Enhancing the security of citizens against terrorism and lone-actor violence in confined spaces such as schools

With reference to the topic related additional eligibility conditions, please note that: It is full responsibility of the applicants to explain and justify how each project beneficiary fulfil the additional eligibility conditions. We invite you to fill in properly the Annex “Information about security practitioners” in the application form with all the requested information, by using the template provided in the submission IT tool. Each beneficiary, i.e. an independent legal entity participating in the project as consortium partner, can cover the role of only one type of practitioner. For example, legal entities such as Ministries of Interiors cannot cover both the role of Police Authorities and Forensic Institutes. The proposal will have to indicate clearly which type of practitioners the entity represents. Clarifications on the type of practitioners required in the topic related additional eligibility conditions: Police Authority : In the context of the Work Programme, a Police Authority is a legal entity explicitly designated by national law, or legally mandated by the competent national authority, for the prevention, detection and/or investigation of terrorist offences or other criminal offences, specifically excluding police academies, forensic institutes, training facilities as well as border and customs authorities. Civil Society Organisation, CSO (or Non-Governmental Organisation, NGO) : In the context of the Work Programme, a civil society organisation is typically an entity whose members serve the general interest through a democratic process, and which plays the role of mediator between public authorities and citizens. Typically, a civil society organisation includes all forms of social actions carried out by individuals or groups who are neither connected to nor managed by state authorities.