EUROPEAID/150382/DD/ACT/MD: ENPI - CONFIDENCE-BUILDING MEASURES

Background

The programme aims at approaching the Republic of Moldova and the region with special status of Transnistria through increased confidence by supporting joint initiatives in social and economic development involving main stakeholders of both sides of the Nistru River.

The specific objectives of the programme are:

   - (i) to contribute to economic, social and sectorial rapprochement between the two banks of the Nistru river
   - (ii) to foster civil society development and help establishing cross-river platforms for cooperation
   - (iii) to assist the relevant authorities involved in the settlement process and to foster functioning technical dialogue mechanisms in relation
     to the existing working groups
   - (iv) to empower local actors in Gagauzia in order to enable them to implement and monitor development priorities in cooperation with
     Moldovan central authorities
   - (v) to progressively include Transnistria in Moldova – wide development initiatives


Objectives

The global objective of this call for proposals is to foster civil society development to contribute to the peaceful settlement of the Transnistrian conflict and to the promotion of confidence building measures between both banks of the Nistru river as well as between Moldovan central authorities and ATU Gagauzia).

The specific objective (s) of this call for proposals is 1) to encourage the development of sustainable partnerships and capacity of civil society of both banks of the river through the establishment of cross-river platforms for cooperation at community level; 2) to empower local actors in ATU Gagauzia in order to enable them to implement and monitor development priorities in cooperation with Moldovan central
authorities.


Eligibility

In order to be eligible for a grant, the lead applicant must:

   - be a legal person and
   - be non-profit-making and
   - be a non-governmental civil society organisation, such as independent political foundations, community-based organisations and private
     sector non-profit agencies or international (inter-governmental) organisation as defined by Article 43 of the Rules of application of the EU
     Financial Regulation or national EU Member States Development Agencies and
   - be established in a Member State of the European Union or in the Republic of Moldova.


Budget

The overall indicative amount made available under this call for proposals is EUR 6.500.000 EUR.


Size of grants

Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:

   - minimum amount: EUR 450.000
   - maximum amount: EUR 1.000.000


Deadline: 19 October 2015

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