As part of the 2014-2020 ESIF programming, ANCT is the national inter-fund coordinating authority and the national ERDF coordinating authority. To carry out these tasks, the ANCT has set up a European Cohesion Policy Pole, structured as follows: — A ‘Support to Regulation, Management and Control’ unit; — A ‘Strategies, Cooperation and Territories’ unit; — A ‘Technical Assistance to Management Authorities and Project Owners’ Unit – A programme directorate, in charge of the SYNERGIE IT system This aid request relates solely to the Strategies, Cooperation and Territories Unit and aims to finance the human resources necessary to carry out its tasks. This request is in line with operation CG0016590-CGET human resources – Office for the Coordination of European and Territorial Programmes, formerly known as the Strategy, Cooperation and Territories Unit, before the transition to ANCT.