Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
The general objective of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (‘Mechanism’ or ‘UCPM’) is to strengthen the cooperation between the Union and the Member States and to facilitate coordination in the field of civil protection in order to improve the effectiveness of systems for preventing, preparing for and responding to natural and man-made disasters.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
The Knowledge for Action in Prevention and Preparedness (KAPP) call for proposals aims to identify projects that aim to contribute to strengthening the cooperation among the UCPM countries and between the UCPM and third countries for the prevention of natural and human-induced disasters, or to increase the preparedness of the UCPM and its stakeholders by providing funding for institutional preparedness and individual capacity strengthening initiatives.
Detailed Call Description
The Knowledge for Action in Prevention and Preparedness (KAPP) call for proposals aims to identify projects that aim to contribute to strengthening the cooperation among the UCPM countries and between the UCPM and third countries for the prevention of natural and human-induced disasters, or to increase the preparedness of the UCPM and its stakeholders by providing funding for institutional preparedness and individual capacity strengthening initiatives.
In order to contribute to achieving the above general objective, applicants can select one or several of the following topic priorities:
- Priority 1: Increasing risk awareness and preparedness of the population. This call for proposals will co-finances activities that aim to enhance risk awareness, understanding and preparedness of the population, including through increasing the overall level of risk awareness, prevention and preparedness of individuals and communities , improving public access to disaster risk information, and enhancing the culture of risk prevention, self-protection, readiness and pro-active engagement of citizens.
- Priority 2: Enhancing from early warning to early action. This call for proposals will co-finance activities that aim to adapt warning protocols to the operational needs of emergency responders and society at large, as well as proposals that strengthen public warning and alert systems. Proposals should also demonstrate that they build on previous efforts or that there is a clear and evidenced identified gap for the action.
- Priority 3: Ensuring a robust civil protection system by strengthening institutional capacity. This call for proposals will co-finance integrated projects that aim to strengthen the ability of institutions tasked with civil protection or DRM to effectively prepare for future disasters and to embed the preparedness-by-design principle across policies and investments.
More information about the priorities and the activities related to the topic can be found on pages 10-14 of the call document (the link can be found under the “Further information” section)
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
The EU contribution is capped at a maximum of €1.000.000 per project. The grant awarded may be lower than the amount requested, with a minimum of €400.000.
The costs will be reimbursed at the funding rate fixed in the Grant Agreement (90%).
The initial duration of the project cannot exceed 24 months.
Thematic Categories
- Justice - Security
- Other Thematic Category
- Public Administration
Eligibility for Participation
- Central Government
- International Organisations
- Legal Entities
- Local Authorities
- NGOs
- Non Profit Organisations
- Other Beneficiaries
- Private Bodies
- State-owned Enterprises
Eligibility For Participation Notes
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must be legal entities (public or private bodies), established in an EU Member State (including overseas countries and territories), UCPM Participating States, beneficiary countries to the instrument for pre-accession (IPA) not participating in the UCPM and European Neighbourhood Policy countries not participating in the UCPM.
Consortium composition
Proposals must be submitted by a consortium consisting of at least 3 beneficiaries from a minimum of 3 different eligible states.
The project coordinator must be an entity from a UCPM Member/Participating State.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Civil Defence, Ministry of Interior Affairs
Kyriakos Hadjigeorgiou
Senior Civil Defence Officer
Telephone: +357 22 403448
Email: khadjigeorgiou@cd.moi.gov.cy