The support of organisations and projects in the field of reading promotion includes:

A.

Improve literacy, especially for children and youth;

B.

Promote access to books and the culture of the sign;

C.

Strengthen the exchange of knowledge through the networking of national and international actors;

D.

Value Swiss literature for children and young people.

¹ An organization engaged in the promotion of reading may receive financial assistance for its structural costs, provided that at least two of the objectives referred to in s. 1.

² There is no right to support.

¹ Contributions to projects can be made in the following areas:

A.

Access to reading: seminars, colloquia and projects examining access to reading and writing through new digital media;

B.

Practice: projects relating to an interactive approach to digital literacy for children and young people;

C.

Continuing education: seminars and ongoing training for authors, publishers and producers of digital books;

D.

Networking: portal of Swiss literature.

² There is no right to support.

The organization must:

A.

Be of public use;

B.

Be active nationally within the meaning of s. 6, para. 2, let. B, CEM;

C.

Have been active continuously for at least three years;

D.

Have a financial position to ensure that they are able to carry on their business in the long term;

E.

Be integrated into international networks and be ready to collaborate with other organizations.

¹ The applicant must have been active without interruption for at least three years in the field of the promotion of literacy or literature.

² Projects must:

A.

Have a national scope within the meaning of s. 6, para. 2, let. B, CEM;

B.

Be scientifically sound and based on an appropriate organizational structure.

Contributions to projects are allocated on the basis of the following criteria:

A.

Quality of content and technical quality;

B.

Relevance of the project, particularly in terms of its long-term impact;

C.

Echoing the public, the media and the specialized community;

D.

Number of participants;

E.

Cost/utility ratio;

F.

Level of self-financing and third-party contributions.

¹ Organisations which have already received support during the period 2012 to 2015 may, subject to the opening of the necessary appropriations, obtain for 2016 a structural contribution of an amount similar to that of 2015, provided that they Continue to meet the formal conditions of support.

² The Federal Office of Culture (OFC) enters into a contract of benefits with the beneficiaries of structural contributions. This contract includes the amount of financial assistance and benefits to be provided by the tenants.

¹ The OFC decides on contributions to projects.

² Requests for project contributions must be received by the OFC until March 31, 2016.

³ The application must demonstrate that the formal requirements for support are met and provide all necessary information in relation to the material conditions of support. It includes a description of the project and its objectives, a plan of measures and a timetable, and a budget and a financing plan.

Before making its financial aid decisions, the OFC will lay down the various incentive criteria. Preference will be given to applications that best meet the incentive criteria as a whole.

¹ Tenants are required to:

A.

Raise awareness of the support provided by the OFC;

B.

Communicate to the OFC all necessary information in relation to the contribution and the supported project;

C.

Communicate to the OFC without delay any significant changes to the proposed project.

² Alters of project contributions are also required to submit a final report and final statement to the OFC within three months of the end of the project.

¹ This order shall enter into force on 1 ^Er January 2016.

² It has effect until August 31, 2016.