The Agency for Rural Investment Financing announces the launch of the funding application session through the DR-37 Knowledge Transfer intervention within the Common Agricultural Policy Strategic Plan 2023 – 2027 (CAP SP 2027) from November 20, 09:00, to March 22, 2024, 16:00.

The allocation set for this session is worth 1,800,000 euros. The funds allocated through the DR-37 intervention are provided in the form of standard unit costs for reimbursing eligible expenses within projects carried out by professional training providers, the direct beneficiaries of this funding.

Within the DR-37 intervention, three Standard Unit Cost (SUC) variants are provided: for face-to-face meetings with accommodation (SUC – A), with a value of €94/person/day; for face-to-face meetings without accommodation (SUC – B), with a value of €67/person/day; and for online meetings (SUC – C), with a value of €21/person/day.

For the first selection call launched under this intervention, two professional training domains have been established: the "Eco-Scheme" domain – mandatory, where farmers will be trained, especially beneficiaries of schemes funded through Pillar I of the CAP for climate, environment, and animal welfare, and the domain "Knowledge in environmental, climate, and resource use efficiency on farms," addressing especially the beneficiaries of agri-environment and climate funding and organic farming.

The duration of the courses will be 3 days for the first domain and 5 days for both domains, including the planned practical activities, targeting farmers in Romania. The pre-established quality threshold is 50 points.

Professional training providers can be public or private entities/consortiums operating in the field of professional training, meeting all eligibility conditions.

They can continuously register on the platform for enrollment in the Register of eligible providers of professional training services (the register will be available on www.afir.ro through a separate application).

Professional training providers interested in submitting registration and funding applications will enroll online by accessing the following link: https://depunereDR37.afir.ro.

To prepare the documentation required for submitting funding applications, applicants have at their disposal the Applicant's Guide and its annexes, available on the official website of the Agency www.afir.ro, under the Financing section.