Date post: | 29-Dec-2015 |
Category: |
Documents |
Upload: | carol-marshall |
View: | 220 times |
Download: | 0 times |
CIVIL PROTECTION MECHANISMEXERCISES
Information Day 2015
Arya Honarmand
DG ECHO B1- Emergency Response Unit
Purpose of Civil Protection Mechanism Exercises
• Provide a testing environment of established and/or new
operational concepts and procedures of the
Mechanism.
• Provide a learning opportunity for all actors involved in
civil protection assistance interventions under the Civil
Protection Mechanism.
Main Objectives
• To improve civil protection preparedness and response to all
kinds of disasters, including
• marine pollution
• chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear disasters
• combined disasters and disasters simultaneously affecting a
number of countries
Expected Results 1
• The existing procedures for the various elements of the
Civil Protection Mechanism are improved
• New procedures, where needed, are established.
• The interoperability of intervention teams is improved
as the result of the exercise; in particular this will mean
• quicker dispatch time,
• improved cooperation arrangements,
• better communication between headquarters and field,
• identification of shortcomings in the existing structures.
Expected Results 2
• Participating states, enlargement countries not participating
in the Mechanism, and European Neighbourhood Policy
countries are prepared to receive assistance through the
Mechanism.
Requirements
• The mechanism must be activated. (CECIS to be used)
• The EU host nation support (HNS) guidelines must be applied.
• An EUCP Team must be deployed.
• ERCC and equivalent in member states must be exercised.
• Participating States ,Enlargement Countries and ENP
Countries have the right to send an observer.
Type of Exercises
• Table-top Exercise
• Command Post Exercise
• Full Scale Exercise
• Recommended: Building block approach!
Total budget for 2015
• 3,6 million EUR reserved for exercises for Participating
States of which 800 000 EUR is a tender.
• 1 million EUR reserved for exercises for third countries
(neighbourhood or enlargement countries)
• Maximum 1 M euro per project
• 85% of the eligible costs may be funded
Selection of proposals
• Admissibility criterias (Administrative rules followed)
• Eligibility criterias (Applicant eligible, action eligible)
• Exclusion criterias (Conviction, bankrupcy, misconduct)
• Selection criterias (Operational and financial capacity)
Admissibility criteria
• Deadline must be respected
• Applications must be submitted in writing/paper • Use application forms (not hand written)
• Application must be submitted in EU official language
• Number of copies of proposal (2 paper + electronic)
• All forms must be returned
• Some forms must be signed
Eligibility criteria
• Legal status of the applicant (legal entity established)
• There must be at least two beneficiaries in addition to
the coordinator; a consortium of three.
• Participating States, Enlargement Countries , ENP
countries and IOs can be partners of the Consortium
• Only International Organizations and Participating States
can be the coordinating beneficiary.
• Activities must fall within the scope of the call
Exclusion criteria
• Bankrupted or being wound up
• Convictions
• Grave misconduct
• Debts towards the state
• Fraud, corruption, involvement in criminal matters• conflict of interests
• Misrepresentation or information not supplied
Selection criteria
• Operational capacity (evidence of adequate operational capacity, professional qualifications and experiences (EU/trans-national projects, CVs, annual report)
• Financial capacity (budget/annual turnover, ..) to carry out the project?
Award criteria• Understanding (clarity, relevance and consistency of the
rationale, objectives and planning of the proposed project)
• Methodology to be used for the project implementation (ways and means for translating the project into practice and producing the expected results)
• Cost-effectiveness of the project (budget structured and rational, justified and coherent, resources appropriate for the activities, means proposed = project cost-efficient)
• European dimension of the project (the expected results come from transnational work and serve the interest of more participating states/eligible third countries and may be efficiently reproduced or transferred to other PS, EC or INT
Award of proposals
• Understanding 25 Points
• Methodology 35 Points
• Cost effectiveness 15 Points
• European Dimension 25 Points
Minimum threshold is 70 points
Exercises received and selected 2007-2014
Call for proposal (year) Proposals received Proposals accepted/financed
2007 14 7
2008 16 8
2009 3 2
2010 5 2
2011 7 5
2012 8 4
2013 5 2
2014 5 4
Exercises 2015
Harborex, Industrial accident, 27-29 April, Norway
Mura, Flooding in River Mura, 18-21 May, Croatia
Westsunami, Tsunami, 26-28 October, Spain
The publishment of the call
• The call is expected to be published in mid-late March on the following link:
•
• http://ec.europa.eu/echo/en/funding-evaluations/financing-civil-protection/calls-for-proposal
Timeline
• Publication of call: 03.2015
• Deadline for questions to Commission: 06.2015
• Deadline for submission of proposals: 06.2015
• Selection of proposals by Commission: 10.2015
• Kick-off meetings in Brussel: 01.2016
General tip - I
Pay specific attention to the Grant Application Guide
• Understand the requirements of the Commission
• All forms requiring signatures must be original
• The narrative part of the application should be well
formulated and concise.
• The budget must be precise and exclude non-eligible costs.
General tip - II
• Start the process with the application as soon as possible
• Build a strong partnership
• Ensure a state of the art project management capacity
• Do not hesitate to contact the Commission as long as the
call is on the website (by mail)