Drug Prevention and Information Programme "Action grants" 2011-2012
Overall priority will be given to large-scale projects built on a wide partnership involving organisations from a significant number of EU Member States/eligible EFTA States and offering a true European scope and relevance. The projects under this call for proposals shall focus on the annual priorities described below.They must consist of transnational projects, studies and research, exchange of best practice, training, study visits, staff exchanges, seminars, meetings, conferences or a combination of these. Specific attention will be given to new types of addictions with regard to use of new psychoactive substances.
Proposals must demonstrate their innovation and show that there is no duplication with existing activities, including those foreseen by the EMCDDA – European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
Priorities:
- Ensure the expansion of the knowledge base, the exchange of information and
identification and dissemination of good practices in the area of drug-demand
reduction (Priority code: KNOB)
- Raise awareness of the health and social problems caused by drug use or which
influence drug consumption, and to encourage an open dialogue with a view to
promoting a better understanding of the phenomenon of drugs (Priority code:
AWAR)
- Support measures aimed at preventing drug use, including by addressing
reduction of drug-related harm and treatment methods taking into account the
latest state of scientific knowledge (Priority code: PREV)
- Projects aimed at the involvement of civil society in the implementation of the
European Union's Drug Strategy and Action Plans on Drugs (Priority code:
CIVI)
- Projects aimed at the monitoring, implementation and evaluation of specific
actions under the Drugs Action Plan 2009-2012 (Priority code: DRAP)
Applicants and partners must comply with the following requirements:
Legal status: They must be legally constituted public or private organisations and
institutions (non-governmental organisations, regional and local authorities at
the relevant level, university departments and research centres). Public bodies
at national/central level and international organisations are not eligible under
this DPIP call;
Origin: They are based in one of the 27 Member States of the European Union and/or
eligible EFTA States (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway);
Non-profit: They are non-profit-making (bodies and organisations which are profit-oriented
shall have access to grants under the Programme only as partners if justified by
the nature of the action). The involvement of the profit making entity should be
explained in the application. If the profit oriented body is involved as a co-
beneficiary partner it should be demonstrated that it is involved in the project
on a strictly non-profit basis.
Projects require a minimum partnership of 2 eligible organisations from 2 different EU
Member States and cannot have an initial duration exceeding 24 months. If the
applicant/partner is from any of the EFTA States that are parties to the EEA Agreement
(Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway- hereafter referred to as the "eligible EFTA States") the
project must involve in addition at least two eligible organisations from two different EU
Member States.
Projects should not be planned to start until after the notification of an award (an indicative
estimate being at least 4 (four) months after the deadline of the call). Projects that have already
started or are completed before the deadline for submission of the proposals will not be eligible
for funding.
Only projects, which do not aim to generate a profit, will be eligible for funding.
EU funding cannot constitute more than of 80% of overall eligible project cost and requested
amount under this call cannot be less than EUR 75.000.
The available funding consists of an indicative amount of EUR 4.953.200.
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