission Decision adopting the 2012 annual work programmes on grants and contracts for the Preparatory Action - European Partnership on Sports and for the Pilot Project - Knowledge Partnerships.

The main objective of the European Partnership on Sports call for proposals published within the  Preparatory Action is to prepare future EU actions in this field, on the basis of the Sport Chapter of the proposed Union Programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport for 2014-2020 ‘Erasmus for All’, building on the priorities set in the 2007 White Paper on Sport and the 2011 Communication on Developing the European Dimension in Sport.

The European Partnership on Sports call for proposals will support transnational projects put forward by public bodies or not-for-profit organisations in order to identify and test suitable networks and good practices in the field of sport, in the following areas:
(1) The fight against match-fixing,
(2) The promotion of physical activity supporting active ageing,
(3) Awareness-raising about effective ways of promoting sport at municipal level,
(4) Trans-frontier joint grassroots sport competitions in neighbouring regions and Member States.

The eligible applicants within the European Partnership on Sports call for proposals are:
• Public bodies;
• Not-for-profit organisations.

The total budget allocated to the co-financing of projects under this European Partnership on Sports call for proposals is EUR 3 500 000.  EU co-financing will be provided to a maximum of 60% of Total Eligible Costs
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The Deadline for submission of applications in the framework of the European Partnership on Sports call for proposal is 31 July 2012.

Further information on the current European Partnership on Sports call for proposals is available at the following Internet address: http://ec.europa.eu/sport/preparatory_actions/eac-s06-2012_en.htm