Impacts of COVID-19 containment measures on projects supported by FCT

Taking into account the state of emergency in Portugal and in order to reduce and mitigate some of the consequences of the SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 epidemic outbreak, the FCT Governing Board has determined that the impacts resulting from the pandemic situation and the exceptional measures taken in the country that lead to the insufficient implementation of actions or targets within the scope of all projects supported by the FCT  (through the State Budget or co-financed through the ERDF) may be considered grounds of force majeure not attributable to the beneficiaries, and adjustments may be made to the project schedule under the following terms:

• Possibility of the project duration exceeding the time limits approved or provided for in the notice or specific regulations due to the suspension of activities related to COVID-19, upon submission of a duly substantiated request for rescheduling, which will be analyzed on a case-by-case basis in view of the specific situation of each project.