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The Wheel | Europe for Citizens: Town Twinning EUROPE FOR CITIZENS Town Twinning Training Emma Murtagh European Programmes Offcer The Wheel | Europe for Citizens: Town Twinning 2 1 EU Overview 2 Europe for Citizens Overview 3 Focus on

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EUROPE FOR CITIZENS

Town Twinning Training Emma Murtagh European Programmes Offcer

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1 EU Overview 2 Europe for Citizens Overview 3 Focus on Town Twinning 4 The Application Process 5 Support

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EUROPE FOR CITIZENS HELPS PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE UNION AND ITS CITIZENS, DEEPENING OUR AWARENESS OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE EUROPEAN AND DEVELOPING A SENSE OF EUROPEAN IDENTITY.

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Strand 1: European Remembrance

  • Invites reflection on European history and on common

values, e.g. projects commemorating a date in history or reflecting on the causes of totalitarian regimes. Strand 2: Democratic Engagement and Civic Participation

  • Encourages the involvement of citizens and civil society
  • rganisations in debate and discussion of European policy-

making & priorities.

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HOW DOES THE PROGRAMME ACHIEVE ITS OBJECTIVE?

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TOWN TWINNING

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TOWN TWINNING IS MORE THAN THE CURRENT PERCEPTION

While projects by Town Twinning Committees are an important part of the programme, there is so much more unexploited potential. Town Twinning can be used as an opportunity for any non- profit organisation to invite EU visitors over for a series of

  • events. The funding is small so it is ideal for festivals, that

would be running events anyway, or for organisations looking to build a European network to pave the way for bigger, more ambitious projects.

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THE BARE BONES OF IT…

What is it? A minimum of 25 European visitors from at least one other EU country are hosted in the applicant town for a minimum of 3 days. Who is it for? Any non-profit making entity can apply with a letter from their local authority. What will it fund? Activities in line with the programme priorities

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PRIORITIES

  • Debating the future of Europe and challenging

Euroscepticism

  • Promoting solidarity in times of crisis
  • Fostering intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding

and combating stigmatisation of migrants and minority groups

  • European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018

NOTE: Emphasise the “European dimension”, citizens & community

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ACTIVITY

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TIP: use this activity template (attached) when designing your project activities to help you plan your project effectively.

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TYPES OF ACTIVITIES

  • Debates
  • Meetings with policy

makers

  • Exhibitions
  • Festivals
  • Parades
  • “Conversation salons”
  • Workshops
  • Exchanges
  • Tasting events

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  • Shows/performances
  • Music events/sessions
  • Sports fairs/events
  • Language meet ups/

exchanges

  • Walks/nature pursuits

+ many more!

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CASE STUDY: ARKLOW TOWN TWINNING

Theme: Solidarity in Social Inclusion

  • Guests from France and the UK arrived to a welcome

reception on 17 May with local dignitaries

  • Cultural visit #1 (Glendalough)
  • Meeting about social inclusion in respective European towns
  • Seminar on twinning and shared European values
  • Cultural visit #2 (Powerscourt)
  • Cultural event – music session
  • Closing event

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PARTNERS

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FINDING PARTNERS

  • Official partner search database
  • Irish partner search
  • Google is your friend!
  • Use local networks – do you have people from other EU countries in their

town? Can they gelp you make connections?

  • Partnership agreement – these are not obligatory in E4C projects, but

recommended! Have an informal written agreement with your partners about roles, responsibilities, and targets.

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THE NITTY GRITTY

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IMPORTANT POINTS

  • Deadline: 3 September, 12pm CET (11am Irish time)
  • Electronic submission process
  • 4 month evaluation period (end of December 2018)
  • Project can take place any time in 2019
  • Grant: €5000 - €25,000
  • Participants: 25 – 125
  • Duration: 3 – 21 days

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FINANCING

  • If your project is successful, the EACEA will send you a Grant Decision
  • Pre-financing is not available – they will reimburse you after the project
  • An eReport has to be submitted within two months of project end date

and then your grant is paid

  • If you do not reach the numbers outlined, the grant will be reduced. Less

than 25 people = no grant!

