The EU Anti-Fraud Programme (2021-2027) has the following general objectives:

• protecting the financial interests of the European Union by supporting action to combat irregularities, fraud and corruption affecting the EU budget
• supporting mutual assistance between administrative authorities in EU Member States
• ensuring the correct application of the law on customs and agricultural matters by supporting cooperation between administrative authorities in EU Member States and the European Commission

Organising conferences, workshops and seminars and creating networks and structural platforms between Member States, candidate countries and potential candidates, other third countries, EU institutions and international organisations in order to:

1. facilitate the exchange of information, experience and best practice, including in anti-fraud and anti-corruption systems and data analysis;
2. create networks and improve coordination between Member States, candidate countries and potential candidates, other third countries, EU institutions and international organisations;
3. facilitate multidisciplinary cooperation and awareness-raising between anti-fraud and anti-corruption practitioners (in particular customs authorities and other law enforcement bodies) and academics on protecting the financial interests of the EU, including support for the Associations for European Criminal Law and for the Protection of EU Financial Interests;
4. raise awareness of this matter among the judiciary and other legal professionals.

The total available budget under the present call is €1.000.000. Project budgets (total estimated project costs) are expected to be not lower than €40.000 (except for staff exchanges).

The costs will be reimbursed at the funding rate fixed in the Grant Agreement (80%). You can apply for a higher project funding rate (90%) if your project is a ‘priority action’, i.e.:

• Projects undertaken by scientific and/or research organisations which fulfil at least 1 of the following criteria (a or b below) and criterion (c):

1. has been specifically created to promote studies in European criminal law; or
2. supports the creation of networks in this area; and
3. these activities are geared towards protecting the financial interests of the Union

or

• Projects that cover 1 of the exceptional cases for the Technical Assistance call, which are to:

1. reflect the findings of the annual reports on implementation of Article 325 TFEU on combating fraud, in particular the identification of situations that are vulnerable and that raise the greatest threat to the protection of the financial interests of the EU; Or
2. reflect the findings of the European Court of Auditors’ Special Report 19/2017on import procedure

Projects should normally range between 12 months and 24 months.

• Education and training
• Justice - Security
• Public Administration

• Central Government
• Educational Institutions
• International Organisations
• Legal Entities
• Local Authorities
• Non Profit Organisations
• Other Beneficiaries
• Parliamentary Bodies
• Private Bodies
• Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
• State-owned Enterprises

In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must be legal entities (public or private bodies) from an EU Member State (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs)) or listed EEA country or country associated to the EUAF Programme or country which is in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement and where the agreement enters into force before grant signature (list of participating countries).

In addition, the applicants must be:

• national or regional public authorities or international organisations that can help to achieve a EUAF objective , in particular to protect the EU financial interests; or
• research and educational institutes and non-profit making entities that can help to achieve the objectives of the EUAF Programme, in particular to protect the EU financial interests, and have been established and operating for at least one year.

Only applications by single applicants are allowed (single beneficiaries; affiliated entities and other participants are allowed, if needed).

OLAF-ANTI-FRAUD-TRAINING@ec.europa.eu

• Funding & Tenders
• Call document