Solidarity Sparks
Programme 2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-A Maas-Rijn/Meuse-Rhin/Maas-Rhein (Netherlands-Belgium-Germany)Description
Grensoverschrijdend samenwerkingsverband(NL)
Grenzüberschreitende Kooperationspartnerschaft(DE)
Crossborder collaborating partnership(EN)
Outreach recruitment of volunteers(EN)
Werving van vrijwilligers via outreach(NL)
Outreach-Rekrutierung von Freiwilligen(DE)
Recrutement de bénévoles par le biais d'actions de sensibilisation(FR)
Testing digital buddies(DE)
Testing digital buddies(FR)
Testing digital buddies(NL)
Testing digital buddies(EN)
Testing digital talent platform(NL)
Testing digital talent platform(EN)
Testing digital talent platform(FR)
Testing digital talent platform(DE)
Exercices transfrontaliers en cas de catastrophe(FR)
Grenzüberschreitende Katastrophenschutzübungen(DE)
Crossborder disaster exercises(EN)
Grensoverschrijdende rampenoefeningen(NL)
Coaching und Ausbildung von Freiwilligen(DE)
Coaching en opleiding van vrijwilligers(NL)
Coaching et formation des bénévoles(FR)
Coaching and education of volunteers(EN)
Joint action plan(EN)
Joint action plan(NL)
Joint action plan(FR)
Joint action plan(DE)
Resilience days(EN)
Resilience days(DE)
Resilience days(FR)
Resilience days(NL)
Thematic information
Priority:
(VI-A_NL-BE-DE_2) "A greener, low carbon Meuse-Rhine area" wants to achieve a greener, low-carbon Meuse-Rhine area, by promoting cross-border renewable energy solutions, climate change adaptation and the circular economy in the programme area. Actions under this priority act as an enabler in the framework of the green transformation.Priority specific objective:
RSO2.4. Promoting climate change adaptation and disaster risk prevention and resilience, taking into account eco-system based approachesPriority policy objective (Interreg specific objective):
PO2 A greener, low-carbon transitioning towards a net zero carbon economy and resilient Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, risk prevention and management, and sustainable urban mobilityType of intervention:
060 Adaptation to climate change measures and prevention and management of climate related risks: others, e.g. storms and drought (including awareness raising, civil protection and disaster management systems, infrastructures and ecosystem based approaches)Partners (9)
Lead Partner: Hogeschool PXL
Partner’s ID if not PIC: N.a.
Department: PXL Research - Centre for Civic Safety and Resilience
Address: Elfde-Liniestraat, 3500 Hasselt, Belgium
Department address: Elfde-Liniestraat , 3500 Hasselt, Belgium
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations
Website: http://www.pxl.be
Total budget: EUR 787 010.80
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 472 206.48
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 314 804.32
- Caritasverband Westeifel e.V.
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Name: Caritasverband Westeifel e.V.
Department: Social Services/Social Security and Networks
Partner’s ID if not PIC: N.a.
Address: Alter Marktplatz , 54568 Gerolstein, Germany
Department address: Brodenheckstr., 54634 Bitburg, Germany
Legal status: private
Organisation type: Interest groups including NGOs
Website: https://www.caritas-westeifel.de
Total budget: EUR 449 932.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 269 959.20
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 179 972.80
- Ville de Liège/Police locale de Liège
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Name: Ville de Liège/Police locale de Liège
Department: Locale police of Liège
Partner’s ID if not PIC: N.a.
Address: Place du Marché, 4000 Liège, Belgium
Department address: Rue Natalis , 4020 Liège, Belgium
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Local public authority
Website: https://www.policeliege.be
Total budget: EUR 224 977.20
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 134 986.32
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 89 990.88
- Stad Genk
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Name: Stad Genk
Department: Department Public Safety
Partner’s ID if not PIC: N.a.