  • Audits can happen up to 3 years after end date. The reporting burden is

very low but just make sure to file evidence for the three year period. Evidence can be photos, sign in sheets, videos, and webpages proving that the event happened. Consider saving boarding passes of all 25 participants to ensure you’re completely covered.

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E-FORM: 10 STEP GUIDE

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STEP 1: REGISTER FOR YOUR PIC NUMBER

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  • Handy guide here
  • Paperwork to upload:
  • Legal entity form
  • Financial identity form

(contact me for copies of the above forms!)

  • Make sure to tick “non profit”
  • Your legal entity can be “public” or

“private”

  • Every partner needs a PIC
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STEP 2: VISIT OUR “HOW TO APPLY” PAGE

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STEP 3: CLICK THE LINK TO GET TO THE E-FORM

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STEP 4: CLICK ‘CREATE A NEW FUNDING APPLICATION’

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STEP 5: CREATE YOUR EU LOG IN

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STEP 6: SELECT “EUROPE FOR CITIZENS”

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STEP 7: SELECT THE LANGUAGE YOU WOULD LIKE

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STEP 8: FILL IN PIC NUMBERS

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STEP 9: THE E-FORM IS CREATED! DOWNLOAD AND EDIT.

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STEP 10: CONSIDER WORKING WITH A WORD TEMPLATE (ATTACHED)

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APPLICATION

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TIP: The word version has handy tips under each section of the application to give you ideas!

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FILLING IN YOUR APPLICATION

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 PART A. IDENTIFICATION OF THE APPLICANT AND IF APPLICABLE OTHER ORGANISATION(S) PARTICIPATING IN THE PROJECT  PART B. ORGANISATION AND ACTIVITIES

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FILLING IN YOUR APPLICATION

 PART C. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT

  • Timetable
  • Venue
  • Participants
  • Short description
  • Budget*

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FILLING IN YOUR APPLICATION

 PART D. TECHNICAL CAPACITY

  • Experience of the project organisers

 PART E. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION AND AWARD

CRITERIA

  • Consistency with the objectives of the action and of the programme
  • Activity plan
  • Dissemination – this is just promotion! E.g. social media, websites, local

papers, posters, leaflets, emails, etc.

  • Impact – the effect it will have on citizens and your community

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FILLING IN YOUR APPLICATION

 PART F. TIMETABLE OF ACTIVITIES + Attachments – Declaration

  • n Honour

(contact me for a copy of this form!)

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BUDGET

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BUDGET

  • The budget is done in lump sums (see the table on the next

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  • How you spend the budget is completely up to you and your
  • partners. There is no need to demonstrate any co-financing,
  • verhead costs, etc.
  • The form automatically calculates the budget when you enter

in the number of people you will be hosting

  • Only international visitors count towards the budget!

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Number of Participants Lump Sum >175 €25,000 161-175 €24,000 146-160 €22,000 131-145 €20,000 116-130 €18,000 101-115 €16,500 86-100 €14,500 17-85 €12,000 56-70 €10,000 41-55 €7500 25-40 €5000

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ACTIVITY

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TIP: Use Activity No. 2 when planning your project to ensure you’re building dissemination and impact into every aspect of your project.

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AWARD CRITERIA

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AWARD CRITERIA

  • Consistency with the objectives of the Programme and

Programme Strand: 30%

  • Quality of the activity plan of the project: 35%
  • Dissemination: 15%
  • Impact and Citizen involvement: 20%

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DON’T FORGET!

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Deadline: 3 September 12pm CET (11am Irish time)

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SUPPORT

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SUPPORT

For support and advice about EU funding for your organisation, you can contact the European Programmes Team at The Wheel at europe@wheel.ie or call 01 454 8727. To stay up to date about funding opportunities for the Irish community, voluntary and charity sector – including EU funding opportunities – consider subscribing to Funding Point. Subscribing to Fundingpoint gives you one year's unlimited access to over 820 funding grants, as well as dozens of funding deadlines. Subscribers also receive the exclusive Fundingpoint Subscribers Newsletter, which delivers all the key funding information direct to your inbox at the start of every month. Discounted rates available for Wheel members. Click here to find our more.

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GOOD LUCK!

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48 Fleet Street Dublin 2, D02 T883 +353 (0) 1 454 8727 info@wheel.ie @The_Wheel_IRL Facebook.com/TheWheelIreland/

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