Article 16 Financing structure

Financial contributions provided under the national programmes shall take the form of grants.

Actions supported under the national programmes shall be co-financed by public or private sources, shall be of a non-profit nature and shall not be subject to funding from other sources covered by the Union budget.

The contribution from the Union budget shall not exceed 75 % of the total eligible expenditure of a project.

The contribution from the Union budget may be increased to 90 % under specific actions or strategic priorities as defined in the Specific Regulations.

The contribution from the Union budget may be increased to 90 % in exceptional duly justified circumstances, for example when, due to economic pressure on the national budget, projects would otherwise not be implemented and the objectives of the national programme would not be achieved.

The contribution from the Union budget to the technical assistance at the initiative of Member States may amount to 100 % of the total eligible expenditure.