LOCAL AUTHORITIES: PARTNERSHIPS

FOR SUSTAINABLE CITIES

Information session, Brussels, 17 February 2020

to promote integrated urban development

through partnerships built among Local Authorities

of the EU Member States and of partner countries

in accordance with the 2030 Agenda

on sustainable development

Global objective of the programme

• Lot 1: Sub-Saharan Africa €40M

• Lot 2: Asia and the Pacific €20M

• Lot 3: Latin America and the Caribbean €20M

• Lot 4: Southern and Eastern Neighbourhood €18M

The list of eligible countries as action location in Annex M.

Geographic lots

• Lot 5: for towns € 8M

the maximum size, population wise, of local authorities is set at:

- 150.000 inhabitants for European applicant

- 300.000 inhabitants for Partner countries applicant

• Lot 6: in situation of fragility € 5,55M

The 15 “extremely fragile” countries included in the OECD list are eligible

for lot 6

Horizontal lots (for all 4 regions)

The proposed partnerships must address the following specific

objective:

and at least one out of the three following objectives

• Ensure social inclusiveness of cities

• Improve resilience and greening of cities

• Improve prosperity and innovation in cities

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES (FOR LOT 1 TO 5)

+1

Strengthen

urban governance

• economic

• environmental

• political

• societal

• security

The OECD fragility framework

five dimensions:

http://www.oecd.org/development/conflict-fragility-

resilience/conflict-fragility/

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE

(FOR LOT 6 ONLY)

“Strengthen institutional

resilience in context of fragility ”

4 Priorities to address (mandatory)

Promote the EU

development

cooperation Rights-

Based Approach

Contribute to the

achievement of

SDG 11

promote peer-to-

peer learning

and/or exchanges

Promote multi-

stakeholders and

multi-sectors

approaches

Additional priorities: At least one of the below listed additional priority will be considered as an added-value (optional)

Triangular

cooperation

Smart

cities

Job creation

Triangular cooperation

The host country

The co-providerThe EU partner

the LA established in the country

where the action takes place)

=> principal beneficiary of the

partnership

responds to needs identified by the

host, provides technical assistance

and policy expertise for the design,

establishment and implementation of

the partnership’s activities

Support the host with specific technical

expertise

The co-provider is not the main

beneficiary of the action. Its role is to assist

the host in addressing its challenge.

• General rule

=> only one proposal

• Exception: For the applicants who submit one proposal for lot 6 “fragility”

it is also possible to submit a second proposal for lots 1-5 and vice versa

Number of applications and grants per applicants/ affiliated entities

either

as lead applicant or

as co-applicant

As affiliated entities

Duration of the actions

• The initial planned duration of an action may

not be lower than 24 months

nor exceed 48 months

Budget for each

Proposal

Min 2 M€ - Max 5 M€

EU contribution:

50% - 95 %

Budget and contribution

Budget for each

Proposal

Min 0,5 M€ - Max 1 M€

EU contribution:

50% - 95 %

Lot 1 - 4 Lot 5 - 6

• For each lot the lead applicant must act with at least one

co-applicant

• If the lead applicant is established in a EU Member State

the co-applicant must be established in the beneficiary

country; and vice versa

Eligibility criteria: Actors

For all lots: Lead applicant and co-applicant(s) must be

• a legal person and

• non-profit-making and

• established in one of the eligible countries or territories as

described in Annex L

For lot 1 to 4: Lead applicant and co-applicant(s) must be

• a Local Authority (LA)

For lot 5: Lead applicant and co-applicant(s) must be

• a Local Authority (LA) with a population limited to max.

150.000 inhabitants for European local authorities and to

300.000 inhabitants for Partner countries

• or an Association of Local Authorities (ALA):

(national ALA from EU or from Partner-country benefiting from

the action, regional or international ALA)

For lot 6: Lead applicant and co-applicant(s) must be

• a Local Authority (LA) or

• an Association of Local Authorities (ALA):

(national ALA from EU or from Partner-country benefiting from

the action, regional or international ALA)

List of eligible countries or territories(Annex L)

• EU Member States;

• Developing countries and territories, as included in the list

of ODA (OECD-DAC), which are not members of the G-20

group; or

• Or which are members of the G-20 group, but where the

country itself is a beneficiary of the action;

• Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs)

Affiliated entities

The lead applicant and its co-applicant(s) may act with

affiliated entity(ies).

• Affiliated entities: entities having a structural link with

the applicants (i.e. the lead applicant or a co-applicant), in

particular a legal or capital link.

• Affiliated entity(ies) must satisfy the same eligibility

criteria as the lead applicant and the co-applicant(s).

Associates and Contractors

• Associates: Other organisations (e.g. civil society organisations,

universities, etc.) or individuals may be involved in the action.

Such associates play a real role in the action but may not receive

funding from the grant, with the exception of per diem or travel

costs

• Contractors: The beneficiaries and their affiliated entities are

permitted to award contracts. Associates or affiliated entity(ies)

cannot be also contractors in the project.

Languages

• The publication language of the call is English,

French, Spanish or Portuguese

• Applicants can apply in: English, French,

Spanish or Portuguese

Deadline for requesting any clarifications from the contracting

authority06/03/2020

Last date on which clarifications are issued by the contracting

authority16/03/2020

Deadline for submission of concept notes 27/03/2020

Invitations to submit full applications May 2020

Indicative calendar: step 1 concept note

Invitations to submit full applications May 2020

Deadline for submission of full applications June 2020

Information to lead applicants on the evaluation of the full

applications

July 2020

Contract signature

As off October

2020

Indicative calendar: step 2 Full proposal

Thank you for your attention

Questions