Call: Preparedness projects in the field of civil protection and marine pollution

Programme	Union Civil Protection Mechanism
Acronym	UCPM
Type of Fund	Action programme
Description of programme "Union Civil Protection Mechanism"	The Civil Protection Mechanism facilitates coordination in the field of civil protection in order to improve the effectiveness of systems for preventing, preparing for and responding to natural and man-made disasters. The Mechanism should protect primarily people, but also the environment and property, including cultural heritage. The objective is to support and complement the efforts of Member States in the field of disaster prevention, focusing on areas where cooperation provides added value and complement existing cooperation frameworks/instruments provided by relevant EU macro - regional strategies.
Link	Link to Programme
Call	Preparedness projects in the field of civil protection and marine pollution
Description of call "Preparedness projects in the field of civil protection and marine pollution"	The 2019 Call for Proposal (Preparedness projects) focuses on strengthening preparedness for responding to multi-sector emergencies, including health, CBRN, environment and marine pollution in Europe and its Neighbourhoods. In order to contribute to achieving this general objective, proposals are invited to focus on one of the following Specific Objectives: SO1 - Strengthening capacities for emergency response SO2 - Developing operational tools to facilitate emergency response SO3 - Reinforcing inter-sector and macro-regional response plans and procedures
Link	Link to Call
Thematic Focus	Disaster Prevention, Security, Health, Environment & biodiversity
Funding area	EU Member States Albania / Shqipëria Algeria / الجزائر Armenia / Հայաստան Azerbaijan Belarus / Беларусь Bosnia and Herzegovina Egypt / مِصر‎ Georgia / საქართველო Iceland / Ísland Israel / ישראל / إسرائيل Jordan / الأردن Kosovo Lebanon / لبنان Libya / ليبيا Moldova Montenegro / Crna Gora/Црна Гора Morocco / المَغرِب North Macedonia / Северна Македонија Norway / Norge Palestine / دولة فلسطين Serbia / Сpбија Tunisia / تونس Turkey / Türkiye Ukraine / Україна Oukraïna
Origin of Applicant	EU Member States Albania / Shqipëria Algeria / الجزائر Armenia / Հայաստան Azerbaijan Belarus / Беларусь Bosnia and Herzegovina Egypt / مِصر‎ Georgia / საქართველო Iceland / Ísland Israel / ישראל / إسرائيل Jordan / الأردن Kosovo Lebanon / لبنان Libya / ليبيا Moldova Montenegro / Crna Gora/Црна Гора Morocco / المَغرِب North Macedonia / Северна Македонија Norway / Norge Palestine / دولة فلسطين Serbia / Сpбија Tunisia / تونس Turkey / Türkiye Ukraine / Україна Oukraïna
Eligible applicants	Education and Training Centres, Federal State / Region / City / Municipality / Local Authority, Lobby Group / Professional Association / Trade Union, International Organization, NGO / NPO, Public Services, Association, Research Institution, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, SMEs (between 10 and 249 employees), Microenterprises (fewer than 10 employees), National Government, Start Up Company, University, Enterprise (more than 250 employees or not defined)
Project Partner	Yes
Project Partner Details	Internal Budget: 3 entities from Participating States 2 entites from Participating States+ International Organisation 1 entity from Participating States + 2 International Organisations External budget: 2 entities from Participating States + 1 entity from Enlargement or Neighbourhood countries 1 entity from Participating States + 1 International Organisation + 1 entity from Enlargement or Neighbourhood countries 1 entity from Participating States + 2 entities from Enlargement or Neighbourhood countries
Project duration max	24 months
Type of Funding	Grants
Financial details	Total call-budget: 3.3 Mio. € The budget is allocated as follows: Internal budget: 2.4 million max. grant size per project: 1 million € External budget: 900 000 € max. grant size per project: 400 000 € Co-financing rate: max. 85%
Submission	Participant Portal
Contact Details	https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/creative-europe/contacts_en