How Erasmus+ is structured in Ireland

Erasmus+ uses National Agencies (Léargas and HEA) instead of the Managing Authority model. Critical compliance: Mandatory mobility templates defined in Annex 2 of your grant agreement ("Applicable rules to eligible costs") must be completed for every mobility — lack of templates may result in mobilities being deemed ineligible. Final Reports must be submitted within 60 days of project end through the Beneficiary Module system. [Source: Léargas.ie]

Erasmus+Reg. (EU) 2021/817€110m+ to Ireland 2021–2024; €26.2bn EU-wide

How the money reaches an organisation

Every level here can be asked for its own process map. That is the point of yours.

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European Commission — DG EAC
Sets priorities and budget under Reg. (EU) 2021/817 · €26.2 billion 2021–2027
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EACEA — European Education and Culture Executive Agency
Manages centralised actions (KA2 large-scale); oversees and audits National Agencies
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DFHERIS — Irish National Authority
Appoints boards of Léargas and HEA; accountable to the Oireachtas via Vote 45
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Léargas — National Agency (schools · VET · adult ed · youth · sport)
Runs calls, awards grants, monitors projects; requires Final Report via Beneficiary Module within 60 days
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HEA / EURIreland — National Agency (higher education)
Funds universities and technological universities for mobility and cooperation
👉 Your organisation sits at this level
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Your Organisation — Schools · ETBs · Universities · NGOs · Youth Orgs
Must maintain: grant agreement + Annex 2, all mandatory mobility templates, participant records, Final Report
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Final Beneficiaries
Students, apprentices, FET learners, school pupils, youth, adult learners, staff, researchers
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Audit Chain
ECA → OLAF/EPPO → EACEA (audits NAs) → C&AG (audits Léargas/HEA) → DFHERIS → NAs → Your Organisation

Process maps under this programme

Where this came from

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