# Commission Decision of 27 February 2008 on the adoption of the work plan for 2008 for the implementation of the second programme of Community action in the field of health (2008-2013), and on the selection, award and other criteria for financial contributions to the actions of this programme (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/170/EC), Division 2.1: Call for proposals for Projects

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The grants should be financed under Budget line 17 03 06 — Community action in the field of health. The total indicative amount for the Call for proposals is estimated at EUR 28 541 003 (around 62 % of the operating budget).
A Call for proposals will be published in the Official Journal at the end of February 2008 (indicative date) describing the areas for funding, the selection and award criteria and the procedures for application and approval.
All projects should provide high European added value, be innovative in nature and the duration should not normally exceed three years. Where relevant, information should be included on how a gender perspective will be taken into account.
All proposals must demonstrate, where relevant, that synergies can be identified with current research activities funded under the Scientific Support to Policies' activities of the 6th Framework Programme as well as projects to be funded under the health and related themes of the 7th Research Framework Programme.
As far as the allocation of resources for the call for proposal is concerned, a balance between the programme's different strands will be pursued, while taking into account the quality and quantity of proposals received, unless particular public health emergencies (e.g. pandemic influenza) arise to justify any reallocation of resources.
Given the complementary and motivational nature of Community grants, at least 40 % of the project costs must be funded from other sources. Consequently, normal financial contribution can be up to 60 % per project of the eligible costs for the projects considered. In each individual case the maximum percentage to be awarded will be determined.
A maximum Community contribution per beneficiary (i.e. per main and per associated beneficiary) of 80 % of eligible costs could be envisaged where a proposal is of exceptional utility, as specified under point 3.1. No more than 10 % of the number of funded projects should receive Community contribution of over 60 %.
It should be noted that the indicative amount for Community financial participation in the selected projects can vary from – 20 % to + 10 % in respect of the amount requested by the beneficiary.
The selection, award and other criteria for financial contributions to the actions of the Programme, in accordance with Article 4 of the Programme Decision, are detailed in Annex II.
Details concerning eligibility of travel costs and subsistence expenses are provided in Annex III.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2008/170/annex/I/division/2/division/2.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-170/annex-I/division-2/division-2.1
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