DISTRICT INFORMATION POINT RUSE

Project “District Information Point Ruse” No. BG161РО002-3.3.02-0004 –C0001, funded by Technical Assistance Operational Program, co-financed by the EU through

the European Regional Development Fund.

WITHOUT BORDERS:WITHOUT BORDERS: COMPONENTCOMPONENT 1 1 – –

PHASEPHASE 2 2

WHO: Employers, socio-economic partners, NGOs,

administrations, etc.

WHAT: Case studies on the experience of EU and non-EU countries,

study visits, peer reviews, staff exchange

HOW MUCH: Total grant amount: BGN 26,692,794

Minimum individual grant amount: BGN 50,000

Maximum individual grant amount: BGN 300,000 ла

WHERE: Nationwide

WHEN: by 25 October 2012

SCHEME

To build a platform for exchange of ideas and plans on the best ways to

use the ESF assistance in the following policy fields:

employment

education

training and lifelong learning

social inclusion

administrative capacity

good project management

OBJECTIVE

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS AND PARTNERS

Employers (micro, small, medium and large enterprises)

Socio-economic partners

NGOs

Municipalities

Educational, training and research

institutions and organizations

Industry and sector organizations

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PARTNERSHIPS

MANDATORY REQUIREMENT: participation with (a) partner(s)

form another EU member state active in areas of activity similar to

those of the applicant and/or partners from Bulgaria.

APPLICANTS MAY participate in partnership with Bulgarian

organizations.

Partnerships NEED NOT be registered in court.

Applicants can seek partner(s) from other EU member states at:

http://www.transnationality.eu/

Applicants can register at: www.transnational-toolkit.eu

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PARTNERSHIPS

IMPORTANT:

Partners shall be involved in project implementation and their

resulting costs shall be eligible in the same extent as costs incurred by

the applicant.

ELIGIBILITY CONDITION:

Partners should be involved in ensuring the sustainability of activities

and/or funding after the project completion.

ASSOCIATED PARTNERS:

Sign only partnership agreements, no need to submit any other

documents and are not subject to assessment.6

ASSOCIATED PARTNERS

Ministry of Labor and Social Policy (exclusive of the European Funds

and International Programs and Projects Directorate)

Ministry of Education, Youth and Science

Ministry of Health

Ministry of Physical Education and Sports

Secondary budget spending units at the above

ministries

National Social Insurance Institute

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ACTIVITIES

MANDATORY:

Dissemination and exchange of information and experience, including

publications, events, networking, twinning

Joint or coordinated development, testing and validation of innovative

models, practices, services, products and support systems from other

countries

ACTIVITIES

OPTIONAL:

Monitoring, research and studies of the experience of other EU or

non-EU countries, including through study visits, peer reviews and staff

exchange

Exchange program and project managers and staff, trainers, trainees,

representatives of stakeholders and

on-site exchange of experience

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Employees of the MLSP, MEYS, MH and secondary budget spending units thereof

Employees of the Ministry of Physical Education and Sports Socio-economic partners NGOs Municipalities Social enterprises Community centers Educational and training institutions Research institutions Industry and sector organizations Micro, small, medium and large enterprises

TARGET GROUPS

HIGHLIGHTS

No co-financing is required from applicants.

Where the applicant and/or his partners participate with their own

financial contribution in the project, it should be included in the project

budget plan.

For this particular grant scheme, applicable shall be the rules for the

de minimis aid within the meaning of Commission Regulation (EC)

1998/2006 from 15 December 2006.

HIGHLIGHTS

Contractor selection procedures shall be held by the applicant,

whether or not activities associated with the procedure are

performed by the applicant or partner(s).

Each project proposal shall contain in all cases an element of

innovation.

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DEADLINES

RECEIPT OF PROJECT PROPOSALS: by 25 October 2012

FURTHER INFORMATION AND QUESTIONS: by 4 October 2012

to the e-mail of the Contracting Authority:

bezgranici-1@mlsp.government.bg

or by fax (02/986-78-02)

ANSWERS:

Within 5 working days from receipt but not later

than 11 days prior to proposal receipt deadline

APPLICATION

HARD COPIES: MLSP, European Funds, International Programs and Projects Directorate 2 Triaditsa Street, 1051 Sofia

ELECTRONIC APPLICATION:Through the e-service module of the EU Structural Funds Management Information System https://eumis.government.bg

CONTACTS

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTIONTHANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!!District Information Point Ruse

Profitable House, 4 Svoboda Sq.

phone: 082 506 899

е-mail: oic_ruse@abv.bg