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VaultMesh Consortium Tracker
Purpose: Centralized tracking system for all consortium partners across 8 EU funding proposals (€15.8M+ total)
Location: ~/vaultmesh-core/funding-roadmap/consortium/
Files
- consortium-tracker.csv — Master spreadsheet (importable to Excel/Google Sheets)
- consortium-summary.md — Human-readable snapshot (auto-generated)
- partner-communications/ — Email templates and correspondence logs
- loi-received/ — Signed Letters of Intent (PDF/scanned)
Column Definitions
Core Identity
- Partner Name: Official legal entity name
- Country: ISO 2-letter code (DE, FR, CZ, etc.)
- Partner Type: Academic | SME | Large Industry | Public Admin | Research Infra | Non-profit
- Proposal Track: Which of the 8 funding proposals this partner participates in
Work Package Assignment
- WP Lead: Work package(s) where partner is lead (e.g., WP2)
- WP Contributions: All WPs where partner contributes (e.g., "WP2,WP3,WP5")
Budget & Effort
- Budget (€): Partner's total budget allocation
- Budget %: Percentage of consortium budget
- Person-Months: Total effort commitment (1 PM = 1 FTE for 1 month)
LOI Tracking
- LOI Status: Pending | Under Review | Approved | Rejected
- LOI Date: Date LOI was received (YYYY-MM-DD)
Administrative
- PIC Code: 9-digit Participant Identification Code from EU portal
- Primary Contact: Name of technical/project lead
- Email: Contact email
- Phone: Contact phone (optional)
- Admin Status: Overall admin completion (Pending | In Progress | Complete)
- CV Status: CVs submitted (Pending | Complete)
- Capacity Check: Financial capacity statement (Pending | Complete)
- Ethics Forms: Ethics self-assessment if applicable (N/A | Pending | Complete)
- Gender Plan: Gender equality plan if required (N/A | Pending | Complete)
- Consortium Agreement: Signed CA status (Pending | Draft | Signed)
Strategic Assessment
- Notes: Free text for internal coordination notes
- Strategic Value: Why this partner is critical (1-2 sentence summary)
- Complementarity: What unique gaps they fill in consortium
- Last Updated: Timestamp of last tracker update (YYYY-MM-DD)
Usage Workflows
1. Adding a New Partner
# Open tracker in editor
nano ~/vaultmesh-core/funding-roadmap/consortium/consortium-tracker.csv
# Or use spreadsheet software
# Import CSV into Google Sheets/Excel
Required info at LOI stage:
- Partner Name, Country, Partner Type, Proposal Track
- Primary Contact, Email
- Estimated Budget, Person-Months
- WP assignments (lead and contributions)
Can be TBD initially:
- PIC Code (collect during admin phase)
- Phone, detailed admin status
- Exact budget % (finalize during proposal freeze)
2. Tracking LOI Progress
Status workflow:
Pending → Under Review → Approved
↘ Rejected
Actions by status:
- Pending: Send LOI template, follow up weekly
- Under Review: Steering committee evaluates complementarity, budget fit
- Approved: Add to active consortium, request admin docs
- Rejected: Archive, note reasons in "Notes" field
3. Administrative Collection Phase
Checklist per partner (post-LOI approval):
- PIC Code submitted
- 2-page CVs (EU format) for key personnel
- Legal Entity Form signed
- Financial Capacity Statement (last 2-3 years)
- Ethics self-assessment (if research involves human subjects/data)
- Gender Equality Plan (if institution requires)
Update tracker:
Admin Status: In Progress
CV Status: Complete
Capacity Check: Complete
Ethics Forms: Pending
...
4. Consortium Agreement Negotiation
Status progression:
Pending → Draft → Signed
Draft phase: Circulate CA template, collect comments Signed phase: All partners sign before proposal submission (or within 30 days of grant award)
5. Budget Reconciliation
Run budget sanity check:
# Sum all Budget (€) values per proposal
# Verify total matches target (e.g., €2.8M for PQC, €10M for Digital Twins)
# Check Budget % sums to 100% per proposal
# Example for PQC Integration:
# VaultMesh (70.4%) + Univ Brno (10%) + Cyber Trust (12.5%) + France (7.1%) = 100%
Flag if:
- Total budget exceeds call limit
- Any partner >30% (may trigger coordinator dependency risk)
- Budget % doesn't sum to 100%
6. Generating Partner Summary Reports
Create snapshot for steering committee:
# Count partners by status
grep "Approved" consortium-tracker.csv | wc -l
grep "Pending" consortium-tracker.csv | wc -l
# List partners by proposal
grep "PQC Integration" consortium-tracker.csv | cut -d',' -f1,2,4
Auto-generate summary doc:
python3 << 'EOF'
import csv
from collections import defaultdict
proposals = defaultdict(list)
with open('consortium-tracker.csv') as f:
reader = csv.DictReader(f)
for row in reader:
if row['Partner Name'] != '[Template Row]':
proposals[row['Proposal Track']].append(row)
for proposal, partners in sorted(proposals.items()):
print(f"\n## {proposal}")
