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European Commission: Support to CSOs and LAs + EIDHR Interventions in Tanzania

European Commission: Support to CSOs and LAs + EIDHR Interventions in Tanzania

Deadline: 7 June 2016 The European Commission is seeking proposals to support Civil Society Organisations and Local Authorities and for the regulation of European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights Programme. Program Lots and Priority Areas Lot 1: Enhancing CSOs contribution to accountability and fight against corruption Priority Areas monitoring the management of public finances and […]

European Commission-Growth: Seeking Proposals for the Reduction of Youth Unemployment

European Commission-Growth: Seeking Proposals for the Reduction of Youth Unemployment

Deadline: 30 June 2016 The European Commission-Growth is currently accepting proposals for “Reduction of youth unemployment and the setup of co-operatives” in order to support actions that would contribute to reduce youth unemployment in Europe by ensuring that cooperative form of enterprises is adequately covered in educational curricula. Focus Areas Improve knowledge of the cooperative […]

Call for Projects: CBSS Project Support Facility Funding

Deadline: 8 May 2016

The Council of the Baltic States has launched a CBSS Project Support Facility (PSF) funding to co-finance the development and implementation of Baltic Sea macro-regional cooperation projects.

Priority Areas

  • Regional Identity: aims to develop and foster the concept of Baltic Sea Region identity and a sense of belonging to the Baltic Sea Region through engagement, dialogue, people-to-people contacts, macro-regional networks and multilevel governance.
  • Sustainable & Prosperous Region: The actions under the priority to the eradication of obstacles hampering the comprehensive and sustainable development of the region, seek to the overall competitiveness of the Baltic Sea region through sustainable economic growth and labour markets, research and development, innovative infrastructure, an integrated maritime policy, transport and communications.
  • Safe & Secure Region: Its goal is to enhance societal security and safety in the Baltic Sea Region, and to ensure that people of the Region are protected from and resilient to violence, accidents and emergencies through preparedness, and safeguarded against harm caused by criminal exploitation and human trafficking.

Funding Information

  • PSF funding will range between 10 000 euro and 50 000 euros.
  • Projects must have secured a minimum of 10% co-funding (funding in-kind included).

Eligible Countries

Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden and a representative from the European Commission.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must:

  • Members of the CBSS Expert Groups (mentioned above) and Networks
  • NGOs and other non-profit making bodies
  • National, regional and local public authorities
  • Public equivalent bodies (any legal body governed by public or private law)
  • Associations formed by one or several bodies governed by public law
  • External actors as CBSS Observer States or institutions of the CBSS non-member states can propose project ideas together with the CBSS Member State organizations.
  • The CBSS structures can invite third parties (public or public equivalent body or the NGOs` umbrella organizations, including Observers and Strategic Partners) to make joint proposals for projects to be funded by the PSF.
  • Applying entities must demonstrate having the necessary financial and managerial capacities to carry out the project from initiation to the end. This means that the organisation will need to confirm, if the project is selected, that the other sources of funds are secured in order to implement the project as described.
  • Only legal entities are eligible for funding;
  • Organisations with at least two years existence.

How to Apply

Applicants must download the application form via given website.

For more information, please visit CBSS Project Support Facility.

European Commission: Support to Kenya Energy and Transport Sector

Deadline: 17 May 2016

The European Commission is currently accepting applications for a programme entitled “Support to Kenya Energy and transport sector” whose aim is to contribute towards poverty reduction and accelerated and inclusive economic growth through more sustainable and efficient energy and transport sectors.

Focus Areas

  • Transport sector governance and technical issues (road safety, transport planning, traffic modelling, traffic engineering, project management, public private partnerships etc.)
  • Urban mobility.

Funding Information

The funds are available up to the estimated amount of approximately EUR 4,000,000

Location

All actions must take place in Kenya.

Eligibility Criteria

Participation is open to all natural persons who are nationals of and legal persons (participating either individually or in a grouping – consortium – of tenderers) which are effectively established in a Member State of the European Union or in a eligible country or territory establishing common rules and procedures for the implementation of the Union’s instruments for external action (CIR) for the applicable Instrument under which the contract is financed. Participation is also open to international organisations.

