Background Max. Grant amount: EUR 600.000
In May 2014 Croatia and Serbia were affected by heavy rainfalls resulting in some of the worst floods on record. At least 60 people lost their lives while around 40,000 had to be evacuated from their homes in Serbia and at least 15,000 people in Croatia. The floods caused very high material damage.In Croatia the most critical area was in southern Slavonia. The embankment on the Sava River was breached near Rajevo Selo and Račinovci, and thus evacuation was ordered for Gunja, Rajevo Selo and Račinovci. The worst affected in Serbia were the municipalities of Obrenovac, Lazarevac, Paracin, Smederevska Palanka, Svilajnac, Sabac, Sremska Mitrovica, Bajina Basta, Krupanj, Ub and many more, amounting to over 30 municipalities in Serbia, directly affecting over 1 million people. Initial damage assessment estimates show over 10,000 km2 were flooded, comparatively the size of Cyprus. A lot of local infrastructure, utilities, public buildings, private housing, companies, livestock and agrarian land were either totally destroyed or suffered significant damage. The objective of this Call for Proposals is to help Croatia and Serbia in the recovery effort allowing private persons, business and public services to resume their normal functions as soon as possible.
Size of grants
Any grant requested under this Call for Proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:
Measure 1.2: Environmental Protection
- Minimum amount: EUR 300.000
- Maximum amount: EUR 600.000
Measure 1.3: People to People
- Minimum amount: EUR 300.000
- Maximum amount: EUR 600.000
Eligibility
In order to be eligible for a grant, the applicant must:
- be non-profit-making legal persons established by public or private law for the purposes of public interest or specific purpose of meeting
needs of general interest, which is proven by statute and/or articles of association/decision on establishment, of the respective institution in
accordance with relevant law
- be established in Croatia when applying for the allocation assigned to Croatia and be established in Serbia when applying for the
allocation assigned to Serbia
- 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 belong to one of the following categories:
Measure 1.2
- Regional /local public authorities
- Public non-profit-making organisations including universities, colleges, secondary and elementary schools
- Public companies in charge of communal infrastructure and waste management
- Agencies in charge of environmental and nature protection
- Agencies dealing with emergency planning
- Regional and local development agencies (In Croatia only)
Measure 1.3
- Public non-profit-making organisations including secondary and elementary schools
- Organisations responsible for providing social and health services
- Regional and local development agencies (In Croatia only)
Deadline: 08 June 2015