The present call for proposals aims at funding projects in the area of corruption.

Project applications submitted under the present call for proposals should foresee activities supporting the fight against corruption in budgeting and public procurement at local levels, risk assessment and prevention of corruption in sectors with high corruption risks, prevention of the use of financial and professional services for corruption and for laundering proceeds of corruption, activities offering support for civil society and citizens to expose corrupt practices, activities supporting and providing legal aid and technical assistance for whistle-blowers, as well as research on methodology aiming at exposing corruption in law making and law enforcement.
 

The following types of activities are eligible under this call for proposals:

1. activities promoting networking, public-private partnerships, mutual confidence, understanding and learning, identification and dissemination of good practices and innovative approaches at Union level, training and exchange programmes as well as organisation of seminars and workshops;
2. analytical, monitoring and evaluation activities, including threat, risk and impact assessments, which are evidence based and consistent with priorities and initiatives identified at Union level, in particular those that have been endorsed by the European Parliament and the Council and projects monitoring the implementation of Union law and Union policy objectives in the Member States;
3. the development and the dissemination of new methods and/or deploying new technologies with a potential for significant transferability to other Member States;
4. the development and/or the implementation of tools/toolkits such as (e-)learning materials;
5. the acquisition, maintenance and/or further upgrading of technical equipment, expertise, secure facilities, infrastructures, related buildings and systems, especially ICT systems and their components at the Union level;
6. studies;
7. management of the project and evaluation of activities.

This call covers the following topics

• ISFP-2020-AG-CORRUPT: Corruption

The Community provisional funding available for the call for proposals is:

• 2,40 Million EUR (Global Budget)

• 25 February 2021 - more than one month ago (Deadline for the presentation of proposals)

• Official page of the Call

• Call for Proposals (Legal base)

Opened to the following bodies or institutes with legal status established in the covered areas:

• Local authorities
• Regional authorities
• National authorities

Bodies or institutes must have their registered legal seat in one of the countries taking part in the Programme which are:

• European Union (EU)

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