ACP-EU SUPPORT PROGRAMME FOR THE ACP CULTURE...

Programme ACP-UE d’appui aux secteurs culturels ACP

ACP-EU SUPPORT PROGRAMME FOR THE ACP

CULTURE SECTOR

2nd Call for Proposals

Open until 20th December 2012

Implemented by the ACP Group of States

Financed by the EU

Programme ACP-UE d’appui aux secteurs culturels ACP SUMMARY

1. ACP Cultures+ Programme 2. ACP Group of States 3. Global objective 4. 2nd Call for proposals 18/09/2012 - 20/12/2012 5. Proposals received under 1st call (2011) 6. Results of the 1st call 7. Specific objectives of the 2nd call (2012) 8. Priorities of the call 9. Amount available for the call 10. Amount of the grants 11. Who is eligible? 12. Partnerships 13. Which projects? 14. Which costs are eligible? 15. Submission of the application 16. Evaluation 17. Innovations of the 2nd call 18. FAQ 19. Useful addresses

Programme ACP-UE d’appui aux secteurs culturels ACP 1. ACP CULTURES+ PROGRAMME

> ACP Cultures+ : 3rd support programme for the ACP

culture sector. > A 30 million Euros programme financed by the European

Union through the 10the European Development Fund (EDF) and implemented by the Secretariat of the ACP Group of States.

> Following calls for proposals, it provides grants to

selected cultural operators in all areas of the culture sector, including cinema and audiovisual.

Programme ACP-UE d’appui aux secteurs culturels ACP 2. ACP GROUP OF STATES

The African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States: an intergovernmental organisation created in 1975.

The ACP Group consists of 79

member states, totalling over 800 million people spread over three continents.

The headquarters of the ACP

Secretariat is in Brussels.

Its primary objective: promoting cooperation between its members (Georgetown Agreement) and with the European Union (Cotonou Agreement) for economic, social and cultural development.

Art.27 Cotonou Agreement:

culture is included in the cooperation strategy between ACP and EU countries.


The programme's objective is to contribute to the fight

against poverty while supporting and reinforcing cultural

industries, and preserving cultural diversity of ACP

States.

3. THE PROGRAMME'S OBJECTIVE


> This is the 2nd call for proposals under the ACP

Cultures+ Programme, and is open between 18/09/2012 and 20/12/2012.

> A first call for proposals launched in March 2011 has

provided support to 20 projects for a total amount of 8.3 million Euros : > 11 projects in the cinema and audiovisual sectors, > 9 projects concern other cultural industries.

4. 2ND CALL FOR PROPOSALS 18/09/2012 - 20/12/2012


5. PROPOSALS RECEIVED UNDER 1ST CALL (2011)

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Afrique Ouest Afrique Est AfriqueCentrale

AfriqueAustrale

Caraibes Pacifique Europe

47

31

22

10

16

3

63

68

15

34

12

19

2

66

Number of proposals by region 9th and 10th EDF

9 ème FED

10 éme FED


6. RESULTS OF THE 1ST CALL (2011)

> Geographic share of the proposals - Lots 1&2

Afrique de l'Ouest

31%

Afrique de l'Est 7%

Afrique Centrale

15% Afrique Australe

6%

Caraïbes 9%

Pacifique 1%

Europe 31%


> Reinforce the creation and production of cultural works and services in ACP countries through an approach integrated with distribution channels.

> Support the access to markets for ACP cultural works and services.

> Build the capacity of professionals of the culture sectors of the ACP countries.

> Improve the regulatory environment of the culture sectors in ACP countries.

7. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE 2ND CALL


Activities that generate employment to a measureable

and identifiable extent while contributing to the economic

development of the culture sector will be considered a

priority.

8. PRIORITIES OF THE CALL


Total amount of funds available: 14,800,000 Euros

> Lot 1 – Cinema and audiovisual sector: 10,000,000 Euros

> Lot 2 – Other sectors: 4,800,000 Euros

9. AMOUNT AVAILABLE FOR THE CALL


Grant amounts: Between 50,000 Euros and 500,000 Euros The grant cannot total 100% of the overall budget (of eligible costs): > Production/postprod. of films (Lot 1): between 20% & 40% > Other sectors (Lot 1 and Lot 2): between 50% & 80%

The balance must be financed from the resources of the applicant,

those of a project partner, or a source of funding outside the Budget of the European Union or the European Development Fund.

10. AMOUNT OF THE GRANTS


All legal entities: 1. Registered prior to the date of publication of the call

for proposals on the EU website. Private and public operators, NGOs, and

international organisations. 2. Established in one of the eligible countries listed in

annex F (except international organisations).

11. WHO IS ELIGIBLE?


3. Directly engaged in the preparation and the implementation of the action.

4. That have not benefitted (as applicant) from a

grant under the 1st call for proposals (however, beneficiaries of the 1st call can be partners under the 2nd call).

11. WHO IS ELIGIBLE?


5. Compulsory partnership composed of at least 3 partners (including the applicant), of which 2 established in at least 2 different ACP states.

