CALL FOR PROPOSALS

УНДП објавува повик за доставување пријави за грантови, како дел од Програмата
„Меѓуопштинска соработка за подобра испорака на услуги и пристап кон ЕУ “.

For the purposes of the Programme “Inter-municipal Cooperation for Better Service Provision and EU Accession”, the Office of the United Nations Development Programme is pleased to announce the launch of the Inter-municipal Cooperation  Grant Scheme ”Technical Assistance for Replication”(TARS).

The objective of the Programme is to contribute to the development of inter-municipal cooperation in support of the achievement of one of the main objectives of decentralization i.e. the efficient provision of affordable and quality public services to citizens and to ensure the institutional and professional capacities needed. Ultimately, the Programme seeks to establish an effective system for supporting inter-municipal cooperation, which could be adopted and expanded by the government through its own policies and resources.

To support the replication process of the existing practices, UNDP in cooperation with the Ministry of Local Self-Government in RM and ZELS is launching an Inter-Municipal Cooperation “Technical Assistance Replication Scheme” intending to assist mainly small and rural municipalities, but also other municipalities that are in need of specific types of development assistance.

The IMC ”Technical Assistance for Replication” grant scheme will support municipalities in the establishment and operation of inter-municipal cooperation in the following areas:

Areas of intervention:

-          Financial management and internal audit

-          Tax collection

-          Urban planning activities

-          Inspection services

-          Economic development

The duration of a single project under this grant scheme will be minimum 6 (six) and maximum 12 (twelve) months. The amount available for this call of the TARS is 100,000 €. Municipalities can apply for IMC projects for a grant of 10,000 to 20,000 €. The amount will be expressed in MKD and will be transferred to the successful municipalities in three installments.

Municipalities interested in applying for the IMC “Technical Assistance replication scheme” are invited to obtain TARS Operational Guidelines for Applicants and an Application Form from UNDP IMC Programme Office (Nikola Vapcarov, 2/4, 4^th floor, 1000, Skopje) or download it from the following websites:

• www.imc.org.mk
• www.undp.org.mk
• www.mls.gov.mk
• www.zels.org.mk
  

Applications must be received in a sealed envelope by registered mail, private courier service or by hand-delivery (a signed and dated certificate of receipt will be given to the deliverer) to the attention of:

UNDP IMC Programme Office

Address: Nikola Vapcarov, 2/4, 4^th floor, 1000, Skopje

Applications must be received no later than 16 October 2009 at 1700hrs. Applications received after the deadline will not be eligible for consideration. Projects selected for funding will be notified by 2 November 2009. Training on preparation of the application form for this call for proposals will be held from 10-12 and 16-18 September 2009 for which the municipalities will be directly invited.

Official documents for grant application in English:

Application form for inter-municipal cooperation grant scheme

Operational Guidelines for Applicants for inter-municipal cooperation grant scheme

Documents translated in Macedonian:

Пријава за грантови за Меѓуопштинска соработка

Оперативни насоки за подносители на предлог проекти за меѓуопштинска соработка

Documents translated in Albanian:

Fletëparaqitje për grante për bashkëpunim ndërkomunal

Udhëzime operative për parashtruesit e propozim projekteve për bashkëpunim ndërkomunal