TNC Factsheet - Poland

• Local Action Groups (LAGs) can start transnational cooperation activities in the first half of 2025.
• TNC themes and priorities in the Local Development Strategy (LDS) are defined by the LAGs as part of their LDS, based on a list of possible themes defined at the Member State level / by the Managing Authority.
• TNC budget in the LDS is defined by the LAGs as part of their LDS.
• Calls for TNC projects are defined by the LAGs and are launched according to their own schedule
• Average (planned) time for official approval for the TNC projects selected by the LAGs: 1-3 months.
• The list of possible cooperation themes published by the Managing Authority in the CSP or other official document includes the following:
  • development of entrepreneurship
  • development of non-agricultural functions of small farms through development of agro-tourism farms, educational homesteads, care farms
  • development of cooperation through short food supply chains
  • improving access to services for local communities
  • improving access to small public infrastructure
  • formation of civic awareness
  • social inclusion of seniors, young people or disadvantaged people
  • protection of the cultural or natural heritage of the Polish countryside

• Types of territory that can be covered in a TNC project only include rural territories in the EU.
• Types of eligible partners in a TNC project can include local public or private partners (non-LAG) active within a LAG territory.
• Types of stakeholders eligible for preparatory support for TNC projects include local public or private partners (non-LAG) active within a LAG territory.
• The existence of a lead partner is one of the eligibility criteria for a TNC project.

• Eligibility criteria for preparatory actions for TNC projects:

Expenditures of the preparatory actions for TNC projects have been defined and are covered if:

• The LAG has provided for such a possibility in its LDS
• The applicant has submitted an agreement of intent signed by all partners, and none of the partners covered by this agreement applies for the grant of aid
• At least one call for proposals is planned under which there will be the possibility to finance the tasks of a partner from the area covered by this LDS within the framework of the implementation of the partnership project
• Eligibility criteria for TNC projects: 

For TNC projects aid shall be granted if

• The applicant has submitted a partnership agreement
• The applicant has demonstrated a positive difference in the effects of implementing the operation alone and the effects of implementing the operation with partner(s)

• Costs eligible related to the following actions for preparatory support have not been specified. A list of non-eligible costs has been specified in the CSP (or other relevant official document). Any of the options below could be eligible if adequately justified.
  • meetings
  • participation in events
  • study trips
  • feasibility study for the TNC project
  • interpretation and translation
  • consultancy support
• Eligible actions for TNC projects have not been specified. Any of the options below could be eligible if adequately justified.
  • meetings
  • participation in events
  • preparation of publications
  • study visits
  • training
  • joint products
  • joint services
  • joint events
  • website development
  • marketing and promotion
  • local actions directly linked to the TNC project (for example, local events or capacity building for relevant local stakeholders, etc.)
• Eligible costs for TNC projects have not been specified. Any of the options below could be eligible if adequately justified.
  • share of common costs related to joint publication and/or website
  • rental of venue for meetings and events
  • translation fees
  • interpreters' fees
  • fees of consultancy and expert services
  • catering
  • accommodation
  • travel
  • purchase of equipment for the purposes of the project
  • costs related to dedicated project staff (e.g., joint project manager)
  • expenditure related to local actions directly linked to the TNC project
• Non-eligible costs for TNC: The list of non-eligible costs has not been defined specifically for TNC.
• The use of simplified cost options (SCOs) for TNC: 
  • SCOs can be used for preparatory support for TNC.
  • The aid is granted in the form of a SCO payment up to PLN 150 000 (approximately EUR 35 000).

• For the TNC project, aid shall be granted if:
  • the applicant has submitted a partnership agreement
  • the applicant has demonstrated a positive difference in the effects of implementing the operation alone and the effects of implementing the operation with partner(s)
  • the partnership agreement is a civil and legal contract that includes:
    • the purpose of forming a partnership
    • identification of all partners including their assigned EP numbers
    • description of the implementation of the partnership project or operation implemented in partnership
    • description, respectively, of the tasks/operations covered by the partnership agreement indicating which partner is responsible for a given task/operation
    • the principles of responsibility of the partners for the tasks/operations implemented
    • the method of decision-making within the partnership
    • provisions on how to achieve the purpose of the agreement in the event of withdrawal of the partner(s)