On 25 April 2023, EACEA awarded 13 grants for the implementations of Pilot Projects and Preparatory Actions in the field of Sport. The projects were selected following two open calls for proposals: a Preparatory Action Grassroots sport programmes and infrastructure innovation and a Pilot Project Sport for People and Planet – a new approach on sustainability through sport in Europe. The calls enjoyed a high popularity among applicants, with a total of 175 proposals submitted by the deadline in October 2022. The results of the evaluation are as follows:

	PPPA-SPORT-2022-PEOPLE-PLANET	PPPA-SPORT-2022-GRASSROOTS-INNOVATION
Number of proposals submitted	78	97
Number of inadmissible proposals	2	4
Number of ineligible proposals	2	2
Number of above-threshold proposals	43	50
Number of proposals proposed for funding	5	8

As a result of the evaluation process, the following projects were retained for funding: PPPA-SPORT-2022-GRASSROOTS-INNOVATION PPPA-SPORT-2022-PEOPLE-PLANET Note that these lists do not represent any commitment on the part of EACEA and could not constitute a ground to claim any expectations concerning the signature of a grant agreement. The Executive Agency may, until such time as the agreement is signed, either abandon or cancel the procedure without this entitling the applicants on these lists to any compensation.