Who can apply?

The Programme imposes a set of eligibility criteria for Applicants. Potential Applicants have to fulfil eligibility criteria concerning their legal status, their geographical location and their professional and financial background.

Projects have to be implemented in partnership (following the "Lead Beneficiary principle") including a Lead Beneficiary and Project Partner(s), where at least one Project Partner is a cross-border Project Partner.

Each Lead Beneficiary and Project Partner have to:

• be legal persons established by public or private law 
• be non profit making
• have direct responsibility for the preparation and management of the proposed activities, not acting as intermediaries and
• in case of the Lead Beneficiary have their headquarters or a registered regional/local branch in the eligible area, while in case of Project Partners have their headquarters or a registered regional/local branch in the eligible area or in the adjacent regions.

Potential applicants who can apply for funds are as follows (the list is indicative):

• Local governments and their institutions
• Associations of local governments and their institutions
• Development agencies
• Non- governmental non- profit organisations (NGOs)
• Water management authorities
• Environmental management authorities
• Management organisations of national parks and environmental protection areas
• Tourist boards
• Public enterprises
• Universities, research institutes 
• Educational organizations and their non-profit organisations
• Labour centres
• Foundations, chambers of commerce

Please note that details can be found in the relevant Call for Proposals.