Waste Management Public Awareness Programme – North Macedonia

Deadline: 16-Jul-24

The European Commission is inviting proposals to improve the waste management in the Prespa region in compliance with EU standards and principles.

Objectives of the Programme and Priority Issues

• The specific objective(s) of this call for proposals is: to develop a waste management communication programme for improving waste management practices in Prespa region
• The priority(ies) of this call for proposals are:
  • Public awareness for proper waste management;
  • Education on sustainable waste management practices;

Funding Information

• The overall indicative amount made available under this call for proposals is EUR 200,000.00. The contracting authority reserves the right not to award all available funds.
• Size of grants
  • The grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:
    • minimum amount: EUR 180,000.00
    • maximum amount: EUR 200,000.00

Duration

• The initial planned duration of an action may not be lower than 24 months nor exceed 30months.

Results and Indicators

• Outcome level: The ecological system in Prespa lake area preserved and improved
  • Indicator: Percentage of solid waste separated collection (100 separated collection/total collection)
• Output level: Decreased pollution from human activities
  • Indicator: Percentage of households with separate collection of solid waste.

Types of Activity

• Types of activity which may be financed under this call (indicative):
  • Map the knowledge level of population in Prespa region of understanding the principles of sustainable waste management and consequences from waste pollution;
  • Develop and implement integrated communication programme aiming to inform, educate and motivate the local population and specific target groups;
  • Development and implementation of public awareness campaign/s involving local media, TV, radio, printed and online media, social media,etc;
  • Conferences, workshops and seminars regarding waste reduction and prevention;
  • Educational materials; packages and campaigns, events for schools and kindergartens;
  • Design and production of communication materials on waste management topics for households, schools, HORECA and RETAIL sectors, tourists, etc, with special emphasis on waste reduction and prevention;
  • Activities related to introduction of principles, benefits and cases of circular economy among the business community;
  • Dissemination of door to door information to households and local population;
  • Development of methodology and tools to measure the impact and success of the public awareness campaign/s;

Location

• Actions must have as final beneficiaries the population of the programme area and must take place in, or benefit, the territory of the Municipality of Resen, North Macedonia.

Eligibility Criteria

• Lead applicant(s)
  • 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; public sector operator; local authority; international (inter-governmental) organisation as defined by Article 156 of the EU Financial Regulation; and
    • be established in North Macedonia at least 2 years before the publication date of this call for proposals; 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
• Co-applicant(s)
  • The lead applicant must act with at least one (1) co-applicant. A grant application must include at least one co-applicant established in the Municipality of Resen.
  • 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 form.
  • If awarded the grant contract, the co-applicant(s) (if any) will become beneficiary(ies) in the action (together with the coordinator)
• Affiliated entities
  • The lead applicant and its co-applicant(s) may act with affiliated entity(ies).
  • Only the following entities may be considered as affiliated entities to the lead applicant and/or to co-applicant(s):
    • Only entities having a structural link with the applicants (i.e. the lead applicant or a co-applicant), in particular a legal or capital link.
    • This structural link encompasses mainly two notions:
      • Control on the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings:
        • Entities affiliated to an applicant may hence be:
          • Entities directly or indirectly controlled by the applicant (daughter companies or first-tier subsidiaries). They may also be entities controlled by an entity controlled by the applicant (granddaughter companies or second-tier subsidiaries) and the same applies to further tiers of control;
          • Entities directly or indirectly controlling the applicant (parent companies). Likewise, they may be entities controlling an entity controlling the applicant;
          • Entities under the same direct or indirect control as the applicant (sister companies).
      • Membership, i.e. the applicant is legally defined as a e.g. network, federation, association in which the proposed affiliated entities also participate or the applicant participates in the same entity (e.g. network, federation, association,) as the proposed affiliated entities.

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