Division 3.1.3 Exceptional utility of operating grants

New proposals for operating grants requesting more than 60 % co-funding will need to comply with the following criteria:

• At least 25 % of the members or candidate members of the non-governmental bodies or organisations forming the specialised network come from Member States with a GDP per capita (as published by Eurostat in its latest statistical report) in the lower quartile of all EU Member States.

• The reduction of health inequalities at EU, national or regional level is manifested in the mission as well as the annual work programme of the applicant organization/specialised network.

For operating grants which are renewed, the exceptional utility status will remain the same as under the 2009 call for proposals.