EUROPEAN COMMISSION Directorate-General Enlargement TASK FORCE Turkish Cypriot Community Rural Development Sector Programme Community Development through

EUROPEAN COMMISSIONDirectorate-General Enlargement

TASK FORCETurkish Cypriot Community

Rural Development Sector ProgrammeRural Development Sector Programme

Community Development through Village Initiatives Community Development through Village Initiatives (Third Call for Proposals – CD3)(Third Call for Proposals – CD3)

Guidelines for Grant ApplicantsGuidelines for Grant Applicants

June 2013





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Table of contents:

• Background• Objectives• Financial allocation• Eligibility criteria

• The actors• The actions• The costs

• Procedure to apply• Evaluation procedure



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Background:

• EU Aid Programme to encourage the economic development of the Turkish Cypriot community (TCc)

• Rural Development Sector Programme• Previous Calls for Proposals for Community

Development• LEADER Approach and 3 Local Development

Strategies• North West Area• Eastern Mesarya Area• Karpas/Karpaz Area



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Objectives:

• The Global Objective of the CfP is:• "To improve the living conditions of the people

living in rural areas in the northern part of Cyprus"

• The Specific Objectives of the CfP are:1. To enhance the natural heritage and the intangible

cultural heritage assets in rural areas2. To improve basic community services in rural

areas3. To reinforce the social cohesion and local

governance in rural areas



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Financial allocation:

Overall indicative amount available is € 3M in 3 lots•€ 1M allocated to the North West Area•€ 1M allocated to the Eastern Mesarya Area•€ 1M allocated to Karpas/Karpaz Area

Size of grants:•Minimum €150.000•Maximum €600.000

EU Contribution per grant: •Minimum 50% - Maximum 85%



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Eligibility criteria – The actors:

Requirements:•Be legal persons, be non-profit making, be established in the northern part of Cyprus, be responsible for the action, and•Be a local community, or•Be a Civil Society Organisation:

• NGO, • Association, • Chamber, • Union or • Foundation



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Eligibility criteria – The actors:

Co-applicants (PARTNERSHIPS)•Compulsory in all cases•Minimum 2 (1 Applicant + 1 co-applicant) for projects up to €300.000

• Any 2 partners•Minimum 3 (1 Applicant + 2 co-applicants) for projects equal or greater than €300.000

• In this case, at least 1 local community and 1 CSO must be part of the partnership

•Memorandum of Understanding will be required•Financial support to 3rd parties (sub-granting) is an option up to € 60.000



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Eligibility criteria – The actions:

Duration:•Minimum 12 months – Maximum 36 months

Sectors:•Natural heritage and intangible cultural heritage•Community services•Social cohesion and governance



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Types of actions – Quality:•Contribution to the specific objectives of the call•Problem analysis and response strategy•Logical framework

• Oriented to achievement of results• As opposed to oriented to activity

implementation•SMART indicators and targets •Monitoring mechanisms and resources•Realistic budget estimates and time planning•Sustainability strategy



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Ineligible actions:•Individual activities•Infrastructure-oriented projects (budget limit of 50% for Works and Supplies)•Human Resources-oriented projects (budget limit of 35% for Human Resources)•Duplication of other EU funded programmes•Projects in sectors in which local communities do not have the main responsibilities•Restoration, conservation or protection of historical sites and monuments•Road / pavement works, except street works



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Eligibility criteria – The costs:

Ineligible costs:•Debts and debt service charges (interest);•provisions for losses or potential future liabilities;•costs declared by the Beneficiary(ies) and financed by another grant;•purchases of land or buildings;•currency exchange losses;•credit to third parties;•interests owed;•rent of land, buildings and offices•works, infrastructures and renovation/refurbishment of buildings where property rights of natural and legal persons have not been respected



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Procedure to apply:

• Restricted procedure = Two phases• Phase one = Concept Note (5 pages)• Phase two = Full Application Form

• Registration in PADOR is obligatory• Phase one = only applicant• Phase two = all partners

• Both, Concept Note and FAF in English• Deadline for Concept Note:

• 15 JULY 2013 17:00h local time• Notification for phase two: August 2013• Deadline for FAF: Mid October 2013



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Evaluation procedure:

• Concept Notes will be evaluated according to relevance and design of the action

• Minimum 30/50 points to continue to phase two + inside financial threshold (double the allocation per lot)

• Only successful applicants are invited to submit FAF• FAF evaluated according to:

• Financial and operational capacity• Effectiveness and feasibility• Sustainability of the action• Budget and cost-effectiveness• Relevance and design score comes from CN

• Applications ranked and granted according to score• Eligibility verification is final step prior to signature of

contracts.



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Further information:

• Guidelines document available at:• EuropeAid and RDSP websites

• Information sessions + Training on LEADER approach• 03 June in Morfou/Güzelyurt• 04 June in Chatoz/Serdarlı• 05 June in Gialousa/Yenierenköy

• Trainings on PCM + LFA + Procedures (3 day training)• Mid June in the 3 locations

• Questions can be sent until 24th June 2013 to [email protected]

• They will be replied in writing and published as Q+A document by 4th July 2013



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