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European Commission issued a call for proposals for Tacis Cross Border Co-operation Small Project Facility and Micro Project Facility
The deadline for submissions for Tacis CBC Small Project Facility (TSPF) is 2 April 2004, while there is an open deadline for Tacis Micro Project Facility (TMPF).
The basic purpose of the Tacis CBC programs is to foster co-operation between regions, cities and local authorities in the western New Independent States (NIS) — Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova -, candidate countries and the European Union. The objective is to support priority areas by enabling NIS, Accession Countries (AC) and/or EU partners to work together on a common cross-border problem or developing the partners’ competencies in the priority areas.
The spheres of cooperation includes: administrative reform, local economic development, social affaires (including integration of national minorities and disabled people, youth policy, education, fight of human beings trafficking), environment and energy efficiency).
The geographical areas covered by the call include the border regions from Belarus, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine and CEE neighbouring countries (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary or Romania).
Applications should reflect partnerships between local or regional authorities in the EU, CEEC and the 4 NIS countries (Belarus, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine).
Eligible core-partners:
— Local and regional authorities
— Associations of local and regional authorities
— Entities closely linked to and/or owned (min 50%) by a local or regional authority
The projects can be implemented in co-operation (additional partners) with
— Local and regional authorities
— Associations of local and regional authorities
— Entities closely linked to and/or owned (min 50%) by a local or regional authority
— NGOs or other non-profit making regional actors such as public utilities and regionally based education centres, from the eligible areas.
The call can be found at :http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/cgi/frame12.pl. On the left, chose TACIS--->status: open--->type: grants--->region: all--->countries:all
The Commission’s Communication on Wider Europe proposes significant steps to improve the EU’s interventions at its external borders after enlargement. Between 2004 and 2006, the existing instruments for cross-border co-operation (such as INTERREG, PHARE-CBC, TACIS-CBC, CARDS and MEDA) will be better co-ordinated through the creation of a number of "Neighbourhood programmes" to be launched in 2004. Therefore, the present Call for Proposal for the TSPF and TMPF programmes will be the last one, before the Neighbourhood Programmes become operational.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
for Tacis Cross Border Co-operation Small Project Facility and Micro Project Facility issued by the European Community.
1. Publication reference
Reference: EuropeAid/117768/C/G/Multi
2. Programme and Financing source
Cross Border Co-operation Small Project Facility, Budget line B7-521 under Tacis and Cross Border Co-operation Micro Project Facility, Budget line B7-521 under Tacis
3. Nature of activities, geographical area and project duration
(a) The Tacis CBC Small Project Facility (TSPF) and Micro Project Facility (TMPF) supports local and regional cross-border co-operation between the NIS, EU and the bordering CEE countries. The programme's objective is to support projects which seek to address a common problem or to develop the partners' competencies in the areas of administrative reforms, local economic development, social affairs, environment and energy efficiency.
(b) Geographical area: CBC Areas of Belarus, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine
(c) Maximum project duration: 18 months for TSPF projects and 6 months for TMPF projects
4. Overall amount available for this Call for Proposals
The total amount available under the programme is EUR 9.200.000
5. Maximum and minimum grant amounts
Small Project Facility
Maximum proportion of project costs to be covered by Community funding
Each project will be co-financed by the European Commission and the project partners. The maximum proportion of project costs to be covered by Community funding is 80 % of the total eligible costs .
(a) Minimum grant for a project: EUR 100.000
(b) Maximum grant for a project: EUR 300.000
Micro Project Facility
Maximum proportion of project costs to be covered by Community funding
Each project will be co-financed by the European Commission and the project partners. The maximum proportion of project costs to be covered by Community funding is 80 % of the total eligible costs .
(a) Minimum grant EUR 10.000
(b) Maximum grant EUR 50.000
6. Maximum number of grants to be awarded
No maximum number of grants
CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION
7. Eligibility: Who may apply
7.1 Core partnership
Applications should reflect partnerships between local or regional authorities in the EU, CEEC and the 4 NIS countries (Belarus, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine).
Eligible core-partnerships:
— Local and regional authorities
— Associations of local and regional authorities
— Entities closely linked to and/or owned (min 50%) by a local or regional authority
Additional partnerships
The projects can be implemented in co-operation (additional partners) with
— Local and regional authorities
— Associations of local and regional authorities
— Entities closely linked to and/or owned (min 50%) by a local or regional authority
— NGOs or other non-profit making regional actors such as public utilities and regionally based education centres, from the eligible areas.
Any questions regarding this Call for Proposals should be sent by e-mail (including the Publication Reference of this Call for Proposals shown in item 1) to [email protected]. All applicants are encouraged to consult the above Internet Web page regularly before the deadline for applications since the Commission will publish the most frequently asked questions and the corresponding replies.
You can download TMPF Guidelines and application form here — TMPF.doc, MP.doc
You can download TSPF Guidelines and application form here — TSPF.doc, apply.doc
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