Town Twinning
- An increase in and encouragement of mutual understanding and friendship between citizens at a local level;
- Support for citizens from local communities to experience and recognise the added value that the EU provides through a grassroots approach;
- An increased sense of belonging to the EU;
- Encouragement of a long-lasting bond between municipalities and between citizens.
Objective:Promoting exchanges between citizens of different countries, in particular through town twinning, to give them practical experience of the wealth and diversity of the common heritage of the Union and to make them aware that these constitute the foundation for a common future
Scope:Towns/municipalities or their twinning committees or networks; other levels of local/regional authorities; federations/associations of local authorities; non-profit organisations representing local authorities.
Expected Impact:Towns/municipalities or their twinning committees or networks; other levels of local/regional authorities; federations/associations of local authorities; non-profit organisations representing local authorities.
1. Eligible countries: as described in the Call document
2. Eligibility and admissibility conditions: as described in the Call document.
3. Proposal page limits and layout: Please refer to Part B of the standard proposal template.
4. Evaluation:
Evaluation criteria, scoring, threshold and process are described in the Call document.
5. Indicative timetable for evaluation and grant agreement: as described in the Call document.
Publication of the call: 22/02/2024
Deadline for submitting applications: 19/09/2024 17:00 (Brussels Time)
Evaluation period: September 2024 / February 2025
Information to applicants: March 2025
Signature of grant agreement: June 2025
6. Proposal templates, guidance and model grant agreements (MGA):
Standard proposal template
Call document
Mono/Multi-beneficiary Model Grant Agreement
Lump Sums Calculator. The Town Twinning call is a lump sums call. These are based on the number of international participants attending the events. The use of this calculator is mandatory to calculate the budget. The calculated amount must correspond to the budget mentioned in Part A of the proposal.
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