Circular
28/2018
Barcelona, 31 October 2018
To the members of the World Council
To the Secretaries General
To the Vice-Presidents of United Cities and Local Governments
To the Chairs of UCLG Committees, Working Groups, Communities of Practice and Fora
For information: To the Presidency
EU Call for Proposals for Local and Regional Authorities
Deadline: 6 December 2018
Dear members,
The European Union attaches great importance to continuing to support sustainable cities from around the globe.
The EU has just published its 2018 Call for Proposals on Local Authorities: Partnerships for sustainable cities and we would like to invite local and regional authorities to apply and put forward valuable proposals.
Objectives and specifics of this Call for Proposals
The objective of the Call for Proposals is to promote integrated urban development through partnerships built among local authorities and partner countries in accordance with the 2030 Development Agenda.
The proposals made by the members should focus on:
- Strengthening urban governance
- Ensuring the inclusiveness of cities
- Improving the resilience and greening of cities
- Improving prosperity and innovation in cities
Actions selected from this Call for Proposals will aim to clearly demonstrate addressing the following priorities: contribution to the achievement of SDG11, promotion or peer-to peer learning and exchanges at subnational level, including twining/decentralized cooperation, and promoting multi-stakeholder approaches. Additional priorities are at least one of the following: triangular cooperation, smart cities, job creation.
Please note that local and regional governments and their associations in Asia-Pacific, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, Central America, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean and the Middle East are encouraged to submit proposals (please see Annex N for the list of eligible countries for applicants and Annex O for eligible countries for actions).
The minimum size of the grant amount is €2,000,000 and the maximum €5,000,000. The EC can co-finance a maximum of 95% of the total eligible costs.
All criteria and available funds can be found on the dedicated page: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/online-services/index.cfm?do=publi.welcome&nbPubliList=15&orderby=upd&orderbyad=Desc&searchtype=RS&aofr=161146
Deadline and procedure to submit proposal
Please note that the deadline to apply is 6 December 2018.
To answer the Call for Proposals, please follow the link:
https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/online-services/index.cfm?do=publi.welcome&nbPubliList=15&orderby=upd&orderbyad=Desc&searchtype=RS&aofr=161146
Any questions on the call can be addressed to EuropeAid-161146@ec.europa.eu
Information session
Please note that the EU is organising an information session on the practical aspects of the application process at the EuropeAid InfoPoint (43 Rue de la Loi) on 7 November 2018, at 10:00. As places will be limited, please send an email to europeaid-c5@ec.europa.eu, indicating: name, surname, nationality, email address and organisation (max. two participants per organisation) by 5 November. The information session will also be live streamed and available on https://webcast.ec.europa.eu/information-session-local-authorities-partnerships-for-sustainable-cities
The team at the World Secretariat remains at your disposal should you require further information.
Sincerely,
The UCLG World Secretariat
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