Deadline: 18 April 2017
The European Union (EU) is currently accepting proposals from eligible organisations for a program entitled “Provision to the improvement of living conditions of IDPs and returnees from readmission process in Serbia and support to the sustainable return to Kosovo. The global objective of this call for proposals is to contribute to the Rule in Serbia by strengthening the migration management and border control.
The programme is divided into two lots:
- LOT 1-Improvement of living conditions of IDP’s and returnees from readmission process in Serbia – EUR 3,150,000
- LOT 2- Support to return to Kosovo– EUR 2,500,000
Size of Grants
Any grant requested under this Call for Proposal must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:
- LOT1
- Minimum amount: EUR 250.000
- Maximum amount: EUR 500.000
- LOT 2
- Minimum amount: EUR 200.000
- Maximum amount: EUR 5000.000
Eligibility Criteria
- In order to be eligible for a grant, the lead applicants must:
- be legal persons
- be specific type of organizations such as:
- municipality of the Republic of Serbia, or city municipality of the Republic of Serbia, or town of the republic of Serbia(excluding municipalities/ city/municipalities/ towns in the territory of Kosovo)
- non-governmental organisation
- be established in Member State of the European Union or, in a country covered by the IPA Regulation
- be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the co- applicants(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 declare that the lead applicant himself, the co-applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies) are not in any of these 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.
Eligible Countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the UK, Serbia.
For more information, please visit Europeaid and download the guidelines.