Circular
3/2021
Barcelona, 9 March 2021
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 Governments
Deadline: 23 April 2021
Dear members,
The European Union attaches great importance to continuing to support sustainable cities from around the globe.
The EU has just published its 2021 Call for Proposals on Local Authorities: Partnerships for sustainable cities and we would like to invite local and regional governments to apply and put forward valuable proposals.
Context and background
In 2018, the Commission launched the programme “Local Authorities: Partnerships for sustainable cities” for a total amount of EUR 164.7 million.
In November 2018, a first call for proposals was launched, resulting in the signature of 16 projects worth EUR 53 million. In February 2020, a second call covering all remaining funds (EUR 111.55 million) was launched. Due the COVID-19 pandemic and following lock-down of many local public administrations, only 26 propositions were selected for a total budget of EUR 71.1 million.
The European Commission informs that the remaining funds (almost EUR 40 million) are now used to launch the 3rd call for 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 European local authorities and partner countries in accordance with the 2030 Development Agenda.
The proposals made by the members should focus on:
1. Strengthening urban governance
2. Ensuring the inclusiveness of cities
3. Improving the resilience and greening of cities
4. Improving prosperity and innovation in cities
The priority of this call for proposals is to promote the EU development cooperation
Rights-Based Approach, encompassing human rights, including participation and access to the decision-making process, non-discrimination (including Gender Equality) and equal access, accountability and access to the rule of law and transparency and access to information. Applicants must clearly indicate and explain how they address this priority.
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 eligible to submit proposals.
All criteria and available funds can be found on the
dedicated page.
Deadline and procedure to submit proposal
Please note that the deadline to apply is
23 April 2021 16:00 CEST Brussels Time.
To answer the Call for Proposals, please click on this
link.
Any questions on the call can be addressed to
intpa-171273@ec.europa.eu.
The team at the World Secretariat remains at your disposal should you require further information.
Sincerely,
The UCLG World Secretariat
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