The Straits Committee has created the Small Project Initiative to boost to local-to-local cross-Channel cooperation. The Small Project Initiative supports organisations in the Straits Committee area to work together in any field where a tangible benefit can be shown. Member authorities each set a budget at the start of their financial year to support organisations in their area.
Projects must have at least two partners from two different Straits’ areas. There is a single application and assessment process. Assessed applications are presented to members of the Straits Committee for decision at their Executive Committee meetings or by written procedure. Decisions are taken by consensus. Beneficiaries receive funding from the authority where they are located and follow that authority’s rules and administrative processes.
