National Contact Points (NCPs) are support structures that have become an essential component in the implementation of successive Framework Programmes. They provide free information and on-the ground advice to potential applicants and beneficiaries, through the project life cycle, in their own language, in a manner that would be impossible for the Commission and its Agencies acting alone.

The aim of the NCPs: „They will have a key role in delivering the programme’s objectives and impacts ensuring that it becomes known and readily accessible to all potential applicants, irrespective of sector or discipline” (NCPs Guiding Principles).