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Funding for Regio Partnerships    

Information on the funding levels for UK regions participating in Regio Partnerships beginning in 2011    

Comenius Regio grants consist of a lump sum allowance for mobilities PLUS a grant based on real costs for additional expenses.

The grant amount for additional project costs is limited to a maximum of €25,000 (and to a maximum of 75% of the additional project costs incurred).

Euro bank account
A new European Commission requirement has come into force for 2010. Successful Comenius Regio applicants whose grant award is above €25,000 will be required to set up or provide details of a EURO bank account into which the grant will be paid. We would, however, recommend that all Regio grant recipients follow the same procedure in order to avoid exchange rate fluctuations on pre-financing payments.

The lump sum allowance
The lump sum funding in a Regio Partnership is determined by the number of mobilities the participating region plans to carry out during the two year project cycle.

What is a mobility?
A mobility is one return visit by one person to a partner institution abroad.

What are the grant levels for UK regions?
The table below sets out the lump sum grants for UK Regio partners in 2011. The funding covers both years of the partnership. The funding is for the UK region, rather than for the partnership as a whole.

Regio Partnerships   

Minimum number of mobilities   

4

8

12

24

Lump sum grant (euro)   

4,000

8,000

10,000

20,000

Additional project costs

The Comenius Regio application form divides other project expenditure into four main categories:

• Staff costs: costs relating to statutory or temporary staff, based on real daily cost rates, which cannot exceed the maximum daily rates indicated in chapter 4F of the LLP Guide ( Part 1:General Provisions)
• Subcontracting: costs entailed by procurement contracts for the purposes of carrying out specific work for the project. This includes work such as translation, interpretation, printing etc. Costs are based on a verifiable estimate. Project management and general administration of the project CANNOT be subcontracted.
• Equipment: purchase, rent or lease of equipment if justified and necessary for the project, depreciated in according with tax and accounting rules. Installation, maintenance and insurance costs are also considered eligible.
• Other project costs on the basis of real costs: costs not covered by other cost categories like dissemination of information (eg one-off press releases or publicity shots), the purchase of copyrights and other Intellectual Property Rights, purchase of information materials (books, studies and electronic data), rental costs, purchase of consumables (reams of paper for printing of publications, blank DVD’s etc), travel costs for experts or speakers at conferences.

Indirect costs (ie rent, electricity) are not funded in Regio Partnerships. More detailed information on cost categories and the eligibility of costs can be found in chapter 4F of the LLP Guide ( Part 1:General Provisions) or in the application guidance (Annex 1 How to complete section D and E of the application)

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