Before starting the development of your project, there are two main documents that need to be consulted.
The Operational Programme describes the context and priorities for cooperation in the Programme.
The Programme Manual defines the rules and requirements for the eligibility of a project in the Programme and for the management and implementation of approved projects.
During the development of your project, territorial facilitators are your key contacts. You can find the contact details of the territorial facilitator operating in your area on the Programme website (see section ‘Contacts’). For specific and technical questions, territorial facilitators might advise you to get in touch with the Joint Technical Secretariat.
The territorial facilitation network can help you find partners in the other Member States.
Furthermore, you can also use the Cooperation Corner of the website, to submit your project idea online and to make it visible to potential partners. The website also allows you to find partners that have expressed their interest in participating in crossborder projects in your area(s) of interest.
You can find all these possibilities in the ‘Cooperation Corner’ of the website. A database containing all project ideas currently under development will allow you to find a potential project to join. The ‘Express your Interest’ form will allow other partners from the 2 Seas area to identify your interest in crossborder cooperation on a certain theme.
The Lead Applicant Seminars are targeted towards partners of project ideas under development, or organisations that want to learn more about the 2 Seas Programme.
Before each Call for Proposals, 3 Lead Applicant Seminars are organised, one in England, one in France and one alternatively in Flanders or The Netherlands.
Yes, partners coming from outside the Programme area are not considered as eligible in the 2 Seas Programme, and therefore cannot receive ERDF. However, to widen the dissemination of results or to advise the project, organisations from outside the Programme area are welcome as observers during the implementation of projects.
The Lead Partner bears several duties and responsibilities for ensuring the project implementation. The Lead Partner has the overall legal and financial responsibility for the project vis-a-vis the Programme and particularly, the Lead Partner takes on the lead role on behalf of the partnership for project coordination, administrative and financial management, communication and dissemination. As a consequence, the Lead Partner should foresee sufficient means to fulfil these roles.
