SPORTS - COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS

WHAT ARE THE AIMS OF A COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP?

Collaborative Partnerships offer the opportunity to develop, transfer and/or implement innovative practices in different areas relating to sport and physical activity between various organisations and actors in and outside sport, including in particular public authorities at local, regional, national and European levels, sport organisations, sport-related organisations and educational bodies. Collaborative Partnerships are, in particular, innovative:

• combat doping at grassroots level, notably in recreational environments such as amateur sport and fitness
• support prevention and raise awareness among stakeholders involved in the fight against match-fixing
• support prevention, educational and innovative approaches to tackle violence, racism and intolerance in sport 
• support the implementation of EU policy documents in the field of sport and other relevant policy areas such as recommendations, guidelines, policy strategies, etc. (e.g. EU Physical Activity Guidelines, EU Guidelines on Dual Careers of Athletes, Principles on good governance in sport, etc.)..

A particular focus will be put on projects that address grassroots sports..

WHICH ACTIVITIES ARE SUPPORTED UNDER THIS ACTION?

 Collaborative Partnerships should promote the creation and development of European networks in the field of sport. Within the framework of Collaborative Partnerships, Erasmus+ intends to support the testing and development of new project formats and new forms of transnational cooperation in the field of sport that are likely to inspire the development, on a larger scale of initiatives supported with national funding schemes or other European funds, such as the European Structural and Investment Funds.

WHO CAN TAKE PART IN A COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP?

 Any non-profit organisation or public body, established in a Programme or in any Partner Country of the world (see section "Eligible Countries" in Part A of this Guide). For example, such organisation can be (non-exhaustive list):

• a public body in charge of sport at local, regional or national level
• a National Olympic Committee or National Sport confederation
• a sport organisation at local, regional, national, European or international level
• a national sports league
• a sport club
• an organisation or union representing athletes
• an organisation or unions representing professionals and volunteers in sport (such as coaches, managers, etc)
• an organisation representing the 'sport for all' movement
• an organisation active in the field of physical activity promotion
• an organisation representing the active leisure sector
• an organisation active in the field of education, training or youth

 A Collaborative Partnership is transnational and involves at least five organisations from five different Programme Countries.

All participating organisations must be identified at the time of applying for a grant.