The co-funding round for projects supported by the Creative Europe Culture programme is open

The aim of the call is the internationalisation of Estonian culture and sustainable foreign contacts

creation through the participation of Estonian cultural institutions in the culture sub-programme of the European Union's Creative Europe programme.

The budget of the call is up to 86,400 euros. and the deadline is November 18, 2022.

The minimum amount of support to be awarded from the call for proposals per applicant is 1000 euros and the upper limit is 15,000 euros.

Legal persons in private and public law and state or local government agencies may apply for a grant from the call for proposals, which, at the time of submitting the application and concluding the contract for the use of the grant, may not have:

.*Tax arrears (including payment) means state tax arrears and interest calculated on the amount of tax not paid by the due date, unless the payment of the tax debt has been deferred. In the event of a deferral of payment of tax arrears, the tax debt must be paid according to the schedule. In accordance with this procedure, a debt of state tax is deemed to be a debt of state tax overdue from the applicant and interest calculated thereon, which exceeds EUR 100;

*debt for submitting annual report;

*unfulfilled obligation to the Ministry (reporting or other arrears);

* bankruptcy or liquidation proceedings initiated against him/her and a valid deletion warning from the Commercial Register.

The call will support:

*. Estonian project managers or co-organisers participating in the Culture sub-programme of the European Union's Creative Europe programme

co-financing;

* for multiannual projects, only activities that have taken place and will take place in 2022.

In assessing applications, account shall be taken of:

* the impact of the project on the development of the field and the capacity to establish international contacts;

*. the professionalism of the applicants, previous experience, administrative capacity, the level of foreign cooperation partners and their contribution to the implementation of the project;

* the sustainability, innovation and timeliness of the project;

* the level of performers involved in the project, the number of beneficiaries and the international scope;

* the realism of the budget, the reasonableness of the expenditure items and the level of co-financing and own contribution to the total budget.

The project eligibility period is 01.01.2022–31.12.2022.

The eligible costs of the projects supported by the call for proposals are:

* costs directly necessary for the preparation and implementation of projects, including passenger accommodation costs, transport costs of materials and instruments, daily subsistence allowances, insurance, issuing visas, participation fees, etc.;

* expenses that have not previously been reimbursed from the funds allocated by the Estonian state or other co-financier;

*. accruals-based costs incurred during the period indicated in point 10. Cash-based costs must be incurred by the deadline for submission of the report;

*. royalties, wages and salaries (including service, performance and licence fees) and other fees payable under contracts under the law of obligations and related taxes. When ordering a work or service from authors or paying royalties, a written contract must be concluded with the author (a contract may also be concluded by a third party, if he mediates with the author);

* travel, catering and accommodation costs for speakers and foreign speakers and delegates, if their place of residence is outside Estonia and they have been invited to Estonia to carry out the project for the purpose of cooperation. In the case of air tickets, expenditure shall be considered eligible if the applicant has taken at least two comparative offers from the travel service provider and the invoice in the form of a cost statement indicates the destination of the journey and the passenger's name. The provision of a travel service may also take place with a ticket purchased online, provided that at least one additional offer from another travel service provider has been taken;

* advertising costs and costs related to the production, editing and printing of publications directly related to the activity, as well as other support activities, including web solutions;

* costs related to the rental of rooms, instruments, sound and lighting equipment;

*VAT if the applicant is not liable for VAT. Under the pro-rata methodology, VAT is eligible to the extent that the input VAT has not been recovered by the beneficiary.

The application must be submitted electronically by a person with the right of representation on the project grant application form in the e-environment of the Ministry of Culture www.toetused.kul.ee.

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