Address: Stadsplein, 3600 Genk, Belgium
Department address: Stadsplein, 3600 Genk, Belgium
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Local public authority
Website: http://www.genk.be
Total budget: EUR 224 994.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 134 996.40
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 89 997.60
- Hulpverleningszone Noord-Limburg
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Name: Hulpverleningszone Noord-Limburg
Department: Hulpverleningszone Noord-Limburg
Partner’s ID if not PIC: N.a.
Address: Norbert Neeckxlaan , 3920 Lommel, Belgium
Department address: Norbert Neeckxlaan , 3920 Lommel, Belgium
Legal status: public
Organisation type: National public authority
Website: https://noord-limburg.hulpverleningszone.be
Total budget: EUR 224 697.20
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 134 818.32
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 89 878.88
- Universitätsklinikum Aachen AöR
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Name: Universitätsklinikum Aachen AöR
Department: Department for Anaesthesiology
Partner’s ID if not PIC: N.a.
Address: Pauwelstrasse, 52074 Aachen, Germany
Department address: Pauwelstrasse, 52074 Aachen, Germany
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations
Website: http://www.ukaachen.de
Total budget: EUR 338 406.60
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 203 043.96
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 135 362.64
- Dienst Noodplanning en Crisisbeheer Limburg
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Name: Dienst Noodplanning en Crisisbeheer Limburg
Partner’s ID if not PIC: N.a.
Address: Universiteitslaan, 3500 Hasselt, Belgium
Department address: Universiteitslaan, 3500 Hasselt, Belgium
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Regional public authority
Website: https://crisis-limburg.be/disclaimer/
Total budget: EUR 224 994.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 134 996.40
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 89 997.60
- Haute Ecole Namur-Liège-Luxembourg
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Name: Haute Ecole Namur-Liège-Luxembourg
Department: FoRS Research
Partner’s ID if not PIC: N.a.
Address: Rue Saint-Donat, 5002 Namur, Belgium
Department address: Rue de la Carrière , 4100 Seraing, Belgium
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations
Website: http://www.henallux.be
Total budget: EUR 541 637.60
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 324 982.56
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 216 655.04
- Avans Hogeschool
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Name: Avans Hogeschool
Department: Centre of Expertise Safe & Resilient Society
Partner’s ID if not PIC: N.a.
Address: Professor Cobbenhagenlaan, 5037 DA Tilburg, Netherlands
Department address: Hogeschoollaan , 4818 CR Breda, Netherlands
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations
Website: http://www.avans.nl
Total budget: EUR 349 815.20
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 209 889.12
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 139 926.08
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Lead partner
Project partner
Summary
Project acronym: Solidarity Sparks
Project ID: IMR6-00166
Project start date: 2026-06-01
Project end date: 2029-05-31
Project status:
ongoingRelevant linked projects:
- EMRIC (EN), EMRIC (FR), EMRIC (NL), EMRIC (DE) | Solidarity Sparks kan verbonden worden met EMRIC, de operationele grensoverschrijdende ruggengraat van de Euregio Maas-Rijn. Terwijl EMRIC al de samenwerking tussen hulpdiensten en autoriteiten mogelijk maakt, voegt het project daar een gestructureerd niveau van burgerondersteuning aan toe. Dit wordt parallel aan de EMRIC-responsstructuren geactiveerd. Concreet worden hybride vrijwilligersrollen, activeringsmechanismen en veiligheidsprocedures rechtstreeks afgestemd op de coördinatiepraktijken van EMRIC. Zo ondersteunen vrijwilligers de hulpdiensten op een effectieve manier, zonder dat er parallelle commandostructuren ontstaan.
