Development Cooperation Instrument Thematic programme Non State Actors and Local Authorities in Deve

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Development Cooperation InstrumentThematic
programmeNon State Actors and Local Authorities
in Development
Brussels, 29th 30th October 2007
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Content

• 1) Background
• 2) Priorities
• 3) Objective 2
• 4) Implementation

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Background

• Role of EC thematic programmes

European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights
Instrument for Stability
Instrument for Pre-Accession
European Development Fund
European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument
Development Cooperation Instrument
Investing in People
Migration and Asylum
Environment and Natural Resources
Food Security
Non State Actors and Local Authorities
Horizontal Instrument with a specific legal basis
Geographical Instrument with a specific legal
basis
Thematic Programme included in DCI legal basis
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Background

• Role of EC thematic programmes
• Geographic programmes
• Privileged instrument
• Development priorities of country/region
• Thematic Programmes
• Specific area of interest, global coverage
• Distinctive added value
• Subsidiarity geographic programme not best
  placed or most effective instrument
  (multi-regional, cross-cutting actions, no
  agreement with government, no/suspended CSP )

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Background

• Main elements of the NSA programme
• DCI Article 14 - legal base
• Successor to NGO Co-financing and Decentralised
  Cooperation programmes
• Eligibility non-profit making NSA and LA from EU
  and Partner Countries
• At least 85 funding reserved for NSA
• Account to be taken of LA contributing capacity

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Background

• The NSA programmes guiding documents
• Multi-annual Strategy (2007-2010) ?
  http//www.bond.org.uk/pubs/funding/nsa.pdf
• Defines strategic priorities for action
• Specific objectives
• Expected results and performance indicators
• Indicative financial allocations
• Annual Action Programme 2007/08
• Objectives pursued
• Actions and fields of intervention
• Expected results
• Total amount of financing per type of action
• Management procedures and indicative
  implementation timetable

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Priorities

• Overarching Objective
• Co-finance actions w/ non state actors and local
  authorities from EC and partner countries in the
  area of development to strengthen their capacity
  in the policy making process
• Specific Objectives
• Promote inclusive and empowered society in
  developing countries regions
• Increase awareness of development issues and
  promote development education in EU acceding
  countries
• Coordination between stakeholders networks in
  Europe, within their organisations and with
  Community institutions

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Priorities

• Basic principles
• Right of initiative principle
• Actors respective added value comparative
  advantage
• Multi-actor partnerships

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Priorities
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Objective 2

• Priorities 2007-2010 Objective 2 Awareness
  raising Development Education in EU and
  acceding countries
• Priorities are
• MDG agenda, in part. Sub Saharan Africa
• Coherence for development (focus on migration,
  trade, security, human rights, social dimension
  of globalisation and decent work, HIV/AIDS)
• Media and development
• Use formal informal education for development
  channels
• Special attention to awareness raising
  development education in new member states

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Objective 2

• Priorities 2007-2010 Objective 2 Awareness
  raising Development Education in EU and
  acceding countries
• Project proposals must contribute to
• Increased public awareness on global
  interdependencies between the EU and developing
  countries and support for action against poverty
  and more equitable North-South relations
• Change in attitudes and improved public
  understanding of the issues and difficulties
  facing developing countries and their peoples
• Degree of integration of development issues into
  formal and non-formal education systems, ensuring
  inclusion of the development dimension in global
  agendas such as democracy, active citizenship,
  intercultural understanding etc

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Objective 2

• Priorities 2007-2010 Objective 2 Awareness
  raising Development Education in EU and
  acceding countries
• Project proposals must contribute to
• Level of commitment to promoting policy coherence
  and degree to which development cooperation
  objectives are accounted for in all EU policies
  with a likely impact on developing countries
• Move beyond solidarity during humanitarian crises
  to support for long-term, structural development
  processes, inter alia, via a responsible media
  committed to informed action
• Extent of mobilisation, including through
  networking, campaign work, exchange of experience
  and best practices.

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Implementation

• Implementation modalities
• Procedure 1 global call for proposals -
  (covering in principle 2 budget years, 2007
  2008) - Centralised (EuropeAid HQ)
• Geographical focus Support to awareness raising
  and development education activities in EU and
  acceding countries
• Eligible actors both NSA and Local Authorities
  from EU and acceding countries with minimum of 3
  years experience (NMS 2 years)
• Co-financing rules max 75 (NMS max 90)
• Size of projects EC contribution between
  100.000-1.000.000 (NMS minimum 25.000)
• Duration 1-3 years

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Implementation

• Implementation modalities
• From 2007 EC contribution between 25.000 - 1
  million
• Different contribution according to type of
  project proposal
• See 2006 modalities

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Implementation

• Restricted procedure

• Concept note
• Call for proposal published on
  http//ec.europa.eu/europeaid/cgi/frame12.pl
• Probably in December 2007 or January 2008
• 45 days to submit a concept note

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Implementation

• Restricted procedure

• (2) Evaluation and Selection
• 2 months
• Opening and administrative check of the Concept
  Note
• ? rejection on the basis of administrative
  mistakes
• Evaluation of the Concept Note
• ? rejection or
• ? acceptance

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Implementation

• Restricted procedure

• (3) Submit a full proposal
• 45 days to submit a full proposal

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Implementation

• Restricted procedure

• (4) Evaluation and Selection
• 1 month
• Opening and administrative check of the Concept
  Note
• Evaluation of the Full Proposal
• Eligibility of the Applicant, members of
  consortium and partners
• ? rejection or
• ? acceptance

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Implementation

• Restricted procedure

• (5) Contracting
• 1 month
• Action start date contract signature date

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Implementation

• Experience 2006
• Call For Proposals 2006 07
• Concept Notes received 385 (by 20 February 2007)
• 52 from EU 10 (Romania and Bulgaria not yet
  eligible)
• 333 from EU 15
• End of the 1st Phase Concept Notes rejected 227
• Concept Notes admitted to the 2nd Phase 158
• 44 from EU 10
• 114 from EU 15
• Contracts for October / November 2007