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Digital EUPM2 Guide

• 1 Introduction
• 2 EU-funding Programs and Projects
• 3 Overview
• 4 Governance and Project Organisation
• 5 Initiating Phase – Activities and Artefacts
• 6 Planning Phase – Activities and Artefacts
• 7 Executing Phase – Activities and Artefacts
• 8 Closing Phase – Activities and Artefacts
• Post-closing obligations
• 9 Monitoring and Control – Activities and Artefacts
• Appendixes

4.2.1 Contracting Authority (CA) and Desk Officer (DO)

The Contracting Authority (CA) is the entity that signs the Grant Agreement with the Lead partner to effectively award and mobilize the funds for the project. Depending on the management mode of the Call for Proposals, the Contracting Authority (CA) may be the European Commission, an EU Agency, or a national or regional authority designated by a Member State. t is the body that provides the strategic orientation and objectives, it has the authority to approve the project, releases the funds and authorises major project changes.

The Contracting Authority (CA) appoints a Desk Officer (DO) as the role to act as direct interlocutor with the Grant Owner and to overview, follow up, resolve queries, and secure the accomplishment of the Grant Agreement conditions. The Desk Officer (DO) does not have a day-to day involvement in the project but may request or be invited to participate in the Project Steering Committee (PSC).

Responsibilities

• Define the strategy and objectives of the EU-funding programme.
• Prepares and launches the Calls for Proposals.
• Evaluates the proposals and awards the grants.
• Signs the Grant Agreement.
• Authorises the project payments.
• Monitors and control the project implementation.
• Authorises major project deviations.
• Validates reports and deliverables.

4.2 Project Organisation: Roles and Responsibilities

4.2.2 Project Steering Committee (PSC)