- De EMRIC-netwerken bieden bovendien een ideaal pad voor de implementatie: de werkprocessen, opleidingsmodules en activeringsprocedures van het project worden via EMRIC-partners geïntroduceerd en in gezamenlijke oefeningen gevalideerd. Dit zorgt ervoor dat de aanpak interoperabel, betrouwbaar en klaar is voor een brede implementatie in de hele regio. (NL), Solidarity Sparks est lié à EMRIC, l'épine dorsale opérationnelle transfrontalière de l'Euregio Meuse-Rhin. Alors qu'EMRIC facilite déjà la coopération entre services d'urgence, Solidarity Sparks y ajoute une couche de soutien citoyen structurée. Le projet aligne les rôles des bénévoles, les déclencheurs d'activation et les procédures de sécurité sur les pratiques d'EMRIC pour éviter toute ligne de commandement parallèle.
- Les réseaux EMRIC offrent une voie d'adoption crédible : les flux de travail, formations et procédures de la plateforme peuvent être introduits via ses partenaires et validés lors d'exercices conjoints. Cette synergie garantit que l'approche est interopérable, fiable et prête à être déployée à grande échelle dans toute la région. (FR), Solidarity Sparks connects to **EMRIC** as the operational cross-border backbone in the Meuse–Rhine area. EMRIC already enables cross-border cooperation between emergency services and authorities; Solidarity Sparks builds on that reality by adding a **structured citizen-support layer** that can be activated when EMRIC-linked response structures are mobilised. Concretely, the project aligns its hybrid-volunteer roles, activation triggers, communication steps and safety procedures with EMRIC’s established cross-border coordination practices, so that episodic and skilled volunteers can support responders without creating parallel command lines. EMRIC networks also provide a credible pathway for uptake: the project’s workflows, training modules and platform-supported activation procedures can be introduced through EMRIC-connected partners and validated in joint exercises, ensuring that the approach is interoperable, trusted and ready for wider implementation across the region.
- (EN), Solidarity Sparks ist mit EMRIC als operativem grenzüberschreitenden Rückgrat der Euregio Maas-Rhein verbunden. Während EMRIC bereits die Kooperation von Rettungsdiensten und Behörden ermöglicht, fügt das Projekt eine strukturierte Ebene der Bürgerunterstützung hinzu. Diese wird parallel zu den EMRIC-Reaktionsstrukturen aktiviert. Konkret werden hybride Freiwilligenrollen, Aktivierungsauslöser und Sicherheitsverfahren direkt auf die EMRIC-Koordinierungspraktiken abgestimmt. So unterstützen Freiwillige die Einsatzkräfte effektiv, ohne parallele Befehlsketten zu erzeugen.
- Die EMRIC-Netzwerke bieten zudem einen idealen Pfad für die Implementierung: Arbeitsabläufe, Schulungsmodule und Aktivierungsverfahren des Projekts werden über EMRIC-Partner eingeführt und in gemeinsamen Übungen validiert. Dies stellt sicher, dass der Ansatz interoperabel, vertrauenswürdig und bereit für eine breite Umsetzung in der gesamten Region ist. (DE)
Total budget/expenditure: EUR 3 366 464.60
Total EU funding (amount): EUR 2 019 878.76
Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 60.00%
Co-financing sources:
- ERDF: Amount, EUR 2 019 878.76. Co-financing rate, 60.00%.
Investments, deliverables, policy contributions
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Deliverables:
Contribution to wider strategies and policies:
Programme Common Output Indicator:
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RCO 084 - Pilot actions developed jointly and implemented in projects, Measurement unit:
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RCO 083 - Strategies and action plans jointly developed, Measurement unit:
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RCO 087 - Organisations cooperating across borders, Measurement unit:
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RCO 115 - Public events across borders jointly organised, Measurement unit:
Programme Common Result Indicator:
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RCR 079 - Joint strategies and action plans taken up by organisations, Measurement unit:
Information regarding the data in keep.eu on the programme financing this project
Financing programme
2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-A Maas-Rijn/Meuse-Rhin/Maas-Rhein (Netherlands-Belgium-Germany)
Latest month of project-partner-call data publication
2026-06
No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)
39 / 31 (125.81%)
No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)
324 / 259 (125.1%)
Notes on the data