Call for Proposals on KN Partnerships closes soon!
The deadline for submitting the Call for Proposals on Knowledge Network Partnerships is approaching; complete your application before 9 June 2022 – 17:00 Brussels time!
The Call for Proposals on Knowledge Network Partnerships aims to select and finance projects that will establish multidisciplinary thematic communities or centers of expertise in support of both the Capacity Development pillar and Science pillar of the KN.
Projects will bring together researchers, policy makers, practitioners, and experts active in disaster prevention, preparedness and response, along the lines of common risks as well as joint priorities identified by the UCPM Member States and the EU.
What are the objectives?
The Call for Proposals on Knowledge Network Partnerships covers projects in the areas of specific natural or human-induced hazards (earthquakes, forest/wildfires, floods, etc.), clusters of hazards (meteorological, geophysical, technological etc.), and particular preparedness and response scenarios (such as emergency medical response and search and rescue operations).
The Call for Proposals has two main objectives, to:
- Design, develop and implement multi-disciplinary, risk-based thematic communities/centres of expertise for civil protection and disaster management stakeholders.
- Design, develop and implement capacity-development and applied science activities that contribute to building and sharing of knowledge, expertise and skills in civil protection and disaster management.
Proposals are expected to contribute to both specific objectives and to provide at least one outcome under each objective.
Final workshop of the AFAN project, funded by KN Call 2020. Valabre, April 2022.
What is the budget?
The total budget for the co-financing of Network Partnership projects is:
- General budget: EUR 1,500,000 for projects without pre-defined thematic and geographic scope.
- Next Generation EU budget: EUR 2,500,000 for projects with pre-defined thematic and geographic scope (see call document for further details).
Applicants should choose the budget for which they will be applying and indicate it clearly in their application. The EU co-funding rate amounts to 85% of total eligible costs with a maximum EU contribution of EUR 700,000 and a minimum EU contribution of EUR 250,000 per project.
Who can apply?
The Call for Proposals is open to local, national, regional and international civil protection and disaster management public and private stakeholders from the UCPM Member States. Projects consortium must be of at least five applicants, with at least three applicants from three different Member/Participating States, and may involve applicants from eligible non-EU countries. The Consortium coordinator must be a civil protection public entity or other public entity competent in subject matter of the proposed action (e.g., health authority). If the coordinator is not a civil protection but other public entity from a Member/Participating State, a letter of support from the competent national civil protection authority should be provided (template provided in call documents).
The Funding and Tenders Portal page of the call has a “Partner search announcements” section where requests for partners can be posted.
Final workshop of the AFAN project, funded by KN Call 2020. Valabre, April 2022.
How to submit the proposals?
All proposals must be submitted via the Electronic Submission System of the Funding & Tenders Portal. Proposals can be drafted and saved before final submission. Prospective applicants therefore have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the Funding & Tenders Portal.
The recording of the “Information day on the Civil Protection Multi Annual Work Programme 2021-2024, held online on 30 March 2022 provides more information about the call.
All documents and information related to the application procedure and eligibility for this Call for Proposals can be found in the Funding & Tenders Portal Topic page.