Not-for-profit European Sport events

Deadline: Apr 2, 2020  
CALL EXPIRED

Scope:

WHAT ARE THE AIMS OF A NOT-FOR-PROFIT EUROPEAN SPORT EVENT?

This Action is aimed to support:

• Volunteering in sport;
• Social inclusion through sport;
• Gender equality in sport;
• Health-Enhancing Physical Activity;
• Implementation of the European Week of Sport.

The Commission, through its Executive Agency, will carry out one selection round over the year.

WHAT IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT EUROPEAN SPORT EVENT?

This Action provides financial support for:

• the organisation of European-wide sport events organised in one Programme Country;
• national events - organised simultaneously in several Programme Countries by organisations or public bodies active in the field of sport.

The expected results of these events are:

• increased awareness as regards the role of sport in promoting social inclusion, equal opportunities and ealthenhancing physical activity;
• increased participation in sport, physical activity and voluntary activity.

WHICH ACTIVITIES ARE SUPPORTED UNDER THIS ACTION?

Support for events will imply assigning EU grants to individual organisations in charge of the preparation, organisation and follow-up to a given event. The following standard activities will be supported under this Action (non-exhaustive list):

• preparation of the event;
• organisation of educational activities for athletes, coaches, organisers and volunteers in the run-up to the event;
• organisation of the event;
• organisation of side-activities to the sporting event (conferences, seminars);
• implementation of legacy activities (evaluations, drafting of future plans);
• communication activities linked to the topic of the event.