Selection Criteria

  • Economic and financial capacity of candidate
  • Professional capacity of candidate
  • Technical capacity of candidate

How to Apply

  • Applications must be submitted in English exclusively to the Contracting Authority in a sealed envelope by post via given website.
  • All written communications for this tender procedure and contract must be in English.

For more information, please visit Europeaid and download the guidelines.

EU-Blue Technology Grant Call for Proposals: Transfer of innovative solutions to sea basin economies

Deadline: 30 September 2016

The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME), under the powers delegated by the European Commission, has launched a call for proposals with a view to concluding grant agreements to accelerate the transfer of innovative technological solutions to sea basin economies, under Blue Technology grant Programme.

This call is launched in accordance with the 2016 Work Programme for the Implementation of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF).

The action covered by this call for proposals forms part of the EMFF Work Programme, whose implementation is partially delegated to the Executive Agency for Small and Medium sized Enterprises.

Programme Objectives

Based on the needs set out above, this call for proposals focuses on the following objectives:

  • maximising synergies between existing strategic roadmaps for research, technology and innovation at sea basin level;
  • coordinating funding for priority investments;
  • making the best use of existing financial instruments at EU level (e.g. Horizon 2020, ERDF and EFSI, EIB) and at national/regional levels.

Budget Available

  • The total budget earmarked for the co-financing of projects is EUR 2.520.000.
  • It is estimated that proposals requesting a contribution from the EU of between EUR 600.000 and EUR 800.000 would allow the objectives of this call for proposals to be addressed appropriately.

Award Criteria

A maximum of 100 points will be awarded for the quality of the proposal. The required minimum overall score is 60 points and a minimum score of 50% is required for each criterion.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Applicants must be legal entities. They can be public or private bodies. In the event of private bodies, they must be properly constituted and registered under national law. In the event of international organisations29, they must be constituted under international law.
  • To be considered a public entity, the body in question must fulfil all of the following criteria:
    • The body has been created by a public authority or is governed by private law with a public service mission;
    • The public interest of the body must be explicitly mentioned in the relevant legal or administrative act(s);
    • The body is financed totally or to a large extent (more than 50%) by public sources;
    • In the event that the entity stops its activities, all rights and obligations including financial rights and obligations will be transferred to a public authority.
  • Applicants must be active in the field of research and innovation, and/or in regional cooperation and/or in the implementation of National/Regional Research and Innovation Smart Specialisation Strategies and/or in the blue economy and related sectors (such as marine renewable energies, blue biotechnology, coastal tourism, aquaculture, maritime transport, shipbuilding and ship repair, shipping, offshore oil and gas, fisheries or aquaculture).
  • The following non-exhaustive list provides examples of potential applicants:
    • cluster organisations 30 or business network organisations;
    • public authorities (national, regional);
    • research centres and centres of excellence;
    • innovation agencies;
    • public or private, small, medium or large enterprises;
    • non-profit organisations (private or public).
  • Proposals must be submitted by a consortium (partnership) of minimum 3 legal entities.
  • One of these must act as the consortium coordinator, while the others will act as partners. The consortium coordinator has to be established in an EU Member State bordering the sea basin targeted by the proposal.
  • The consortium must comprise at least 3 cluster organisations and/or business network organisations all of which are providing or channelling cluster and network support services, in compliance with the definition of innovation clusters given in the “Framework for State aid for research and development and innovation”31. Each of these minimum 3 cluster organisations and/or business network organisations must be located in a different EU Member State.

How to Apply

Applicants are required to submit an online application form available on the website.

For more information, please visit EU-Blue Technology Grant.

Strategic Call for Proposals: Interreg–IPA Cross-border Cooperation Programme Hungary–Serbia

Deadline: 26 August 2016

The Hungary-Serbia IPA Cross-border Co-operation Programme, approved by the European Commission, is a programme in which the participating countries, Hungary and Serbia, have established their Programme management as “shared management system”.

