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<p class="v1elementtoproof" style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #242424;">Dear all,</span></p>

<p class="v1elementtoproof" style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #242424;">We are pleased to announce that both the </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Aptos; color: #242424;">ECHOES Consultation</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #242424;"> and the </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Aptos; color: #242424;">first call of the ECHOES Cascading Grants Programme</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #242424;"> are now live and available on the ECHOES website.</span></p>

<h3 style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: Aptos; color: #242424;">ECHOES Consultation: Help shape the Cultural Heritage Cloud</span><span style="font-family: Aptos;"></span></h3>

<p class="v1elementtoproof" style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #242424;">The ECHOES Consultation aims to map diverse cultural heritage communities, understanding their needs and expectations for the </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Aptos; color: #242424;">Cultural Heritage Cloud</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #242424;">. Your contributions will help shape the Cloud </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Aptos; color: #242424;">with and for</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #242424;"> heritage communities. As a first step, we have launched an </span><strong><u><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Aptos; color: blue;"><a id="v1OWAc9b14d4e-21e7-b87e-846f-7a69b94312ff" title="Original URL: https://www.echoes-eccch.eu/echoes-consultation/. Click or tap if you trust this link." href="https://www.echoes-eccch.eu/echoes-consultation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">online questionnaire</a></span></u></strong><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #242424;"> to identify heritage professionals and researchers and explore their use of digital tools in daily work. The results will guide the development of the Cloud's infrastructure, tools, services, training, and community-building efforts.</span></p>

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<li class="v1MsoNormal" style="color: #242424; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; background: white;"><strong><span style="font-family: Aptos;">Who can participate?</span></strong><span style="font-family: Aptos;"> All cultural heritage stakeholders, including professionals, researchers, computer scientists, developers, institutions, and umbrella organisations.</span></li>

<li class="v1MsoNormal" style="color: #242424; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; background: white;"><strong><span style="font-family: Aptos;">Deadline:</span></strong><span style="font-family: Aptos;"> The questionnaire will remain open until <strong>April 2025</strong>.</span></li>

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<h3 style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: Aptos; color: #242424;">ECHOES Cascading Grants: Funding opportunity for CHIs</span><span style="font-family: Aptos;"></span></h3>

<p class="v1elementtoproof" style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #242424;">The </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Aptos; color: #242424;">First Call of the ECHOES Cascading Grants Programme</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #242424;"> supports cultural heritage institutions in contributing datasets for use within the Cultural Heritage Cloud. Proposals should define the dataset's intended user community, purpose, expected outcomes, and broader benefits. Applicants should also outline how they envision using the Cloud for their project.</span></p>

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<li class="v1MsoNormal" style="color: #242424; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; background: white;"><strong><span style="font-family: Aptos;">Funding:</span></strong><span style="font-family: Aptos;"> Up to <strong>€60,000</strong> for a maximum of <strong>12 projects</strong>.</span></li>

<li class="v1MsoNormal" style="color: #242424; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; background: white;"><strong><span style="font-family: Aptos;">Who can apply?</span></strong><span style="font-family: Aptos;"> Any CHI based in a <strong>Horizon Europe country</strong>, either independently or as the lead partner of a consortium. We particularly encourage applications from <strong>smaller, medium-sized, and under-resourced CHIs</strong>, as well as <strong>interdisciplinary consortia</strong>.</span></li>

<li class="v1MsoNormal" style="color: #242424; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; background: white;"><strong><span style="font-family: Aptos;">Deadline:</span></strong><span style="font-family: Aptos;"> Proposals must be submitted by <strong>15 May 2025 (23:59 CEST)</strong>.</span></li>

<li class="v1MsoNormal" style="color: #242424; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; background: white;"><strong><span style="font-family: Aptos;">How to apply?</span></strong><span style="font-family: Aptos;"> The submission platform will open in <strong>April 2025</strong>, and an <strong>Info Day</strong> will be organised in the coming weeks. More details, including the full <strong>Guide for Applicants</strong>, can be found </span><strong><u><span style="font-family: Aptos; color: blue;"><a id="v1OWA260e4dc2-2f82-d3e9-98da-f4340845ed53" title="Original URL: https://www.echoes-eccch.eu/first-call/. Click or tap if you trust this link." href="https://www.echoes-eccch.eu/first-call/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a></span></u></strong><span style="font-family: Aptos;">.</span></li>

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<p class="v1elementtoproof" style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #242424;">Should you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us.</span></p>

<p class="v1elementtoproof" style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #242424;">Best regards,<br />Francesca Frontini and Iulianna van der Lek on behalf of WP4 ECHOES Team</span></p>

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