Total budget of the Work Package Transfer is to be decided by the EUI-IA applicant and should include:
- a budget allocated to the MUA and relevant Delivery Partners supporting implementation of the Transfer Work Package;
- budgets for each Transfer Partner in a form of a lump sum (simplified cost option) amounting to EUR 150 000 (corresponding to EUR 120 000 ERDF and own contribution of EUR 30 000).
Transfer Partners are expected to cover from their allocated budget the following costs: staff costs related to the involvement in the Transfer Partnership; travel costs related to the participation in the site visits (travel, food, accommodation); preparation of the Transfer Capacity Survey; preparation of the Replication Feasibility and Opportunity Study; preparation of the investment documentation (if relevant); implementation of the small-scale pilot investments (if relevant); organization of the local visit (if relevant). All other costs related to the implementation of the Work Package Transfer (e.g. management of the Work Package Transfer, communication activities, organisation of the site visits, workshops, meetings and other form of cooperation, etc.) must be covered by the budget allocated for this Work Package by the MUA.
Lump sums for the Transfer Partners will be reported in FCs (30% in FC1 and 70% in FC2). They will be accepted provided that all following conditions are met – for FC1: the Partnership Agreement with the Transfer Partners is signed and provided to the Permanent Secretariat (please note that, in principle, the whole ERDF payment related to FC1 will be suspended in the absence of the above condition); for FC2: Transfer Partners’ pre-defined deliverables and outputs are completed and submitted to the Permanent Secretariat.
Please note that, as for all other Project Partners, it is the responsibility of the MUA to collect and submit all the Transfer Partners’ deliverables and outputs to the Permanent Secretariat and pay lump sums to the Transfer Partners.