Cross-border co-operation between Hungary and Serbia works within the framework of the Hungary-Serbia Pilot Small Projects Fund (PSPF) under the Hungarian National Phare Programme, aimed at supporting people-to-people actions and at facilitating institution building projects of non-profit organisations along the Hungarian-Serbian border, as well as preparing potential applicants for future INTERREG funding opportunities.

Programme Objectives

In order to achieve the overall strategic goal, five specific objectives are defined:

  • Reducing isolation of border areas by improving cross-border accessibility
  • Environmental sustainability and safety in the border zone
  • Synergies and co-operation in the economy
  • Managing common cultural heritage to promote cultural values, traditions and to develop tourism
  • Intense cultural, educational and research interaction

Priority Areas

The following priorities, intervention areas and activities have been identified to contribute to the achievement of the above objectives:

  • Infrastructure and environment
  • Economy, education and culture

Financial Framework

  • The indicative Community funding (IPA) for the Programme amounts to EUR 50.1 million. The IPA allocation approved for the period 2007-2011 is EUR 33.969.179.
  • IPA funding for both Hungarian and Serbian partners may reach up to 85% of the eligible project costs.

Eligibility Criteria

Each Lead Beneficiary and Project Partner has to:

  • be legal persons established by public or private law
  • be nonprofit making
  • have direct responsibility for the preparation and management of the proposed activities, not acting as intermediaries and
  • in case of the Lead Beneficiary have their headquarters or a registered regional/local branch in the eligible area, while in case of Project Partners have their headquarters or a registered regional/local branch in the eligible area or in the adjacent regions.

Potential applicants who can apply for funds are as follows (the list is indicative):

  • Local governments and their institutions
  • Associations of local governments and their institutions
  • Development agencies
  • Non- governmental non- profit organisations (NGOs)
  • Water management authorities
  • Environmental management authorities
  • Management organisations of national parks and environmental protection areas
  • Tourist boards
  • Public enterprises
  • Universities, research institutes
  • Educational organizations and their non-profit organisations
  • Labour centres
  • Foundations, chambers of commerce

How to Apply

Applicants are required to submit an application form in order to apply.

For more information, please visit this link.

European Commission: Support for Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development in Turkmenistan-Phase III

Deadline: 25 April 2016

The European Commission is currently accepting applications for a programme entitled “Support for further sustainable Agriculture and Rural development in Turkmenistan – Phase III” to support the Government of Turkmenistan achieving the national sector objectives for sustainable agriculture, rural development and institutional support.

The objective of this project is to support and  increase the productivity and competitiveness of the agro-food sector through activities aimed to improve the agro-food production, processing and marketing and to strengthen the capacity of Turkmen agriculture institutions.

Location

All actions must take place in Central Asia – Turkmenistan.

Eligibility Criteria

Participation is open to all natural persons who are nationals of and legal persons (participating either individually or in a grouping – consortium – of tenderers) which are effectively established in a Member State of the European Union or in a eligible country or territory establishing common rules and procedures for the implementation of the Union’s instruments for external action (CIR) for the applicable Instrument under which the contract is financed. Participation is also open to international organisations.

Selection Criteria

  • Economic and financial capacity of candidate
  • Professional capacity of candidate
  • Technical capacity of candidate

How to Apply

  • Applications must be submitted in English exclusively to the Contracting Authority in a sealed envelope by post via given website.
  • All written communications for this tender procedure and contract must be in English.

For more information, please visit Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development and download the guidelines.

European Commission: Enhancing CSO’ Contribution to Governance & Development Processes in Trinidad & Tobago

Deadline: 27 May 2016

The European Commission is currently accepting applications from organisations for the thematic programme “Society Organisations (CSOs) and Local Authorities (LAs)” in order to support CSOs’ contributions to, and increase their participation in promoting accountability, inclusive national development and policy making in Trinidad and Tobago.

Priority Areas

Supporting initiatives promoting improved democratic governance, accountability at country level and with public authorities, such as independent budget analysis, expenditure tracking, monitoring the implementation of polices and laws, anti- corruption initiatives, integrity pacts, participatory budgeting, participatory audits, procurement monitoring and public access to information legislation, and promoting judicial reform.

