2018 Eurostat grants on environmental accounts ecosystem accounts

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2018 Eurostat grants on environmental accounts & ecosystem accounts (point 6 of the agenda)

2018 Eurostat grants on environmental accounts & ecosystem accounts (point 6 of the agenda) Eurostat – Unit A 4 Budget, financial management and internal control Susanne Taillemite Joint meeting working groups on Environmental accounts & Monetary environmental statistics and accounts Luxembourg, 15 May 2018

Agenda • I Overview • II How to submit a proposal • III Grant

Agenda • I Overview • II How to submit a proposal • III Grant Agreement Preparation • IV Notifications and the Participant Portal

I. Overview e. Grants - a suite of electronic-only processes covering the full life

I. Overview e. Grants - a suite of electronic-only processes covering the full life cycle of grant implementation: Applying for funding Find a call Find partners Register an organisation Submit a proposal Evaluation and signature Eligibility check Evaluation of proposals Grant preparation Grant signature Grant management Keeping records Amendments Payment requests Deliverables Etc.

Why implement e. Grants? § Commission commitment to implement electronic tools § Corporate tool

Why implement e. Grants? § Commission commitment to implement electronic tools § Corporate tool with more than 50, 000 users already § Simplification and increase of cost-effectiveness § Qualitative benefits such as harmonisation, friendliness, transparency and reporting facilities. 4 user-

II. How to submit a proposal - For restricted calls, a URL will be

II. How to submit a proposal - For restricted calls, a URL will be distributed by e-mail to the National Statistics Offices - This URL will send you directly to the call submission - Following proposal creation, the whole process is facilitated through the Participant Portal, including Granting

Preparing for the submission of your proposal Online submission system as a two-step process:

Preparing for the submission of your proposal Online submission system as a two-step process: 1. Registration of the applicant organisation in the beneficiary register (if not already done) 2. Submission of the proposal itself

1. Check whether your organization is already registered in the beneficiary register Beneficiary Register

1. Check whether your organization is already registered in the beneficiary register Beneficiary Register Check Registered Organization Existing PIC in a "Validated" Status First Registration Compulsory legal and contact info (e. g. Legal Name, Country, VAT number, legal status, legal form) Optional info (n/a for Eurostat restricted calls) New 9 -digit Participant Identification Code (PIC) in a "Declared" Status

2. The project application • Part A, which includes the administrative information and the

2. The project application • Part A, which includes the administrative information and the estimated budget table, • Part B, which comprises the technical content of the proposal; and • Mandatory annexes : • Detailed Budget, Unit costs declaration (copy), • If applicable Curricula of key actors

Some important messages for submission § Late proposals are automatically rejected by the system!

Some important messages for submission § Late proposals are automatically rejected by the system! § Make sure that: ü your draft proposal is submitted (acknowledgement of receipt after submission) ü the requested EU-contribution is correctly encoded ü the totals of the detailed budget reconcile with the summary budget § In order to benefit from the 30% flat rate for indirect costs, tick "Yes" to the Article 5 question 9

Live demo of submission • Webcasting available under the following link: • https: //webcast.

Live demo of submission • Webcasting available under the following link: • https: //webcast. ec. europa. eu/estat-info-day-forbeneficiaries-live-submission-demo 10

Once you submitted your proposal Once the proposal is submitted, the applicant will not

Once you submitted your proposal Once the proposal is submitted, the applicant will not hear from the Commission until the proposal is evaluated, unless: - The Commission needs to contact the applicant to clarify matters such as eligibility or to request additional information; - More information or supporting documents are needed to establish the legal entity; and/or - The applicant made a complaint regarding the submission procedure.

III. Grant agreement preparation - Fully electronic process - Invitation to grant agreement preparation

III. Grant agreement preparation - Fully electronic process - Invitation to grant agreement preparation Grant signature - electronic Grant Agreement Preparation Proposal Project

Grant Agreement Preparation (GAP) – the main process steps - Ø Invitation to grant

Grant Agreement Preparation (GAP) – the main process steps - Ø Invitation to grant preparation Ø Grant preparation: (evaluation results letter) first iteration completion of grant agreement data Ø Review by EU services Ø Grant preparation: second iteration revision - if necessary Ø Final checks by EU services Ø Signature of the GA (e-signature)

IV Notifications and the Participant Portal 14

IV Notifications and the Participant Portal 14

Notifications about next steps • E-mail notifications about all the actions that you are

Notifications about next steps • E-mail notifications about all the actions that you are to carry out for grant preparation and signature. • All the notifications that you receive by e-mail are also available in My Notifications inbox on PP. • Notifications are addressed to the role that is to carry out the action. The roles that may need to be aware of this action, receive it in CC. TASK/INFO notifications 15

Personalised access to the IT tools Personalised access to the user account 16

Personalised access to the IT tools Personalised access to the user account 16

Access to PP personalised services • Your access is based on: EU Login Single

Access to PP personalised services • Your access is based on: EU Login Single sign-on (1 EU Login account = 1 email address = 1 person) + Access rights based on roles = Personalised services on the Participant Portal 17

I have no EU Login account – what should I do? Go to https:

I have no EU Login account – what should I do? Go to https: //webgate. ec. europa. eu/cas/eim/external/register. cgi and create one 18

I have EU Login but no access to any proposals, projects or organisation data

I have EU Login but no access to any proposals, projects or organisation data – what should I do? Ask persons having access to the respective data for granting you access: • Proposals – person who created the proposal on PP • Projects – any Participant Contact or Coordinator Contact [Pa. Co] or [Co. Co] • Organisation data – the LEAR of your organisation 19

Roles - Nomenclature Organisation roles Project roles PCo. Co LEAR Acc. Ad Legal Entity

Roles - Nomenclature Organisation roles Project roles PCo. Co LEAR Acc. Ad Legal Entity Appointed Representative Account Administrator LSIGN FSIGN Legal Signatory Financial Signatory Co. Co Pa. Co T a Ma T e Me Primary Coordinator Contact Participant Contact Task Manager Team Member 20

Where to find help on the tool? online guide divided by business processes. Provides

Where to find help on the tool? online guide divided by business processes. Provides full information on the process, reference documents s screens & step-by-step guidance on the tools, including videos FAQ database – searchable by categories and keywords

Where to find help? For all questions concerning: • Identity and access management •

Where to find help? For all questions concerning: • Identity and access management • Internal processes within your organisation please contact your finance unit/account manager/LEAR