Deadline: 5-Oct-22
The Local Government Division has announced the 3rd Call for Proposals for Small Grant Scheme (SGS) to address the inequalities and socio-economic challenges encountered by localities considered urban areas through a number of pilot initiatives in physical, economic, and social regeneration of these deprived urban communities.
The Small Grant Scheme (SGS) for Urban Local Councils co-funded by the Norwegian Funding Mechanism.
Considering the high at-risk-of-poverty rate, high unemployment rate and the socio-economic challenges associated with urban development, the regeneration projects shall contribute to the revitalisation of these towns and cities, thus addressing the social and educational needs of citizens. In line with the guiding principle of the Strategic Plan for the Environment and Development, the objective of this scheme is to continue the enhancement of urban areas to improve the quality of life and sustainable living standards of deprived communities.
Small Grant Scheme Objectives
- development, and thereafter implementation of a sustainable development strategy for urban localities
- support physical, economic and social regeneration of deprived communities in these urban areas
- the regeneration of public open spaces and public social housing within deprived neighbourhoods
- enhance the environmental aspects of these localities
- Eligible Local Councils – Localities considered as urban areas. For the first call of the scheme it was agreed that the 12 urban local councils mostly at risk of poverty
Funding Information
- The duration of selected projects shall not exceed 12 months.
- The approved budget for the scheme is of circa €1,200,000 and each pilot initiative will have a minimum grant of €25,000 and a maximum grant of €100,000.
Method for selection of projects
- Project applications will assessed in accordance
- The Local Government Division has been designated to be the small grant scheme operator (SGS Operator)
- The SGS Operator will ensure that the project management service provider, engaged following a selection by public procurement, assists in the administrative and eligibility assessment as well as the evaluation of the project proposals
- Ensure that all project applications are assessed by at least two experts
- Experts will independently and separately score the project application
- Ranking of projects will be based on the experts’ scores
- If the difference between the two scores by the experts is more than 30%, the application will be scored by a third expert
- A Project Selection Committee inclusive of a broad number of stakeholders will review the ranked list and forward it recommendations to the SGS Operator
- SGS shall make a decision on which projects will be supported on the basis of the ranking list approved by the PSC
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