Size of Grants

Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between EUR 300,000 and EUR 340,000

Eligibility Criteria

  • In order to be eligible for a grant, the lead applicant must:
    • be a legal person
    • be non-profit-making
    • be a specific type of organisation such as: non-governmental organisation, public sector operator, local authority, international (inter-governmental) organisation of the Rules of application of the EU Financial Regulation
    • be established in a Member State of the European Union
    • be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the co-applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies), not acting as an intermediary
  • Potential applicants may not participate in calls for proposals or be awarded grants if they are in any of the situations
  • The lead applicant must act with co-applicant(s) as specified hereafter.
  • At least two co-applicants that are established in Trinidad and Tobago must be involved in the action.

How to Apply

  • The application procedure consists of two phases:
    • Concept notes
    • Full applications
  • In the first instance, only concept notes must be submitted for evaluation. Thereafter, lead applicants who have been pre-selected will be invited to submit a full application

For more information, please visit Europeaid and download the guidelines.

ROMACT Call for Proposals: Supporting Capacity Building and Transnational Cooperation Activities

Deadline: 29 April 2016

The Council of Europe and the European Commission are currently seeking proposals for the ROMACT programme, a joint initiative to promote the integration of Roma at local level.

This call concerns a new component of the ROMACT programme which aims at assisting local authorities in better integrating marginalised people, in particular non-nationals of Roma ethnicity. This component supports capacity building and transnational cooperation activities.

This call for proposals encompasses a range of options to allow applicants to devise an approach tailored to address their needs, within the scope of capacity-building and transnational cooperation.

Programme Structure

The capacity building and transnational cooperation component of ROMACT comprises three modules:

  • Intercultural training
  • Training of Intercultural Mediators
  • Support for working visits

Eligibility Criteria

  • This Call is open to local public authorities.
  • Not-for-profit entities can apply if acting under the mandate of the local public authority, in which case a signed letter of intent from the local authority delegating this entity must be included in the application.

Eligible Countries

Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Italy and Czech Republic.

Key Dates

  • 29 February 2016: Call for proposals published
  • 29 April 2016: Deadline for applications
  • May 2016: Evaluation of applications and negotiation of activities and budget with selected applicants
  • June 2016: Signature of grant agreements
  • June 2016 – May 2017: Implementation of activities (end in May 2017)
  • December 2016: Mid-term review / meeting of ROMACT partners
  • June 2017: Final evaluation

How to Apply

Applicants are required to submit duly filled application form along with all necessary documents via email.

For more information, please visit ROMACT.

European Commission’s 4th Call for Proposals: Community Development Programme in Cyprus

Deadline: 27 May 2016

The European Commission is currently accepting proposals from eligible organisations for its 4 th Community Development Programme in order to improve the living standards of the citizens living in the northern part of Cyprus.

The programme is divided into two lots:

  • Lot 1: Support to Urban Local Communities(1,500,000)
  • Lot 2: Support to Rural Local Communities(3,350,000)

Themes

  • Waste management services
  • Cleaning and environmental services
  • Social services targeting elderly, women, children and youth
  • Stray animals management services
  • Pest control services
  • Capacity building and strengthening of management structures

Size of Grants

Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:

  • Lot (1)
    • minimum amount: EUR 400,000
    • maximum amount: EUR 750,000
  • Lot (2)
    • minimum amount: EUR 350,000
    • maximum amount: EUR 560,000

Eligibility Criteria (For both the Lots)

In order to be eligible for a grant, the lead applicant must:

  • be a legal person
  • be non-profit-making
  • be a local community as mentioned in Council Regulation with a population greater than 15,000 people
  • be established in the northern part of Cyprus
  • be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the co-applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies), not acting as an intermediary
  • Potential applicants may not participate in calls for proposals or be awarded grants if they are in any of the situations

How to Apply

  • The application procedure consist of two phases:
    • Concept notes
    • Full applications
  • In the first instance, only concept notes must be submitted for evaluation. Thereafter, lead applicants who have been pre-selected will be invited to submit a full application

For more information, please visit Europeaid and download the guidelines.