The objective is to improve civil protection preparedness and response to all kinds of disasters inside or outside the Member States of the Mechanism by providing a testing environment and a learning opportunity for all actors involved in civil protection assistance interventions: a full-scale exercise

This full-scale exercise project must comprise the following activities (unless specified as optional):

• Preparatory actions:
  • Kick-off meeting
  • 1 st planning conference
  • 2 nd planning conference
  • 3 rd planning conference (optional)
  • Workshops, trainings, seminars, etc. (optional).
• Exercises: A mandatory full-scale exercise along with a minimum of one previous exercise in a progressive approach. This previous exercise can be either a table-top, a command post or both.
  • Tabletop exercise with a minimum duration of 8 hours.
  • Command post exercise with a minimum duration of 8 hours.
  • Full-scale exercise with a minimum duration of 36 hours.
• After-action activities:
  • Workshops and seminars.
  • Way forward meeting focusing on the implementation of the lessons identified.

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

• 2,50 Million EUR (Global Budget)

• 08 June 2021 - in one month (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:

• Any legal organisation

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

• European Union (EU)

Directorate-General for Health and Consumer Protection

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• Call for proposals 2021 - Network Partnership
• Call for proposals 2021 - Prevention and Preparedness Projects on Civil Protection and Marine Pollution
• Call for proposals 2020 - Union Civil Protection Knowledge Network: Network Partnership