Is it possible to share 100% of the project’s expenditure, if the lead partner pays all costs directly, including the staff costs of partners based on time sheets?
This system is not in line with the programme rules. Only certain single project expenditures (=not all expenditures) can be shared. These expenditures should derive from project activities that benefit at least two project partners. Cost sharing should be done according to a transparent and equitable method and the key responsibility in the sharing model is given to the implementing partner. This implementing partner is the project partner who is generating the relevant costs that will be shared later on. (For more details please check the chapter on sharing of project costs in the Programme Manual). Please note that the requirements of cost sharing are very high. With a high probability, sharing the majority of project costs may lead to an intransparent and inequitable system. According to the experience in the predecessor programme BSR INTERREG III B cost sharing requires much higher efforts than standard reporting – provided that the cost sharing documentation was done correctly.
