Deadline: 30-May-23
The European Commission (EC) is accepting proposals to improve the life of the urban poor communities in the main urban areas of Pemba island, by promoting urban integrated development, strengthening the climate urban resilience of the built environment and communities, and the provision and access to basic services, adopting a multi-stakeholders approach.
The call is aligned with the Green and Smart Cities SASA programe’s scope, addressing the effect of rapid urbanisation by supporting a more sustainable and inclusive urban development in selected cities, focusing on provision of green infrastructure, local economic development and improved public service delivery.
Objectives of the Programme and Priority Issues
The specific objective(s) of this call for proposals is/are:
- Promote urban and compact integrated development and improved urban structure and functioning of the target areas, providing upgraded accessibility and connectivity, provision of public and social services for the urban poor communities of Pemba.
- Enhance climate urban resilience improving the provision of and access to basic services and green infrastructure.
- Improve and empower the life of women, girls and target vulnerable groups in the urban poor communities targeting gender-related issues and applying gender-responsive approach in the design and implementation of interventions.
The priorities of this call for proposals are:
- Coherent urban planning and impactful interventions – Actions should have a tangible and measurable impact at identified target neighbourhood or urban settlements, and showcase and promote good urban planning in alignment with the main urban plans and in complementarity with other ongoing projects, such as BIG-Z World Bank initiatives.
- Partnership with competent authorities – Actions should be implemented in partnership with authorities at all levels ensuring full ownership and sustainability of interventions as well as the methodologies, approaches and technical solutions applied. Adequate governance/coordination mechanisms and structures should be proposed.
- Participatory, inclusive, community-driven approach – Shehia leaders and other stakeholders of the targeted communities should be engaged in the design and the implementation of the interventions and in the local decision-making process in order to ensure the sustainability of processes promoted and the management/maintenance of the improved facilities. Community-led and labour project’s implementation through labour-intensive jobs creation and engagement of the residents in the work construction should be prioritized.
- Green and nature-based solutions in infrastructures and services provision – Actions should propose green infrastructure and climate resilience solutions to upgrading and building of structure and social services, as well in suggesting sustainable materials and design solutions.
- Capacity building – Actions should ensure required training and technical support to allow communities and local authorities to perform their role in the execution, operation and maintenance of the infrastructure and services and actively support the local urban governance process.
Funding Information
The overall indicative amount made available under this call for proposals is EUR 5.000.000. The contracting authority reserves the right not to award all available funds.
- The Call is divided in two lots, allocated in two geographical areas:
- Lot 1: North Pemba (including Wete and Micheweni):
- Minimum EUR 1.500.000 – maximum EUR 2.000.000
- Lot 2: South Pemba (including Chake Chake and Mkoani):
- Minimum EUR 2.500.000 – maximum EUR 3.000.000
- Lot 1: North Pemba (including Wete and Micheweni):
Eligibility Criteria
- Lead applicant
- In order to be eligible for a grant, the lead applicant must:
- Be a legal person and
- Be non-profit-making and
- Be a specific type of organisation such as: non-governmental organisation, a civil society organisation,
- Be established:
- In a Member State of the European Union
- In another eligible countries as stipulated in the basic act NDICI
- and
- Be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the co- applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies), not acting as an intermediary and
- Have at least 5 years of experience in project management, of which 3 in Tanzania; and have a least 3 years of experience in the specific areas of the lot applied for;
- Potential applicants may not participate in calls for proposals or be awarded grants if they are in any of the situations;
- Lead applicants, co-applicants, affiliated entities and, in case of legal entities, persons who have powers of representation, decision-making or control over the lead applicant, the co-applicants and the affiliated entities are informed that, should they be in one of the situations of early detection or exclusion of the practical guide, personal details (name, given name if natural person, address, legal form and name and given name of the persons with powers of representation, decision-making or control, if legal person) may be registered in the early detection and exclusion system, and communicated to the persons and entities concerned in relation to the award or the execution of a grant contract. In this respect, provisionally selected lead applicants, co-applicants and affiliated entities or those placed in the reserve list are obliged to declare that they are not in one of the exclusion situations through a signed declaration on honour. For grants of EUR 15 000 or less, no declaration on honour is required.
- 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 may act individually or with co-applicant(s).
- If awarded the grant contract, the lead applicant will become the beneficiary identified as the coordinator. The coordinator is the sole interlocutor of the contracting authority. It represents and acts on behalf of any other co-beneficiary (if any) and coordinate the design and implementation of the action.
- Co-applicant(s)
- If the lead applicant act with co-applicant, there must be a maximum of 2 co-applicant(s) per proposal.
- If the lead applicant is not a “local organisation”, it must act with at least one “local organisation” as co-applicant.
- Co-applicants participate in designing and implementing the action, and the costs they incur are eligible in the same way as those incurred by the lead applicant.
- Co-applicants must satisfy the eligibility criteria as applicable to the lead applicant himself.
- Co-applicants must sign the mandate.
- If awarded the grant contract, the co-applicant(s) (if any) will become beneficiary(ies) in the action (together with the coordinator).
- In addition, please note that contracts cannot be awarded to or signed with applicants included in the lists of EU restrictive measures.
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