1 Hugo BERGER ICT - PSP Grant Agreement February 17 th 2009 Sofia

2 Europroject Ltd Tel: Community Financial Contribution  Eligible costs  Eligibility conditions include necessity, actually incurred during the duration of the project, recorded in the accounts  Direct cost  Personnel costs  Be directly hired by the beneficiary, under sole technical supervision, be remunerated in accordance with normal practices  Subcontracting costs  To be awarded according to the best “price-quality” ratio under conditions of transparency and equal treatments  Other specific direct costs  Indirect costs

3 Europroject Ltd Tel: Funding mechanisms  Pilot type A and B  50% funding of eligible costs:  Direct cost - actual as recorded in accounts  Indirect cost - flat rate of 30% of personnel cost  Best Practice Networks  80% of direct cost  No funding of indirect cost  Thematic Networks  Use of lump sums and flat-rates

4 Europroject Ltd Tel: Thematic Networks - lump sum financing  The Community financial contribution for thematic networks is calculated as follows:

5 Europroject Ltd Tel: Thematic Network - example  2 years thematic network involving a total of 15 participants (including the coordinator)

6 Europroject Ltd Tel: Thematic Network - special condition  Thematics Networks are exempted from:  the submission of certificates on financial statements,  the provisions in the grant agreement concerning eligible costs and their justification by accounting and other evidence,  the declaration of receipts of the project.

7 Europroject Ltd Tel: Pilot type A and B - Reporting and Payment conditions  Payment to the coordinator  Bank account  exclusively used for handling the budget funds  Payment schedule  Pre-financing - typically to cover 18 months  Interim  Final - payment of the balance  Payment rules  Payment upon approval of reports and deliverables  The consortium has 60 days after the end of the reporting period to submit reports and the commission has 105 days to pay  submission of certificates on financial statements (mandatory for requests equal to or superior to 325,000 EUR by beneficiary

8 Europroject Ltd Tel: Where to get Information  Documents available on e.g.:  Model grant agreement  Financial guidelines  Guidelines for legal and financial validation  Communication guidelines  Guidelines on certification  Helpdesk:

9 Europroject Ltd Tel: Thank you for your attention Europroject LTD Hugo BERGER 79 Iskar Str Sofia Tel/Fax: