Following the success of the 3rd Call for Reference Sites, awarding 77 excellent and committed Reference Sites last month, the European Commission, supported by Funka as Coordinator of the WE4AHA Coordination and Support Action, are pleased to announce the extension of this 3rd Call for Reference Sites.
Why extend the 3rd Call for Reference Sites?
Despite the success of the 3rd call, launched in June of this year, the EIP on AHA would like to extend its reach and encourage the participation of regions in even more countries, ensuring a balanced representation throughout Europe and beyond. In order to ensure that the EIP on AHA is fully inclusive, the extended call will target those countries which are currently underrepresented in the EIP on AHA, whilst maintaining the objective of identifying proven examples of innovation and examples of good policy and practice related to active and healthy ageing.
Important: Reference Sites that already submitted their application in summer 2019 do NOT have to re-apply.
What is a Reference Site?
Reference Sites represent an alliance or partnership of stakeholders within a region or major metropolitan area. Successful Reference Sites bring together a wide range of stakeholders (e.g. public bodies/care providers, industry, academia and civil society) into a coherent partnership to understand and address the challenges of delivering health and care services to an ageing population. These collaborations drive structural change far beyond the scope any one particular organisation could achieve on its own. They help to create an environment for other regions across Europe to learn, transfer and adapt knowledge to local realities, with regional, social and economic development as the long-term objective.
Why become a Reference Site?
Are you interested in becoming a Reference Site? It can bring many different benefits for your region, including:
The Reference Site status also provides regions and areas with an enhanced network and greater credibility to form consortia and proposals for EC funding programmes that complement and accelerate transfer and scaling up activities within and across regions.
What are the conditions to become a reference Site?
The EIP on AHA provides a framework for continuous improvement to enable any Reference Site to maintain and further improve its status, measured through the allocation of stars (1-4) according to their maturity. To be successful, applications should demonstrate:
For the full conditions, please consult the Information and Guidance Document.
Who can apply?
The extended call is open to all applicants who:
Important: Reference Sites that already submitted their application in summer 2019 do NOT have to re-apply.
How to apply?
All applications for the extended 3rd call for Reference Sites must be submitted via the online application form. This online form has four different sections which must ALL be filled out:
– Application Form Part I: About your organisation; Care model; Basic criteria 1&2
– Application Form Part II: Criteria 1-2
– Application Form Part III: Criteria 3-4
– Application Form Part IV: Criteria 5-6
In order to help candidates to prepare their application, the following supporting documents are available:
What are the key dates for the Call?
What support is available to applicants?
In addition to the aforementioned supporting documentation, three information and Q&A sessions about the call will be organised on the following dates:
Should you have any further questions or doubts related to the extended 3rd Call, please contact we4aha@funka.com.
Related action groups:
A1 Adherence to prescription, A2 Falls prevention, A3 Lifespan Health Promotion & Prevention of Age Related Frailty and Disease, B3 Integrated care, C2 Independent living solutions, D4 Age friendly environments
Relevance to partnership:
Active ageing and independent living, Care and cure, Horizontal issues and framework conditions, Prevention, screening and early diagnosis
Article source: https://ec.europa.eu/eip/ageing/news/extended-3rd-call-reference-sites-now-open-become-key-player-driving-regional-innovation-active_en
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