Save-the-dates for information days on Call for Proposals TRACK 1 and KAPP and Call for expression of interest TAFF

Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË – Tel. +32 22991111

EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR EUROPEAN CIVIL PROTECTION AND HUMANITARIAN AID

OPERATIONS (ECHO) Strategy and Policy

Prevention and Preparedness Capacity building

Brussels, ECHO.B.3

CORRESPONDENCE SLIP

Addressees: Directors-General for Civil Protection of the Member and Participating States to

the Union Civil Protection Mechanism; Members of the Civil Protection

Committee; Member States’ Permanent Representations and Participating

States’ Permanent Missions to the EU; Contact points for civil protection for

Kosovo (1); Marine Pollution Contact Points of the Member and Participating

States to the Union Civil Protection Mechanism; National Training

Coordinators the Member and Participating States to the Union Civil Protection

Mechanism; Coordinators of ongoing and past Track 1 projects; Disaster

Prevention Expert Group; Members of the Union Civil Protection Knowledge

Network Board; Members of the Early Warning Expert Group

Copy to: Council Secretariat; EFTA Secretariat

Subject: Save-the-Date for Information Days on the Technical Assistance for

Disaster Risk Management “Track 1” (UCPM-2026-TRACK 1) call for

proposals, the call for expression of interest for the Technical Assistance

Financing Facility (TAFF), the Knowledge for Action in Prevention and

Preparedness (KAPP) call for proposals, and the Knowledge for Action

in Prevention and Preparedness - Full-Scale Exercises (UCPM-2026-

KAPP-EX) call for proposals

Dear Directors-General,

Dear Colleagues,

Please save-the-date for the following information days dedicated to the upcoming Call

for proposals and Call for interest:

- Information day Technical Assistance for Disaster Risk Management “Track 1”

(UCPM-2026-TRACK 1) call for proposals, and call for expression of interest for

the Technical Assistance Financing Facility (TAFF): 12 February 2026 10:00-

12:30 CET

- Information day Knowledge for Action in Prevention and Preparedness (KAPP)

and Knowledge for Action in Prevention and Preparedness (KAPP) Full-Scale

Exercises calls for proposals: 19 February 2026 10:00-12:30 CET

(1) This designation is without prejudice to positions on status and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and

the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence.

2

Please note that the next Technical Assistance for Disaster Risk Management “Track 1”

(UCPM-2026-TRACK 1) call for proposals will be published on 20 January 2026 on

the Funding & Tenders portal and that the deadline for submission of applications is on

21 April 2026.

In addition, the next call for expression of interest for the Technical Assistance Financing

Facility will be published on 30 January 2026 (TBC) on the UCP Knowledge Network

website and will remain open until 27 March 2026 (TBC).

Please also note that the next KAPP call for proposals will be published on 4 February

2026 on the Funding & Tenders portal and that the deadline for submission of

applications is on 19 May 2026. Also, the next KAPP Full-Scale Exercise call for

proposals will be published on 22 January 2026 on the Funding & Tenders portal and

the deadline for submission of applications is on 19 May 2026.

Further details including agenda will be communicated in due course.

I would be grateful if you could circulate this information within your organisation and to

all potentially interested stakeholders.

For any further queries, please contact: ECHO-CP-P&[email protected].

Yours faithfully,

Erwan MARTEIL

Head of Unit

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Electronically signed on 16/01/2026 10:26 (UTC+01) in accordance with Article 11 of Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2121

Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË – Tel. +32 22991111

EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR EUROPEAN CIVIL PROTECTION AND HUMANITARIAN AID

OPERATIONS (ECHO) Strategy and Policy

Prevention and Preparedness Capacity building

Brussels, ECHO.B.3

CORRESPONDENCE SLIP

Addressees: Directors-General for Civil Protection of the Member and Participating States to

the Union Civil Protection Mechanism; Members of the Civil Protection

Committee; Member States’ Permanent Representations and Participating

States’ Permanent Missions to the EU; Contact points for civil protection for

Kosovo (1); Marine Pollution Contact Points of the Member and Participating

States to the Union Civil Protection Mechanism; National Training

Coordinators the Member and Participating States to the Union Civil Protection

Mechanism; Coordinators of ongoing and past Track 1 projects; Disaster

Prevention Expert Group; Members of the Union Civil Protection Knowledge

Network Board; Members of the Early Warning Expert Group

Copy to: Council Secretariat; EFTA Secretariat

Subject: Save-the-Date for Information Days on the Technical Assistance for

Disaster Risk Management “Track 1” (UCPM-2026-TRACK 1) call for

proposals, the call for expression of interest for the Technical Assistance

Financing Facility (TAFF), the Knowledge for Action in Prevention and

Preparedness (KAPP) call for proposals, and the Knowledge for Action

in Prevention and Preparedness - Full-Scale Exercises (UCPM-2026-

KAPP-EX) call for proposals

Dear Directors-General,

Dear Colleagues,

Please save-the-date for the following information days dedicated to the upcoming Call

for proposals and Call for interest:

- Information day Technical Assistance for Disaster Risk Management “Track 1”

(UCPM-2026-TRACK 1) call for proposals, and call for expression of interest for

the Technical Assistance Financing Facility (TAFF): 12 February 2026 10:00-

12:30 CET

- Information day Knowledge for Action in Prevention and Preparedness (KAPP)

and Knowledge for Action in Prevention and Preparedness (KAPP) Full-Scale

Exercises calls for proposals: 19 February 2026 10:00-12:30 CET

(1) This designation is without prejudice to positions on status and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and

the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence.

2

Please note that the next Technical Assistance for Disaster Risk Management “Track 1”

(UCPM-2026-TRACK 1) call for proposals will be published on 20 January 2026 on

the Funding & Tenders portal and that the deadline for submission of applications is on

21 April 2026.

In addition, the next call for expression of interest for the Technical Assistance Financing

Facility will be published on 30 January 2026 (TBC) on the UCP Knowledge Network

website and will remain open until 27 March 2026 (TBC).

Please also note that the next KAPP call for proposals will be published on 4 February

2026 on the Funding & Tenders portal and that the deadline for submission of

applications is on 19 May 2026. Also, the next KAPP Full-Scale Exercise call for

proposals will be published on 22 January 2026 on the Funding & Tenders portal and

the deadline for submission of applications is on 19 May 2026.

Further details including agenda will be communicated in due course.

I would be grateful if you could circulate this information within your organisation and to

all potentially interested stakeholders.

For any further queries, please contact: ECHO-CP-P&[email protected].

Yours faithfully,

Erwan MARTEIL

Head of Unit

Electronically signed

Electronically signed on 16/01/2026 10:26 (UTC+01) in accordance with Article 11 of Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2121