This document provides guidance on progress and financial reporting for a EU-funded cloud computing project. It outlines that MDR Partners is responsible for project management, reporting to the European Commission, and performance monitoring. Progress reports are due quarterly from all consortium members and must provide a summary of activities, results, deviations, and corrective actions. Financial reports require tracking eligible personnel, subcontracting, and other direct costs. Reimbursement is 80% of eligible expenses. Non-eligible costs include VAT, overhead, and costs already reimbursed by other projects.
How to write effective EU project proposals: Introduction to Full application preparation. Application Package for Applicants. Common mistakes.
Natasa Gospodjinacki
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How to write effective EU project proposals: Introduction to Full application preparation. Application Package for Applicants. Common mistakes.
Natasa Gospodjinacki
Kiev, 3-4 September 2015
How to write effective EU project proposals: Introduction to Full application preparation. Application Package for Applicants. Common mistakes.
Natasa Gospodjinacki
Kiev, 3-4 September 2015
1_Introduction to Full Application preparationcsdialogue
How to write effective EU project proposals: Introduction to Full application preparation. Application Package for Applicants. Common mistakes.
Natasa Gospodjinacki
Kiev, 3-4 September 2015
How to write effective EU project proposals: Introduction to Full application preparation. Application Package for Applicants. Common mistakes.
Natasa Gospodjinacki
Kiev, 3-4 September 2015
Whether you’re the prime or a sub, learn essentials of financial oversight for a smooth working relationship. We offer tips for establishing provisional billing rates, providing detail for cost-price analysis, the importance of tracking indirect rate performance, preparing for the incurred cost proposal, and submitting a final indirect cost rate proposal.
How to write effective EU project proposals: Introduction to Full application preparation. Application Package for Applicants. Common mistakes.
Natasa Gospodjinacki
Kiev, 3-4 September 2015
5_Procurement, conflict of interest and sub-grantingcsdialogue
How to write effective EU project proposals: Introduction to Full application preparation. Application Package for Applicants. Common mistakes.
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Kiev, 3-4 September 2015
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How to write effective EU project proposals: Introduction to Full application preparation. Application Package for Applicants. Common mistakes.
Natasa Gospodjinacki
Kiev, 3-4 September 2015
1_Introduction to Full Application preparationcsdialogue
How to write effective EU project proposals: Introduction to Full application preparation. Application Package for Applicants. Common mistakes.
Natasa Gospodjinacki
Kiev, 3-4 September 2015
How to write effective EU project proposals: Introduction to Full application preparation. Application Package for Applicants. Common mistakes.
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Whether you’re the prime or a sub, learn essentials of financial oversight for a smooth working relationship. We offer tips for establishing provisional billing rates, providing detail for cost-price analysis, the importance of tracking indirect rate performance, preparing for the incurred cost proposal, and submitting a final indirect cost rate proposal.
How to write effective EU project proposals: Introduction to Full application preparation. Application Package for Applicants. Common mistakes.
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Kiev, 3-4 September 2015
5_Procurement, conflict of interest and sub-grantingcsdialogue
How to write effective EU project proposals: Introduction to Full application preparation. Application Package for Applicants. Common mistakes.
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3. Progress & Financial reporting is part of
WP 7: Project Management
MDR Partners is WP7 leader
• Geoff Butters and Mary Rowlatt
• administrative management
• reporting to the EC
• performance monitoring
5. Progress reports
Need to be submitted by all consortium members at regular
intervals, initially quarterly
• I will send out details in the next few weeks
Allows the project management team to keep track of the
activities of the project by partner
Provide the project coordinator with the necessary
information to report back to the Commission
6. Progress reports II
All partners need to give a concise overview of all
eCloud related activities carried out:
• Provide a summary of progress towards objectives and
details for tasks you are involved in
• Highlight clearly significant results
• If applicable, explain the reasons for deviations from the
Description of Work (DoW) and their impact on other tasks
as well as on available resources and planning
• If applicable, propose corrective actions
• Provide a statement on the use of resources, in particular
highlighting and explaining deviations between actual and
planned person-months used.
7. Progress reports III
Indicate any relevant changes that could affect the project
(e.g. change of staff)
Reporting in bullet-points is acceptable
• BUT: Always make sure to report about your activities in a way
that allows people outside your institution to completely
understand what you did
Progress reporting templates will be provided
Please - keep to deadlines!
• Chasing after 33 partners is a very time-consuming job!
11. Reference: 325091325091
Project runs under the “Competitiveness and Innovation
Framework Programme”.
Start: 1 February 2013Start: 1 February 2013
€€ 4.75million4.75million total budget,, € 3.8million€ 3.8million EU contribution.
687687 Person MonthsPerson Months planned
Duration: 3636 months, 33 full reporting periods for the EC,
66 progress reporting periods (every 6 months).
15. Payment modalities
Project = 36 months:
First pre-financing already paid - you should have received it
56% of Community contribution was actually paid
Two further pre-financing payments after 12 and 24 months:
based on annual financial statements being accepted
Pre-financing + interim pre-financing limited to
90% of maximum Community contribution
(retention of 10%)
Final payment based on financial statements being accepted,
= outstanding balance
17. Cost categories
• 80% reimbursement of eligible costs
• Direct cost categories;
PersonnelPersonnel
Subcontracting (if already budgeted)
Other specific direct costs (including travel and subsistence)e)
• Submission of individual financial statements and summary
financial report as part of Periodic Reporting
18. Eligible Costs
Stated in DoW (Indicative breakdown of the budget and the
Community financial contribution between beneficiaries).
Must be:-
Necessary for project.
Actually incurred by beneficiary during project duration
(except costs for final reports and audits as well as for technical reviews).
Identifiable and verifiable, recorded in the beneficiary’s accounts.
Reasonable and justified.
Eligible costs for personnel are gross salary including employer
costs (i.e. social premiums, pension and other personnel costs)
If in doubt, contact me, Geoff Butters, MDR Partners :
geoff.butters@mdrpartners.com
19. Non-eligible Costs
In particular [full list: Art. II.20(2) of the ICT PSP financial guidelines[full list: Art. II.20(2) of the ICT PSP financial guidelines1
:
Exchange rate losses.
Resources made available to a beneficiary free of charge (e.g.
third-party contributions).
Value of contributions in kind.
Indirect taxes and duties, including VAT (unless the beneficiary can
show that it is unable to recover it).
Entertainment or hospitality expenses, except those accepted by
the Commission as being absolutely necessary for carrying out the
project.
Any cost incurred or reimbursed in respect of, in particular, another
Community, international or national project.
Overhead or indirect costs are NOT eligible.
1ICT PSP Financial Guidelines
.
21. Time recording / writing
Working time charged must be recorded throughout
the duration of the project (e.g. by timesheets)
… and be certified by someone in authority.
It is a precondition
for the eligibility of your personnel costs!
The time-recording system should:
certify the reality of the hours worked on a
given task,
and record the Work Package number.
(I will provide a timesheet template)
22. Level of Detail to be reported for the EC
for Personnel costs
the people that worked;
• their name and/or
position / seniority;
• the WPs they worked on;
• the person-months per
WP. (backed up by
timesheets showing hours)
for Other costs
(Travel costs only for most partners) -
• Travel costs should be divided into
• (1) plane/train/car fares, and
• (2) accommodation & subsistence.
• Who, or at least how many people,
travelled;
• The reason (project meeting, a
conference for dissemination, etc);
• Dates of travel (they must be within
the reporting period);
• Where (City/town & Country);
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