START – Danube Region Project Fund is a new pilot initiative of the EUSDR and provides Seed Money for the development and implementation of Danube Region projects. Seed Money means that beneficiaries receive an early pre‐financing in order to cover the project expenses from the beginning. This helps especially small organisations with limited resources to START their projects.

START is coordinated by PAC 10 (Priority Area Coordination 10 of the EUSDR) of the City of Vienna, with the involvement of all Priority Areas. EuroVienna ensures the operational implementation of the Facility.

The total allocation to START amounts to € 900.000. 95% of the START budget is financed by the European Commission, 5% by the City of Vienna. The START initiative is running until the end of 2016, 2 calls for project proposals are foreseen.

Applications must be uploaded (as signed scan and open word file) through the START online application tool from 15th – 17th of September.

For more information please visit: http://www.danube-capacitycooperation.eu/start-call-1