6. Number of ACP partners > Number of partners of

other nationalities.

(The eligibility criteria for applicants also apply to partners)

12. PARTNERSHIPS


An action = a series of activities.

Every action must respond to the objectives and

priorities of the call for proposals in the fields of: production/creation

distribution/promotion training/ professional development implementation of regulation in the culture sector Activities must contribute to the creation of employment

and the economic development of the sector.

13. WHICH PROJECTS?


> Where: in one or more ACP countries (list in annex F). Where justified, some activities may take place in non-

ACP countries. > Action duration: between 12 and 36 months.

13. WHICH PROJECTS?


> If the action requires intellectual property rights, proof of ownership of these rights is compulsory.

> If the action covers the area of production/creation, the artist must be from an ACP State.

> Sub-grants: it is possible to award grants to third parties for a total of 100,000 Euros per project and a maximum of 10,000 Euros per third party.

13. WHICH PROJECTS?


Attention!

An applicant may not : > submit more than 2 applications, > receive more than one grant.

An applicant may : > participate as a partner in another proposal.

Partners may : > Participate in more than one proposal.


The grant covers eligible costs only. Eligible costs = actual costs Provide a

realistic budget with a good cost-benefit ratio.

14. WHICH COSTS ARE ELIGIBLE?


Important points: to include in the budget > An administrative and financial manager: to ensure the

sound management of the action (including administrative and financial monitoring).

> Equipment: a limited part of the budget can be dedicated to the purchase of equipment (if justified).

> Visibility: for promotion and dissemination of the action.

> Expenditure verification (audit): required at each request for prefinancing.

14. WHICH COSTS ARE ELIGIBLE?


> Contingency (5% maximum) : this reserve can only be

used with the prior approval of the Contracting Authority.

> General costs: maximum 7% of the budget.

> Contributions in kind: ineligible as co-financing.

> Ineligible costs: debts, debt interest, credit, interest on credit, real-estate, exchange rate losses, third party credit.

? 14. WHICH COSTS ARE

ELIGIBLE


> Where to send or deliver the application:

Secretariat of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States Mrs. Michèle Dominique RAYMOND Assistant Secretary General Department of Political Affairs and Human Development Avenue Georges Henri 451 B-1200 Brussels Belgium

15. SUBMISSION


> Deadline for the submission of applications:

20/12/2012 at 4 p.m. (Brussels time)

> Questions may be sent before 29/11/2012, 4 p.m. to :

[email protected]

15. SUBMISSION


> 1st Stage: opening, administrative check, evaluation of concept notes.

> 2nd Stage: evaluation of the full application forms. Evaluation of the financial and operational capacity of

the applicants; the efficiency and feasibility of the action; the sustainability of the action.

> 3rd Stage: verification of the eligibility of the applicants

and their partners.

16. EVALUATION


> General simplification of the Guidelines: 28 pages instead of 45

> Publication in 4 languages: FR/EN/ES/PT

> New sector: regulatory environment

> Open to all types of projects in the cultural domain

17. INNOVATIONS OF THE 2ND CALL


> New financing limits: 50,000 to 500,000 Euros

> New minimum percentages: 20% for lot 1 (film production ONLY) 50% for all other actions under lot 1 and lot 2 > The maximum percentages are maintained:

40% (film production) and 80% (other actions) > Special feature: applicants having received a grant under

the 1st call are not eligible as applicants, but can participate in the call as partners.



> Eligibility criteria include new types of eligible applicants.

> Age of the organisations The number of years of establishment is no longer specified (however, the organisation must have official existence before publication of the call on the EU website). The financial and managerial capacities of applicants and partners will be examined in detail.



> New list of eligible countries: see annex F. > > Number of copies: one original and two copies.

> Film delivery format: a JPEG file. Beta format is no longer required



REMINDER Every person interested by the programme may send

questions to the following address:

[email protected] at the latest 21 days before the deadline for submission

of proposals.

18. FAQ


Questions and answers of interest to potential applicants will be published in the following websites:

www.acpculturesplus.eu

https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/online-

services/index.cfm?do=publi.welcome&nbPubliList=15&orderby=upd&orderbyad=Desc&searchtype=RS&aofr=133395

or: http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/work/funding/index_en.htm

(reference: 133395)

18. FAQ

https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/online-services/index.cfm?ADSSChck=1348067844259&do=publi.detPUB&searchtype=QS&orderby=upd&orderbyad=Desc&nbPubliList=15&page=1&aoref=133395


Contracting Authority:

You may also consult the ACP Secretariat website:

www.acp.int

19. USEFUL ADDRESSES

Programme ACP-UE d’appui aux secteurs culturels ACP 19. USEFUL ADDRESSES

• To send questions : [email protected]

• To find the instructions, application form and

clarifications :

www.acpculturesplus.eu

https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/online-services/index.cfm?ADSSChck=1348042180750&do=publi.detPUB&searchtype=

QS&orderby=upd&orderbyad=Desc&nbPubliList=15&page=1&aoref=133395

ou: http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/work/funding/index_en.htm

(référence: 133395)

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