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| PRESS RELEASE Grants for Urban Sustainability |
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16, 2005, Szentendre, Hungary - Press R. No.05E-2006) This granting programme will identify and support regional and national projects initiated by civil society organisations in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo (territory under interim UN administration). Regional grants of EUR 400,000 will be distributed over the next four years, with monies released in two rounds of EUR 200,000 each. During the same period, national grants of EUR 1,060,000 will be distributed in three rounds of EUR 340,000, EUR 360,000 and EUR 360,000. The funded project should not only make cities more sustainable, they should strengthen the civil society sector and increase community awareness regarding the state of urban environments and possible solutions to problems, particularly those that threaten human health. Selected projects will promote change through environmental lobbying, advocacy and watchdog activities on governments and industry. Additionally, the granting programme will promote democratic principles related to gender, ethnic and regional equality by ensuring the participation of diverse groups. This will include the application of supporting criteria in the grant activities, proportionality of funding and project support as well as direct support for interethnic activities. The selection process of the first round will take from September 2006 to May 2007. An independent evaluation committee coordinated by the REC will review proposals and select the best based on criteria given in the grants announcement. The results of the selection will be submitted to Sida for their final decision in April 2007. The implementation of the projects will last 18 months from June 2007 to December 2008. Full grants announcements and application forms are available at the project website www.rec.org/sector/support/index.html. For more information on regional grants, please contact: Entela Pinguli (Ms.) Or the following REC Country Offices for the national grants: ALBANIA BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA CROATIA FIELD OFFICE KOSOVO (UNMIK) Former Yugoslav Republic of MACEDONIA MONTENEGRO SERBIA |
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