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Regulation (EU) 2021/694 CHAPTER III — GRANTS

Article 19–Article 21 · 3 articles

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Grants

Article 19

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Grants under the Programme shall be awarded and managed in accordance with Title VIII of the Financial Regulation and may cover up to 100 % of the eligible costs, without prejudice to the co-financing principle as laid down in Article 190 of the Financial Regulation. Such grants shall be awarded and managed as specified for each specific objective. Support in the form of grants may be awarded directly by the ECCC without a call for proposals to the Member States selected pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2025/38 and the Hosting Consortium referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2025/38, in accordance with Article 195(1), point (d), of the Financial Regulation. Support in the form of grants for the Cybersecurity Emergency Mechanism may be awarded directly by the ECCC to Member States without a call for proposals, in accordance with Article 195(1), point (d), of the Financial Regulation. With regard to actions supporting mutual assistance provided for in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2025/38, the ECCC shall inform the Commission and ENISA about Member States’ requests for direct grants without a call for proposals. With regard to actions supporting mutual assistance provided for in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2025/38, and in accordance with Article 193(2), second subparagraph, point (a), of the Financial Regulation, the costs may, in duly justified cases, be considered to be eligible even if they were incurred before the grant application was submitted.

Award criteria

Article 20

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1.   The award criteria shall be set out in the work programmes and in the calls for proposals, taking into account at least the following elements: (a)  the maturity of the action in the project development; (b)  the soundness of the implementation plan proposed; (c)  the need to overcome financial obstacles such as a lack of market finance; (d)  for calls for proposals intended to support dual-use technologies, services, competences or applications, the trans-European dimension of the project. 2.   Where applicable, the award criteria, shall take into account the following elements: (a)  the stimulating effect of Union support on public and private investment; (b)  the expected economic, social, climate and environmental impact; (c)  accessibility and ease of access to respective services; (d)  a trans-European dimension; (e)  a balanced geographical distribution across the Union, including bridging the geographical digital divide, including the outermost regions; (f)  the presence of a long-term sustainability plan; (g)  the freedom to re-use and adapt the projects’ results; (h)  synergies and complementarities with other Union programmes.

Evaluation

Article 21

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In accordance with Article 150 of the Financial Regulation, applications for grants shall be evaluated by an evaluation committee, which may be fully or partially composed of external independent experts.

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