Glossary
- Accompanying person
- An adult, including, but not limited to, members of staff of the applying organisation, who accompany participants in a mobility activity and support participants to ensure they receive the maximum benefit from the activities. Groups of participants should be accompanied by a qualified professional to support and facilitate learning.
- Application deadline
- The final date and time by which all application forms and calculation tools must be submitted to the Taith team for assessment.
- Applying organisation
- The organisation in Wales submitting an application for funding to Taith. An applying organisation may apply either individually or on behalf of a consortium, which includes other organisations involved in the project.
- Grant recipient
- When approved for project funding, the applying organisation becomes a Grant recipient
- Consortium
- Two or more organisations working collaboratively to develop and deliver a project or an activity within a project.
- Disadvantaged participant
- Participant(s) who are classified as disadvantaged by meeting one or more of the Taith criteria and will be eligible for additional financial support.
- Dissemination activities
- The activities through which the project output is shared with other organisations/sector(s).
- Double funding
- The costs for the same activity are funded twice via the use of public funds. For clarity, this is not permitted and is considered a breach of the Grant Agreement terms and conditions.
- Eligible activity
- An activity that meets the criteria set out in the Taith Programme Guide.
- Eligible costs
- The amount of grant (typically based on a grant rate) related to the delivery of project activities.
- Eligible organisation
- An organisation that is able to apply for Taith funding.
- Funding call
- The period of time during which applications for funding can be submitted.
- Grant
- The funding awarded by Taith to a successful applying organisation.
- Grant Agreement
- The written agreement between Taith and the Beneficiary detailing the terms and conditions of the funding award, which will have been assessed to be fundable and approved for funding by the relevant committee.
- Grant rates
- Fixed rates that are available for different eligible costs.
- Green Travel
- Sustainable means of transport, i.e. travel that uses a low-emission means of transport for the entirety of the journey. For example, bus, train or car-sharing.
- Inward mobility
- Participants from eligible sending organisations who come to Wales to participate in a Taith programme.
- International
- In the context of Taith, any country outside the United Kingdom.
- International partner activity
- Activity undertaken by the international partner(s) in any of the eligible activity types.
- Legal representative
- The person who has legal responsibility to represent an organisation and has the legal authority to enter into a legally binding contract, including, in the context of Taith, the authority to sign a Grant Agreement.
- Outward Mobility
- Participants from eligible organisations in Wales participating in Taith supported activities at receiving organisations outside the UK (or in exceptional circumstances only, outside of Wales at receiving organisations in the rest of the UK).
- Participant
- An individual undertaking physical or virtual international mobility in a Taith funded project.
- Partner organisation
- A generic term for any organisation formally involved in a Taith funded project, where there is a project relationship or interaction. Can include those organisations identified as applying organisation, coordinator, receiving organisation or sending organisation, as well as others involved in the delivery of the project.
- Partnership
- A formal agreement between two or more organisations to participate in a Taith funded project and engage in joint activities and learning experiences.
- Project
- Agreed activities organised and designed to meet clear objectives and outcomes.
- Project budget
- The total sum of money allocated to agreed activities within a Taith funded project.
- Project output
- A tangible resource/material/idea that is developed as a result of the international collaborative partnership that will be shared/disseminated across the sector(s).
- Receiving organisation
- When individuals or groups participate in a face-to-face activity through Taith, the receiving organisation will be their host organisation. This organisation can often be referred to as a host or international organisation. Eligible receiving organisations are defined in the program guidelines.