print(f"Partners: {len(partners)}")
approved = sum(1 for p in partners if p['LOI Status'] == 'Approved')
print(f"LOIs Approved: {approved}/{len(partners)}")
total_budget = sum(int(p['Budget (€)']) for p in partners if p['Budget (€)'].isdigit())
print(f"Total Budget: €{total_budget:,}")
EOF
Proposal-Specific Tracking
Tier 1 Proposals (High Priority)
1. PQC Integration (€2.8M) — HORIZON-CL3-2025-CS-ECCC-06
- Target consortium size: 4-6 partners (achieved: 4)
- Country diversity: ≥3 countries (achieved: 4 — IE, CZ, GR, FR)
- Submission deadline: 2025-12-15
- Critical path: All LOIs approved ✓, Admin collection by 2025-11-30
2. Digital Twins (€10M) — HORIZON-CL4-2025-DIGITAL-03
- Target consortium size: 8-12 partners (current: 6)
- Country diversity: ≥4 countries (current: 3 — DE, IE, ES)
- Submission deadline: 2026-01-20
- Critical path: Need 2-4 more partners (Italy, Poland, or Nordics)
Tier 2 Proposals (Strategic)
3. GenAI Health (€3M) — HORIZON-HLTH-2025-CARE-01
- Target: 4-5 partners (current: 4)
- Gap: Need 1 more clinical partner (FR or IT hospital)
- Deadline: 2026-02-10
4. Quantum Communications (€1M) — HORIZON-CL3-2025-CS-QT-02
- Target: 3-4 partners (current: 2)
- Gap: Need telecom operator (Deutsche Telekom, Orange)
- Deadline: 2025-12-20
Partner Engagement Cadence
Pre-LOI Phase (Weeks 1-2)
- Send Partner Onboarding Kit (1-pager)
- Schedule intro call (30 min)
- Clarify WP assignments and budget
LOI Review Phase (Weeks 3-4)
- Steering committee evaluates fit
- Check complementarity matrix
- Approve or request revisions
Admin Collection Phase (Weeks 5-8)
- Request PIC, CVs, capacity docs
- Weekly check-ins on admin progress
- Escalate blockers to institutional leadership
Proposal Drafting Phase (Weeks 9-12)
- Share relevant Part B sections for review
- Incorporate partner feedback
- Finalize budget distribution
Final Approval Phase (Week 13)
- Full proposal review by all partners
- Sign consortium agreement
- Submit to EU portal
Red Flags & Risk Mitigation
🚨 Red Flags
- No response to LOI request after 2 follow-ups → Move to backup partner list
- PIC code invalid or organization not in EU registry → May be ineligible, verify immediately
- Budget request >30% without clear justification → Coordinator dependency risk
- Ethics/gender forms marked N/A when research involves human subjects → Compliance gap
- Past H2020/Horizon Europe project had audit issues → Check LEAR (Legal Entity Appointed Representative) history
✅ Mitigation Actions
- Maintain backup partner list (2-3 alternatives per key role)
- Set hard deadlines for admin collection (2 weeks before proposal freeze)
- Bi-weekly steering committee calls to review tracker status
- Assign VaultMesh PM as single point of contact per partner (reduce coordination overhead)
Export & Reporting
For Steering Committee (Weekly)
# Generate executive summary
cat consortium-tracker.csv | grep -v "Pending" | \
cut -d',' -f1,4,9,10,16 > approved-partners-summary.csv
For EU Submission (Part A — Partner Table)
# Extract required fields for EU portal
cat consortium-tracker.csv | \
cut -d',' -f1,2,3,7,9,12 > eu-partner-table.csv
# Columns: Partner Name, Country, Type, Budget, Person-Months, PIC
For Consortium Agreement
# List all approved partners with signatory info
cat consortium-tracker.csv | grep "Approved" | \
cut -d',' -f1,13,14 > ca-signatory-list.csv
# Columns: Partner Name, Primary Contact, Email
Version Control
Backup tracker daily:
cp consortium-tracker.csv \
consortium-tracker-backup-$(date +%Y%m%d).csv
Track changes in git:
cd ~/vaultmesh-core
git add funding-roadmap/consortium/
git commit -m "consortium: update tracker [X partners approved, Y pending]"
Generate receipt:
python3 << 'EOF'
import json, hashlib, datetime
from pathlib import Path
tracker_path = Path.home() / 'vaultmesh-core/funding-roadmap/consortium/consortium-tracker.csv'
content = tracker_path.read_text()
hash_val = hashlib.sha256(content.encode()).hexdigest()
receipt = {
"kind": "consortium.tracker.update",
"ts": datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc).isoformat(),
"file": str(tracker_path),
"hash": hash_val,
"description": "Consortium tracker modification"
}
receipt_path = Path.home() / '.vaultmesh/receipts' / f'consortium-tracker-{datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S")}.json'
receipt_path.write_text(json.dumps(receipt, indent=2))
print(f"Receipt: {receipt_path}")
EOF
Contact & Coordination
Tracker Owner: Karol Stefanski (guardian@vaultmesh.org)
Access:
- VaultMesh steering committee (read/write)
- Consortium partners (read-only snapshot on request)
Updates: After every LOI received, admin milestone, or budget change
Document Control:
- Version: 1.0
- Created: 2025-11-06
- Last Updated: 2025-11-06
- Classification: Consortium Internal (Non-Public)