Deadline: 10-Mar-22
The Danube Transnational Programme has announced a call for proposals to Finance Projects in Moldova and Ukraine.
The objective of the new call is to increase the institutional capacity of the Ukrainian/ Moldovan stakeholders to develop and implement transnational projects in the thematic fields of the Danube Programme 2021-2027 through enhanced cooperation of relevant stakeholders at national, regional and local levels.
The new ENI call for proposals has focus on Specific Objective Improve institutional capacities to tackle major societal challenges. With regards to the upcoming new programming period, the Monitoring Committee has decided to provide support to Moldova and Ukraine with their efforts to strengthen further their capacity for developing and implementing transnational projects, enabling them to make use of relevant funds available in Danube Region in 2021-2027.
Objectives
- Main objective: ENI Call aims to build the capacity of Danube Region territories to work in a more integrated and participatory way through established partnership and networks, through exchange and learning as well as through the action planning, implementation and transfer processes.
- Specific objectives of the Call for Proposals:
- Support the enhanced cooperation of public administrations at national, regional and local levels;
- Increase the institutional capacity of the ENI countries stakeholders to develop and implement transnational projects in the Danube Region in the thematic fields of the Danube Region Programme 2021-2027.
Funding Information
- The available ERDF budget is roughly € 1.4 mil. For each project a maximum of €230.000 ERDF funds in total can be claimed by the respective ERDF PPs.
- The available ENI budget is: € 2.33 mil. for Moldova and € 2.48 mil. for Ukraine. No maximum budget per project partner is set for the ENI PPs, but the budget has to be justified by the proposed activities within the project.
- All projects for increasing the institutional capacity of ENI countries should be finished until 30 June, 2023 (latest project end date) without possibility of prolongation. Estimated date for starting the projects is 1st May 2022.
Eligibility Criteria
- Lead Partners
- The following institutions can be lead partners:
- Local, regional, national public bodies/ bodies governed by public law
- International organisations
- Private non-profit bodies
- The following institutions can be lead partners:
- Eligible Partners
- The following institutions are eligible to apply:
- Local, regional, national public bodies/ bodies governed by public law officially registered in the Programme Area
- International organisations
- Private bodies (non-profit)
- The following institutions are eligible to apply:
- Partnership requirements: The Programme covers 14 countries, 9 of them EU Member States (Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Germany-Baden Württemberg and Bayern, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia) and 5 non-member states (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia and Ukraine). As a general rule, EU financing is only provided to project partners located in the programme Area.
For more information, visit https://www.interreg-danube.eu/calls/calls-for-proposals/eni-call-for-proposals-2022
