The Single Form (Annex I of the Framework Partnership Agreement) is the form which DG ECHO partners have to use to submit their Action proposal for Community funding. All other means of communication cannot be used as official request for funding and cannot be registered as such. If DG ECHO accepts the proposal, i.e. the Single Form, both parties will conclude a Grant Agreement (if the partner is an NGO) or a
Contribution Agreement (if the partner is an International Organisation). The Single Form constitutes an integral part of this Agreement (see section on the
Agreement).
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The Single Form is a living document that ECHO partners will use:
at
proposal stage (when finalised and accepted by ECHO, the Single Form constitutes an integral part of the Grant/Contribution Agreement);
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By “living document”, ECHO means that the same document (“Single”) has to be completed/updated during the project's life's cycle. Thus, the Single Form allows a comparison between the planned and actual achievements.
The Single Form will also be used to submit proposals in the framework of the Grant facility, the Capacity Building and Dipecho proposals. For this type of funding, DG ECHO usually issues specific guidelines in addition to the SF guidelines. Check DG ECHO website for more information on these funding opportunities.
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Clear identification of beneficiaries;
Allocation of aid according to the needs of beneficiaries;
Result indicators applicable to measure achievements as constituent parts of action proposal;
Proper use of resources (economy and efficiency principles) as key element for assessment of action, monitoring and evaluation.
Therefore, the key principles of the Single Form are:
focusing on objectives, results and indicators;
seeing input, means and costs in the light of these objectives and results;
avoiding duplications.
The Single Form should allow ECHO:
to take a decision to fund or not to fund an Action,
to use the intermediate report as a monitoring tool,
to analyse proposed modifications,
to liquidate the agreement on the basis of the final report.
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