Європейська Комісія оголошує конкурс проектів «Mayors for Economic Growth Pioneer Projects». Загальна мета конкурсу полягає в зростанні спроможності органів місцевого самоврядування як фасилітаторів економічного зростання регіонів. Дедлайн - 31 травня 2017 р. ( далі - англ.).

Launched on 26 October 2016 in Yerevan during a high-level conference, Mayors for Economic Growth (M4EG) is a new initiative promoted by the European Union targeting local authorities  throughout the Eastern Partnership countries of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Republic of Moldova  and Ukraine (EaP). 

Its focus is on sustainable local economic development. Its ambition is to support Mayors and municipalities at local level to become active facilitators for economic growth and job creation by developing their capacities and technical skills and working in partnership with their business sectors and civil society. 

The overall indicative amount made available under this call for proposals is EUR 9.500.000. The Contracting Authority reserves the right not to award all available funds.

Indicative allocation of funds by lot/geographical distribution 

Ukraine

• EUR 4.500.000.

If the allocation indicated for a specific lot cannot be used due to insufficient quality or number of proposals received, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to reallocate the remaining funds to another lot.

Each action proposed must target local authorities or groups of local authorities in one country only.

Size of grants:

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

• Minimum amount: EUR 500.000
• Maximum amount: EUR 1.000.000 

It is expected to finance indicatively a total of 15 to 20 projects under Lot 1 and Lot 2 aggregated, depending also on the quality of the proposals.

Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following maximum percentages of total eligible costs of the action.

• be a legal person and
• be non-profit-making and
•  be either:

o   A locality with a size under 150 thousand inhabitants from Ukraine; or

o   An amalgamated territorial community (hromada) from Ukraine represented by its respective council or executive committee in accordance with the Law of Ukraine № 157-VIII “On voluntary amalgamation of territorial communities (hromadas)"

and

•  be established in Ukraine 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 and
•  be compliant with the criteria set out in Annex N "Checklist and Summary of Local Economic Development Plan".

Eligible local authorities can jointly apply (one as lead applicant and the other/s as co-applicant/s). But each action proposed must target local authorities or groups of local authorities in one country only.

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