This Preparatory action aims at preparing future EU actions in the field of sport, on the basis of priorities set in the White Paper on Sport. The European Commission will fund transnational projects proposed by public bodies or civil society organisations in order to identify and test suitable networks and good practices in the field of sport.

The objectives are to:
a) fight against doping.
b) promote social inclusion in and through sport.
c) promote volunteering in sport.

Budget and duration:
The total budget available is EUR 2,500.000.
EU co-financing will be provided to a maximum of 80% of the total costs.
Staff costs may not exceed 50 % of the total eligible costs. Other external co-financing can include maximum 10 % of contributions in kind.
The project must begin between 1 December 2010 and 31 March 2011 and end no later than 30 June 2012.

Eligible applicants:
• Public bodies;
• Civil society organizations.

Applicants must:
• have their head office in one of the Member States of the European Union (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom);
• have a legal status.
Individual persons may not submit applications under this call for proposals

Deadline: was 31 August 2010

For further support contact:
EAC-SPORT-PREPARATORY-ACTION@ec.europa.eu