# Commission Decision of 23 February 2009 on the adoption of the Work Plan for 2009 for the implementation of the second programme of Community action in the field of health (2008 to 2013), and on the selection, award and other criteria for financial contributions to the actions of this programme (Text with EEA relevance) (2009/158/EC), Division 3

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

Management quality of the project and budget (30 points, threshold: 15 points)
(a) Planning and organisation of the project (5 points)
Applicants must describe the activities to be undertaken, timetable and milestones, deliverables, nature and distribution of tasks, risk analysis.
(b) Organisational capacity (5 points)
Applicants must describe the management structure, competency of staff, responsibilities, internal communication, decision making, monitoring and supervision.
(c) Quality of partnership (5 points)
Applicants must describe the partnerships envisaged in terms of extensiveness, roles and responsibilities, relationships among the different partners, synergy and complementarity of the various project partners and network structure.
(d) Communication strategy (5 points)
Applicants must describe the communication strategy in terms of planning, target groups, adequacy of channels used, visibility of EU co-funding.
(e) Overall and detailed budget including financial management (10 points, threshold: 5 points)
Applicants must ensure that budget be relevant, appropriate, balanced and consistent in itself, between partners and with the specific objectives of the project. Budget should be distributed within partners at a minimum reasonable level, avoiding excessive fragmentation.
Applicants must describe financial circuits, responsibilities, reporting procedures and controls.
Any project failing to achieve the threshold marks will be rejected.
Following the evaluation, proposals recommended for funding are drawn up in a list, ranked according to the total marks awarded. Depending on budget availability, the highest ranked proposals will be awarded for co-funding. The remaining proposals recommended for co-funding will be placed on a reserve list.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2009/158/annex/II/division/CALL/division/4/division/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-158/annex-II/division-CALL/division-4/division-3
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