GSS EU Science Funding Gateway

The ENV SIP proposal prepared in the framework of TA-PP project has to be of good quality and has to be eligible for LIFE funding. If failure to submit eligible and quality ENV SIP proposal is due to the poor performance, negligence or mistake of the beneficiary of the TA-PP project, the granting authority reserves the right to recover any pre-financing and to declare all TA- PP project costs ineligible.

The coordinating beneficiary should submit a full ENV SIP proposal in the framework of a dedicated LIFE call for ENV SIP before the end of the TA-PP project. Please keep in mind that the submission process for a ENV SIP consists of two phases – concept note and full proposal.

The overall objective of a TA-PP-ENV-SIP project is writing a SIP proposal, so all activities must contribute to this goal. The activities:

• should not be research;
• should not include statutory responsibilities of the competent authority;
• should be completed within the duration of the project;
• should be clearly related to the objective(s) of the project and the corresponding SIP.

Activities may include (this is not an exhaustive list):

• recruitment of new personnel and training for writing a SIP proposal;
• contracting external assistance for writing a SIP proposal;
• information collection for the preparation of a SIP proposal (e.g. on sources of funding)
• networking, consultation and coordination work for preparing and writing the SIP;
• coordination with stakeholders to be involved in the Strategic Integrated Project;
• developing financing plans where such plans are not already part of the targeted strategy or plan;
• mapping of the actions complementary to SIP and their potential sources of funding
• writing of the SIP proposal full proposal or concept note and full proposal itself

Applicants should ensure that the targeted plan or strategy will be eligible for a ENV SIP.