Hercule III Call for Proposals Open to Applications

The Hercule III Programme helps EU countries fight fraud, corruption and other illegal activities. It helps finance practical projects, such as the purchase by national authorities of x-ray scanners and other technical equipment to stamp out smuggling and other criminal activities against the EU’s financial interests. Hercule III is implemented by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF).

Applications are invited to the following topics under the 2019 Call for Proposals from national and regional administrations, research and educational institutes and non-profit making entities provided they have been established and operating for at least one year:

Technical Assistance for national and regional administrations for actions to strengthen their operational and administrative capacity to fight fraud, corruption and other irregularities perpetrated against the EU’s financial interests. A budget of €9,866,200 is available.

Law Training and Studies for national and regional administrations, research institutes, universities and not-for-profit organisations. A budget of €500,000 is available.

Training and Conferences for national and regional administrations, research institutes, universities, NPO’s and NGO’s to submit applications for actions, such as the organisation of targeted specialised and risk analysis training workshops, conferences aimed at protecting the financial interests of the EU and at same time to attain an equivalent level of protection across the EU. A budget of €1.1 million is available.

The deadline for submissions to the 2019 Call is 15 May 2019.

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