Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
The Programme aims to improve and promote health in the Union to reduce the burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases by:
- protecting people from serious cross-border health threats
- improving the availability, accessibility and affordability of medicines, medical devices and other crisis-related products in the EU
- strengthening national health systems
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
The objective is to ensure the participation of health NGOs in activities that are necessary to implement one or more specific objectives of the EU4Health Programme.
Detailed Call Description
Operating grants should provide support to the functioning of certain NGOs during 2024 for activities including awareness raising on various health aspects, communication and dissemination, capacity building and training, expert collaboration and networking. Through their core operational activities, the health NGOs will deliver on increased health literacy and health promotion, capacity building and networking; and contribute to the optimisation of healthcare activities and practices by providing feedback from patients and facilitating communication with patients.
The beneficiaries are expected to further demonstrate in their proposals the Union added value of their activities and commit to deliver concrete results such as: online materials, webpages, manuals and tools on case studies promoting health in schools, factsheets and relevant literature, materials for teachers on health literacy, and assistance and promotion of twinning with other schools in the Union capacity building and training activities to reduce the impact of risk factors for noncommunicable diseases; new approaches to promote healthy and sustainable diets; expert guidance and peer-to-peer connections; and collaborate in shared areas of activity. Some of the beneficiaries’ activities are expected to contribute to the implementation of non-legislative policy initiatives and/or the implementation of relevant Union health legislation.
The beneficiaries will facilitate the exchange of knowledge, capacity building related to their expertise and should cooperate with other civil society organisations and international organisations (e.g., the WHO and other organisations).
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
Project budgets (maximum grant amount) are expected to range between €500.000 and €1.000.000 per project.
The grant will be a budget-based mixed actual cost grant (actual costs, with unit cost). This means that it will reimburse ONLY certain types of costs (eligible costs) and costs that were actually incurred for your project (NOT the budgeted costs). The costs will be reimbursed at the funding rate fixed in the Grant Agreement (60%). Your organisation can apply for a higher project funding rate (80%) if your project is of “exceptional utility”. Actions shall be considered to have exceptional utility where at least 30% of the budget of the operating grants is allocated to activities in (one or more) Member States whose Gross Net Income per inhabitant is less than 90% of the EU average.
Thematic Categories
- Education and training
- Health
- Public Administration
Eligibility for Participation
- Associations
- International Organisations
- Legal Entities
- NGOs
- Non Profit Organisations
- Other Beneficiaries
- Private Bodies
- State-owned Enterprises
Eligibility For Participation Notes
In order to be eligible for funding, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must be legal entities (public or private bodies), established in EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs)) or listed EEA countries and countries associated to the EU4Health Programme (list of participating countries).
Applicants are required to comply with the criteria set out in Article 13(1)-(4) and (8) of Regulation (EU) 2021/522, including the specific criteria detailed in call document pages 9-11 (the link can be found under the “More information” section).
Consortium composition: Only applications by single applicants are allowed (single beneficiaries).
- civil society organisations
- international organisations (e.g., the WHO and other organisations).
- health NGOs
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Ministry of Health, Department of European Affairs
Ms MAKRIGIORGI Elena
Email: emakrigiorgi@moh.gov.cy
EU Contact Point
Persons to Contact:
Stefan DE KEERSMAECKER
Τelephone: +32 2 298 46 80
Email: stefan.de-keersmaecker@ec.europa.eu
Darragh CASSIDY
Τelephone: +32 2 298 39 78
Email: darragh.cassidy@ec.europa.eu