Deadline: 8 November 2016
The European Union is currently accepting proposals for a programme entitled “TradeCom II – ACP Trade Capacity Building Programme” with an aim to build the capacities of ACP trade support institutions in the delivery of trade research and training actions at national and regional level, thus providing capacity to address key trade issues.
Programme Purpose
The purpose of the Programme through this Call for Proposals, are to:
- Enhance the capacity of ACP countries to formulate and implement suitable trade policies.
- Assist ACP countries to implement EPAs, regional and international trade agreements to their benefit.
- Strengthen ACP Private Sector competitiveness by supporting trade facilitation and trade promotion.
Priorities
- Support activities and actions of the ACP trade-related capacity-building organisations for implementation of the EPAs and WTO agreements.
- Support trade-related training and research activities in ACP countries.
- Support trade-related programmes of ACP business associations (chambers of commerce, Farmers’ associations, confederation of industries, producers’ associations, professional associations, etc.) in the area of trade.
- Support the networking activities of trade-related think-tanks and similar organisations.
Size of Grants
Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between EUR 1,000,000 and EUR 3,000,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- In order to be eligible for a grant, the lead applicant must:
- be a legal person and
- be non-profit-making or
- be profit making in legal status but not making a profit as a result of the implementation of this specific action;
- be a specific type of organisation such as or similar to:
- Trade research institution;
- Trade capacity building institution;
- Academic institution with specific trade programmes;
- Export promotion agency;
- Private sector advocacy organization;
- Specialized provider of trade-related assistance from EU Member States, in partnership with ACP beneficiaries;
- International (inter-governmental) organisation as defined by Article 43 of the Rules of
- application of the EU Financial Regulation, in partnership with ACP beneficiaries and
- be established in a Member State of the European Union or a Member State of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group, or any eligible country as stipulated in Annex IV of the latter ACPEU Partnership Agreement as revised by Decision No 1/2014. This obligation does not apply to international organisations and
- be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the coapplicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies), not acting as an intermediary;
- be able to demonstrate having carried out activities in the field of trade-related assistance.
- 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.
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.