EU Aid Programme

Capacity Building for Humanitarian Aid

The Call for Proposals EACEA 09/2017 Capacity Building for humanitarian aid was published by the European Commission in the framework of the EU Aid Volunteers initiative. The current EACEA 09/2017 call for proposals aims at strengthening the capacity of prospective hosting organisations to prepare and respond to humanitarian crises. In addition, it will provide support for actions aimed at strengthening the technical capacity of prospective sending organisations to participate in the EU Aid Volunteers initiative. The objective of the current EACEA 09/2017 “Technical Assistance for sending organisations - Capacity Building for humanitarian aid of hosting organisations” call for proposals, published by the European Commission in the framework of the EU Aid Volunteers initiative, is to ensure compliance with the standards and procedures regarding candidate volunteers and EU Aid Volunteers in order to apply for certification which is required in order to deploy EU Aid Volunteers. Expected Result of the current EACEA 09/2017 “Technical Assistance for sending organisations - Capacity Building for humanitarian aid of hosting organisations” call for proposals, published by the European Commission in the framework of the EU Aid Volunteers initiative, is to strengthen capacities of around 110 sending and hosting organisations in areas such as: - Disaster risk management, preparedness and response; - Linking relief, rehabilitation and development (LRRD); - Strengthening local volunteering in third countries; - Capacities to undergo certification including administrative capacity; - Capacity to provide early warning to local communities. Eligible applicants within the current EACEA 09/2017 “Technical Assistance for sending organisations Capacity Building for humanitarian aid of hosting organisations” call for proposals, published by the European Commission in the framework of the EU Aid Volunteers initiative, are: - non-governmental / not-for-profit organisations formed in accordance with the law of a Member State and whose headquarters are located within the Union; - public law bodies of a civilian character governed by the law of a Member State; - the International Federation of National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Eligible countries within the current EACEA 09/2017 “Technical Assistance for sending organisations - Capacity Building for humanitarian aid of hosting organisations” call for proposals, published by the European Commission in the framework of the EU Aid Volunteers initiative, are the Member States of the European Union: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom. Projects are designed and implemented by transnational consortia involving entities from at least three countries participating in the programme and belonging to one of the categories mentioned. The total budget of the current EACEA 09/2017 “Technical Assistance for sending organisations - Capacity Building for humanitarian aid of hosting organisations” call for proposals, published by the European Commission in the framework of the EU Aid Volunteers initiative, is EUR 7 607 000. The maximum grant will be EUR 700 000. Each grant will amount to between EUR 100 000 and EUR 700 000. The Agency expects to fund 22 proposals. The deadline for submitting proposals in the framework of the current EACEA 09/2017 “Technical Assistance for sending organisations - Capacity Building for humanitarian aid of hosting organisations” call for proposals, published by the European Commission in the framework of the EU Aid Volunteers initiative, is 3 July 2017. Further information on the current call for proposals is available on the European Commission’s web site at: https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/eu-aid-volunteers/funding_en.