Erasmus Programme: Capacity Building in the field of Sport

Capacity Building projects are international cooperation projects based on multilateral partnerships between organisations active in the field of sport in Programme and third countries not associated to the Programme in Region 1 (Western Balkans) and Region 2 (Neighbourhood East).

Objectives

• The action will aim at:
  • raising the capacity of grassroots sport organisations;
  • encouraging the practice of sport and physical activity in third countries not associated to the Programme;
  • promoting social inclusion through sport;
  • promoting positive values through sport (such as fair play, tolerance, team spirit);
  • fostering cooperation across different regions of the world through joint initiatives.

Thematic Areas

• Proposals should focus on certain thematic areas defined at programming stage. Examples of particularly relevant areas are:
  • promotion of common values, non-discrimination and gender equality through sport;
  • development of skills (through sport) needed to improve the social involvement of disadvantaged groups (e.g. independence, leadership etc.);
  • integration of migrants;
  • post-conflict reconciliation.

Funding Information

• The EU grant per project should vary between EUR 100,000 and EUR 200,000.
• Duration: Capacity Building projects should normally last between 12 and 36 months.

Expected Outcomes

• The granted projects should demonstrate their expected impact by:
  • increasing participation and capacity of grassroots sport organisations;
  • increasing participation of women in sport and physical activities;
  • improving the social involvement of disadvantaged groups;
  • improving the capacity of the sport sector to work transnationally with care of inclusiveness, solidarity and sustainability;
  • promoting and contributing to transnational learning and cooperation between sport people and decision makers, in particular in the eligible third countries not associated to the Programme;
  • disseminating their results in an effective and attractive way among sport people involved in sport organisations.

Eligible Activities

• Funded projects will be able to integrate a wide range of cooperation, exchange, communication and other activities including, for example:
  • creating and developing networks between organisations/countries/regions;
  • developing and implementing exchange of best practices/ideas;
  • implementing common sport activities and educational side events;
  • launching, testing, sharing and implementation of new forms of non-formal learning methods, tools, practices and materials through practical training and mobility of sport staff;
  • raising awareness on issues of discrimination of disadvantaged groups in sport;
  • supporting the building of an engaged and active civil society.

Eligible Projects

• Inclusion and Diversity: Erasmus+ seeks to promote equal opportunities and access, inclusion and fairness across all its actions.
• Environmental sustainability: Projects should be designed in an eco-friendly way and should incorporate green practices in all its facets.
• Digital dimension: Virtual cooperation and experimentation with virtual and blended learning opportunities are key to successful projects.
• Common values, civic engagement and participation: Projects will support active citizenship and ethics, as well as foster the development of social and intercultural competences, critical thinking and media literacy.

Eligibility Criteria

• In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities, if applicable) must:
  • be legal entities (public or private bodies)
  • be active in the field of sport
  • be established in an EU Member State or third country associated to the Programme or in third country not associated to the Programme from Region 1 (Western Balkans) or Region 2 (Neighbourhood East)
• The coordinator of the consortium must be a non-for-profit organisation.
• Such organisations can, for example, be:
  • a public body in charge of sport at local, regional or national level;
  • a sport organisation at local, regional, national, European or international level;
  • a National Olympic Committee or National Sport confederation;
  • an organisation representing the ‘sport for all’ movement;
  • an organisation active in the field of physical activity promotion;
  • an organisation representing the active leisure sector.

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