CEI Fund at the EBRD: Know-how Exchange Programme 2016

Deadline: 27 June 2016

The Central European Initiative (CEI) has announced a new Call for Proposals for the CEI Know‐How Exchange Programme (KEP) ‐ ITALY. The projects will be co‐financed with funding made available from the CEI Fund at the EBRD, entirely financed by the Italian Government.

The CEI Know‐how Exchange Programme (KEP) is a development instrument aimed at supporting transfer of experience and expertise from organisations in the EU to peers in the non‐EU countries within the CEI region. The overall objective of this Call for Proposals is to contribute to the development of the CEI region, bolstering social cohesion and economic dynamism while strengthening cooperation between the CEI Member States.

Funding Information

The overall indicative amount for this Call for Proposals up to a maximum cumulative amount of 200,000 Euros.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants
- The Applicant shall be registered in a CEI Member State also a member of the EU. The following types of applicants are eligible to apply:
  - All public and private sector bodies (not individuals), international and non‐ governmental organisations operating in the public interest, e.g. national, regional and local authorities,
  - Education/research institutions, environmental organizations. In case of applications from international organisations facilitating cooperation between the know‐how providers and the beneficiary institutions in the CEI region, the CEI grant shall be transferred to and managed by this international body.
  - The applicant shall demonstrate and give evidence of experience in the sector of intervention, and of capability to deliver the proposed project results.
  - The applicant is expected to be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the project for its entire duration.
  - Preference will be given to projects displaying the ability of applicants to integrate or align Project Proposals into wider frameworks of related interventions.
Benefeciaries
- Beneficiaries shall be organisations registered in an ODA‐eligible non-EU CEI Member State.
- The Applicant shall highlight to which extent the beneficiary(ies) has/have participated in the project planning and drafting of the application. Information provided shall demonstrate that the project has been designed according to the beneficiary(ies) needs and that the beneficiary(ies) will be fully committed to its implementation.
- In case of more than one beneficiary, projects will be assessed on their potential to effectively 5 and sustainably affect all beneficiaries, according to the overall budget and objectives.
- Whenever a project engages more than one beneficiary, the know‐how needs of all beneficiaries are to be addressed by the project
- Applicants are required to submit a duly filled downloadable KEP application form available on the website.