BackIn its efforts to further increase the regional impact of the IOI, the members of the IOI Board of Directors decided at their Wellington meeting in November 2012 to once again make regional subsidies available to IOI members.
The overall sum of subsidies amounts to EUR 45,000. Each region will be able to benefit from subsidies of up to EUR 7,500. IOI regional subsidies can be used to either finance a project entirely or to co-fund the implementation of a broader project. Projects that involve several IOI institutional members are highly welcome. The timeframe for the project should be appropriate to the project activities and should not exceed 24 months. Subsidies will be paid directly to the subsidy recipients after project implementation and submission of a project report including a detailed budget overview. Please note that the IOI audit guidelines will be applied to the 2013 tender. A copy of these guidelines will be sent to the subsidy recipients together with the subsidy agreement.
Institutional members wishing to apply for a regional subsidy are asked to fill in the IOI subsidy application form (see attachment) and submit their project proposal to the General Secretariat (ioi@volksanw.gv.at) by 25 February 2013.
As in former years, the IOI Board of Directors has authorized the IOI Executive Committee, within the limits of the IOI By-laws, to review and short-list applications for IOI project funding. The Regional Presidents will also be consulted during the selection process.
