This Action aims to support the organisation of sport events with a European dimension in the following fields:

• volunteering in sport;
• social inclusion through sport;
• fight against discrimination in sport, including gender equality;
• encouraging healthy lifestyles for all: projects under this priority will mainly focus on:
  • the implementation of the three pillars of the HealthyLifestyle4All initiative;
  • the implementation of the Council Recommendation on health-enhancing physical activity and the EU Physical Activity Guidelines;
  • the support to the implementation of the European Week of Sport;
  • the promotion of sport and physical activity as a tool for health;
  • the promotion of all activities encouraging the practice of sport and physical activity;
  • promotion of traditional sport and games.

The contributions for Not–for–profit European Sport Events take the form of lump sums. The amount of the fixed lump sum depends on the number of events and number of organisations involved in the project.

Applicants will choose between the 3 pre-defined amounts according to the number of events and number of organisations involved in the project:

European local events: At least one event per country:

• Type I: from a minimum of 3 organisations coming from 3 different eligible countries to a maximum of 5 organisations coming from 5 different eligible countries. – €200.000
• Type II: a minimum of 6 organisations coming from 6 different eligible countries.  – €300.000

European-wide events: one event with at least 10 participating organisations from at least 10 different eligible countries (including the applicant organisation). – €450.000

FURTHER DETAILS ON THE ABOVE:

For the European-local event (Type I):  Proposals concern multi-beneficiary projects in which all expenses must be covered by the Applicant and Partner organisations. The participant organisations identified (from 3 to 5) are considered co-beneficiaries and the events and the side activities organised will take place in each EU Member State or third country associated to the Programme involved. Proposals shall include a specific section with the distribution of tasks and EU grant among partners.

For the European-local event (Type II): Proposals concern multi-beneficiary projects in which all expenses must be covered by the Applicant and Partner organisations. The participant organisations identified (minimum 6) are considered co-beneficiaries and the events and the side activities organised will take place in each EU Member State or third country associated to the Programme involved. Proposals shall include a specific section with the distribution of tasks and EU grant among partners.

For the European-wide event: Proposals concern mono-beneficiary projects, which means that the funding can only be allocated to the single applicant organisation. The participating organisations are not considered to be project partners. As associated partners, they cannot receive any funding from the Programme as part of the project.

• Education and training
• New Entrepreneurship
• Public Administration
• Sports

• Associations
• Educational Institutions
• International Organisations
• Legal Entities
• Local Authorities
• Non Profit Organisations
• Other Beneficiaries
• Private Bodies
• Semi-governmental organisations
• State-owned Enterprises
• Training Centres

In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities, if applicable) must:

• be legal entities (public or private bodies);
• be established in EU Member State or third country associated to the Programme;
• be active in the field of sport.

For example, such organisation can be (non-exhaustive list):

• a public body in charge of sport at local, regional or national level;
• a sport organisation at local, regional, national, European or international level;
• a National Olympic Committee or National Sport confederation;
• an organisation representing the ‘sport for all’ movement;
• an organisation active in the field of physical activity promotion;
• an organisation representing the active leisure sector;
• an organisation active in the field of education, training or youth

Consortium composition:
A Not-for-profit European Sport Event is transnational and involves:

• For the European local event (Type I – €200.000): at least 3 organisations from 3 countries and at most 5 organisations from 5 countries which are EU Member States or third countries associated to the Programme
• For the European local event (Type II – €300.000): a minimum of 6 organisations coming from 6 different EU Member States or third countries associated to the Programme.
• For the European-wide event (€450.000): a minimum of 10 organisations (1 single applicant + 9 participating organisations presented as associated partners) coming from 10 different EU Member States or third countries associated to the Programme.

The consortium composition must meet the requirement for the grant requested.

Eligible activities:
For the European local events (Type I and II) not-for-profit sport events must take place in each EU Member State or third country associated to the Programme involved in the Notfor-profit European Sport Event.

For the European-wide event, the eligible activity is a unique sport event taking place in the country of establishment of the applicant or, if duly justified in the application, one of the participating organisations.

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• Funding&Tenders
• 2025 Programme Guide, page 353
• 2025 Annual Work Programme