The Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) implements Action 4.4 as the Implementing Institution. Increasing the human resources potential of the R & D sector of the OP IR. The aim of the project is to provide the necessary support to the FNP in ensuring adequate personnel capacity for the implementation of Action 4.4. AFTER IR. This objective will be achieved by financing the personnel costs of some of the employees who carry out the FNP’s tasks in the field of selection of competition projects, evaluation, cooperation with experts, financial management, monitoring and reporting, control, information and publicity, technical assistance, IT system. The rest of the wages are financed from the FNP’s own resources.