New Funding Opportunities for Public Health
The European Commission has now published the Work Plan for 2009 for the implementation of its second programme of Community action in the field of health.
The publication of the Work Plan was followed by the calls for proposals. The Executive Agency for Health and Consumers (EAHC) published calls for proposals for projects, operating grants, conferences and joint actions.
The Calls present new funding opportunities for the European organisations active in the area of public health. The total budget available for the execution of the 2009 Work Plan is about 48.2 million euro.
All proposals should address important problems in the European public health and be in line with the Commission's priorities expressed in the Work Plan.
The successful proposals should concentrate on aspects of public health that cannot be achieved on a national level. They should ensure a significant impact across the EU.
The deadline for submission of proposals is 20 May 2009.
For further information, please visit the website of the Executive Agency for Health and Consumers (EAHC). EAHC is organising an Information Day about the 2009 Calls for proposals that will be held in Luxembourg on 18 March 2009.
The session will provide an introduction into the new Work Programme (still to be adopted by the commission, expected for the end of February) and will include practical workshops on the different aspects of the calls and the application process.
The Infoday is the best place to network among the EU health community, to talk directly to commission officials and EAHC staff and to share experience of applying and managing projects and other grants under EU Health Programme.