EU Community Initiative Alpine Space Programme

Frequently Asked Questions in INTERREG Programmes INTERREG-Faqs.pdf    1.7 M Frequently Asked Questions in Alpine Space Programme General Can third partners from outside the EU be financed by the INTERREG III budget? What is the rate of ERDF co-financing? Which basic rules do projects have to comply with? Which is the total available budget for INTERREG IIIB Alpine Space Programme? Programme How frequently the calls for proposals will be launched? How will the programme be managed? What are the general objectives of this initiative? What are the topics addressed by INTERREG IIIB Alpine Space? What does INTERREG III Programme consist of? What is Interreg III? What is the co-operation area in the Alpine Space? What is the INTERREG IIIB Alpine Space programme? What will be INTERREG IIIB Alpine Space projects working on and what results are expected? When is the first open call for proposals to be expected? Which fields of cooperation are eligible (priority topics) for the INTERREG III B Programme? Who is responsible for implementation of the INTERREG III Programme? Programme Bodies What is JTS? What is MA? What is MC? What is NCP? What is PA? What is SC? Projects Can observers participate in a project? How is the first level control organised in each Partner State involved in the Programme? How long can a project within INTERREG IIIB Alpine Space last? How many partners have to be involved in the project? What basic requirements should be considered before applying? What does ‘project approved under condition’ mean? What is a "Lead Partner"? What kind of expenses can be considered as “Contribution in kind” and which are the maximum rates fixed? What should be the average budget of each project? When and where can information on the application procedure be found? Which kind of projects will be selected? Who can act as a LP in a project? Who can apply for funding from the INTERREG IIIB Alpine Space? Who will be entitled to present project submissions? Procedural and Technical Questions After the approval of a project, what is the procedure for the signature of the Partnership Agreement Application form 4.1: Is it true that the first written contact does not necessarily mean the project start? Are costs for bank transfers among partners eligible? Are payments relating to project activities during the official project duration, but paid out after the project ending date, eligible? Are preparation costs parts of the project budget? Are project activities carried out after the conclusion of the project (e.g. seminar for the dissemination of project results) eligible? Are projects having a budget higher/lower than the average stated in the PC eligible to co-funding? Are reallocations of funds between categories and work packages allowed? Are reallocations of funds between project partners allowed? Are there fixed limits for some categories of expenditure? Are there limits for certain cost-categories? E.g. is it equally allowed to travel economy or business class? Are there limits as regards the day-fees for external consultants? Are there maximum rates for hiring external experts? Can a "progress report" be submitted after the end of a project? Can an EU partner bear the costs for the organisation of an activity/event in a Non Member State? Can expenditure that is incurred outside the Alpine Space area be eligible? Can projects last longer than 3 years? Common Transnational Activities - Difference between subcontractor and Project Partner Common Transnational Activities - What are common transnational activities? Do all foreign exchange commissions and losses remain ineligible? Do all payment claims have to be audited? Do preparation costs relate to the lead partner only? Eligibility of staff costs regarding University research projects? Eligibility of travel expenditure - NEW How long does it take for the Steering Committee to reach a decision? How long will it take to get the first ERDF funds? How shall the time frame and the amounts of payments be determined in the subsidy contract? How to deal with publications aimed at dissemination purposes? How to fill in “target group” and “result”? How to handle revenues? - NEW- How to handle transfers of funds for project management activities to the LP? Is in-kind-contribution allowed also for PPs coming from MS (e.g. university professor working in aproject)? Is it possible for an actor to be Lead Partner or PP in a project even if it is not located in the Alpine Space? Is it possible that the Steering Committee asks the project to cut the budget in order to be approved? Is it possible to use other kinds of funds (e.g. UNESCO funds) to co-finance the project in order to reach the 50% of national funds? If this is the case, where shall this contribution be shown in the financial tables of the Application Form? Is the rent of an equipment /good eligible? Is there advice or workshops for lead partners? Is this rule also valid for all such of fees already occurred since project start (rule entering into force from 5.8.2000)? To what does the designation of "charges for transnational financial transactions within assistance under the community initiatives" refers exactly: are only bank costs for transfers between project participants eligible, or also those related to any pay Under which cost categories should costs related to "information & publicity" activities be allocated? What costs have to be reported in the final financial report? What costs have to be reported in the progress report forms that are part of the final report? What happens if some Project Partners have over exhausted their budget line? - NEW- What is a transnational meeting? What is meant by a subcontractor and is there a threshold for subcontracts to be respected? What to do if the related certified costs of a projects’ product cannot be quantified? What to do in case an Italian Project Partner cannot submit a specific Certification of Expenditure in due time? When are infrastructure investments eligible? When do project partners need to sign an agreement with the Lead Partner? When shall the final report be submitted to MA/JTS? Which costs can be included? Which documents are necessary to verify the contribution in kind given by the work of a public administrator? Which is the date stating the start of eligibility of expenditure? Which is the financial average of a project proposal? Which is the rate that has to be applied when calculating the costs in EURO for expenditures incurred in foreign currencies? - NEW Which responsibilities arise for the PP? Who is financially responsible for ERDF funds? 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