Call for proposals – ABD Grant Scheme within LEIWW programme
Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group (SWG) in South-East Europe in cooperation with GIZ within the project ”Rural development through integrated forest and water resources management” (LEIWW), officially closed the Call for proposals on July 6th 2016 at 16:00 C.E.T.
This Grant Scheme is also supported and facilitated by the European Union funded project “Fostering regional cooperation and balanced territorial development of Western Balkan countries in the process towards EU integration” implemented by the SWG
All further information’s regarding this Grant Scheme will be post on our official web-site and web sites for each cross-border regions:
Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group (SWG) in South-East Europe in cooperation with GIZ within the project ”Rural development through integrated forest and water resources management” (LEIWW), will open the Call for proposals with main objectives:
- to improve green value chains in agriculture and food production or handcrafts with respect to responsible use of natural resources and renewable energy sources;
- to improve integrated tourism offer of the Cross-Border regions through support to entrepreneur initiatives focusing on responsible use of natural resources and renewable energy sources;
- to improve regional competitiveness through support and creation of green value chains with local and Cross-Border partnerships;
- to support economic activities, income generation, entrepreneurship of women’s and young’s;
- to support to development of rural areas through sustainable use of natural resources by improvements of integral water and forest resource management.
The grant will be available for private, civil and public entities from following countries and municipalities of the Cross-Border regions:
Cross-Border region of “Drina-Tara”:
Serbia: Ljubovija, Bajina Bašta, Prijepolje, Priboj, Čajetina and Užice;
Montenegro: Bijelo Polje and Pljevlja;
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Višegrad, Rudo, Goražde, Srebrenica, Bratunac and Milići;
Cross-Border region of “Drina-Sava”:
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bijeljina, Ugljevik, Lopare, Brčko and Donji Žabari;
Serbia: Sremska Mitrovica, Šid, Bogatić, Loznica and Šabac;
Cross-Border region of “Prespa”:
Macedonia: Ohrid and Resen;
Albania: Pogradec, Pustec, Maliq, Korca, Devoll and Kolonje;
Cross-Border region of “Sharra”:
Albania: Kukes;
Macedonia: Jegunovce and Tearce;
Kosovo*: Dragash, Prizren and Shtrpce;
Information and application documents for each cross-border region will be available at the following web address:
http://drina-sava.seerural.org/
http://drina-tara.seerural.org/
http://prespa.seerural.org/
http://sharra.seerural.org/
Informative sessions will be organized in the cross-border regions according to following schedule:
Drina-Tara cross-border region:
Wednesday, 01.06.2016, Municipality of Gorazde, Business Center, 10:00
Thursday 02.06.2016, Municipality of Pljevlja, Hall in City Council, 10:00
Friday, 03.06.2016, City of Uzice, Large Hall of City Council, 13:30
Drina-Sava cross-border region:
Monday, 06.06.2016, Bijeljina, Hall at City Administration building, 10:00
Tuesday, 07.06.2016, Sremska Mitrovica, Hall at City House, 10:00
Prespa cross-border region:
Wednesday, 01.06.2016, Municipality of Resen, Large Municipal hall,
Friday, 03.06.2016, Directorate for agriculture in Korca, 11:00
Sharra cross-border region:
Monday, 30.06.2016, Municipality of Jegunovce, municipal building, 11:00
Tuesday, 31.05.2016, Municipality of Prizren, municipal hall, 3rd floor, 11:00
Wednesday, 01.06.2016, Kukes Regional Council, meeting hall, 4th floor, 11:00
Last day for submission of applications is July 6th 2016 16:00 CET!
This Grant Scheme is also supported and facilitated by the European Union funded project “Fostering regional cooperation and balanced territorial development of Western Balkan countries in the process towards EU integration” implemented by the SWG.
*This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence
