WG Environmental Accounts 9.3 Environmental Accounting European Statistical System grants Luxembourg, 23-24 March 2009

Management of grants Brief summary on the outcome of grants 2008 Outlook on the grants programme of 2009 Comments on: Final Reports of the grants programme 2007 the payment procedure March 2009 Environmental Accounting grants

Management of grants 2008 grants Technical Description of Action based on Implementation Plan Main priorities fulfilment of data gaps Core areas: EPEA MFA NAMEA Air Methodological development of certain issues March 2009 Environmental Accounting grants

Management of grants 2008 grants Procedure (1st round): Warning email 27 February 2008 Launched 11 March 2008 Deadline 25 April 2008 Evaluation Committee 14 May 2008 Grant award report signed June 2008 Project start: as of 1 January 2009 March 2009 Environmental Accounting grants

Management of grants 2008 grants (1st round) Budget of €900,000 21 applications (20 accepted) 15 countries (incl. 16 institutions) 26 projects 5 EPEA (B –FPB-, BG, MT, SI, SE) 5 MFA (BG, ET, LV, NL, SE) 4 NAMEA Air (B –FPB-, DK, HU, NO) 4 EGSS (DE, NL, NO, SE) I March 2009 Environmental Accounting grants

Management of grants 2008 grants (2nd round) 1st round did not fully meet objectives Remaining amount: EUR 130,000 Procedure: Launched 1 July 2008 Deadline 1 September 2008 Evaluation Committee 18 September 2008 Grant award report signed 17 October 2008 Project start: as of 1 January 2009 March 2009 Environmental Accounting grants

Management of grants 2008 grants (2nd round) 4 applications 4 countries 4 projects 1 Env. Protection Expenditure (UK) 2 NAMEA Air (FI, PL) 1 NAMEA Waste (PT) all applications accepted March 2009 Environmental Accounting grants

Management of grants 2009 grants (Budget of €900,000) Technical Description of Action based on Implementation Plan 2009-2010 (revised ESEA) Fill data gaps in core areas Apply stricter approach: priority to core areas exception in case of appropriate coverage March 2009 Environmental Accounting grants

Management of grants Reports 2007 Art. 1.5 of the Grant Agreement: Final Technical Implementation Report Evaluation of more than 30 Reports Assessment against objectives in the WP March 2009 Environmental Accounting grants

Management of grants Reports 2007 Work Programme of the grant application Recommendations: Use most recent reporting tables Avoid confusing different types of breakdowns Follow work plan Be specific but leave room for the unexpected March 2009 Environmental Accounting grants

Management of grants + request for payment: Payment procedure 45 days for final technical implementation report + request for payment: Including all payment docs as stated in the grant agreement 90 days for the Commission for the approval + payment Use of Annex III: Model request for payment « Certification of honour » March 2009 Environmental Accounting grants

Thank you for your attention Management of grants Thank you for your attention March 2009 Environmental Accounting grants