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PUBLIC CALL FOR PROVIDING SUPPORT TO LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENTS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SOCIAL PROTECTION SERVICES IN RESPONSE TO THE CONSEQUENCES OF COVID 19 (Deadline: February 26, 2021)

27. January 2021.

With the support of the Government of Switzerland, the Swiss PRO program will, through a new public call under the slogan "Join Forces, Provide Support",  directly support up to 20 local self- governments to implement the projects for providing and developing social protection services, which are aimed at mitigating the effects of COVID 19.  

The total budget of the public call is 312,000 euros. The value of the grants per project is up to 15,600 euros.

The duration of the project is from 10 to 12 months, including the active provision of social protection services for at least eight months, while a partnership with the Center for Social Work is possible.

The deadline for submitting project proposals is February 26, 2021.

The public call is organized through a competitive process, and the selection of beneficiaries will be done by evaluating and ranking the submitted project proposals. You can find out more about the process and criteria for selecting the beneficiaries in the description of the public call, which is available on https://www.swisspro.org.rs/uploads/files/248-721-opis-i-kriterijumi-javnog-poziva-za-podrsku-za-usluge-socijalne-zastite.pdf

How to apply?

The applicant must meet the following criteria:

  • That it is one of the 96 local self-governments from the region of Šumadija and Western Serbia or the region of Southern and Eastern Serbia, from the second, third and fourth development groups and currently provides up to three social protection services in the local community (which, among others, include the local self-governments of Presevo, Bujanovac and Medvedja);
  • The local self-governments that received funds under the previous call of the Swiss PRO program to support local self-governments to implement and develop  social protection services have the right to apply, but only for a different proposal of social protection services than the one for which they received funds.  

In order for the interested local self-governmental units to find out all the details of the public call, including the manner of applying, project selection criteria and eligible costs, the Swiss PRO program will organize two information sessions via the Internet:

  • On Monday, February 1, beginning at 11 a.m.
  • On Wednesday, February 3, starting at 11 a.m.

Download more information on the public call and the documentation necessary for applying on www.swisspro.org.rs

Source: Swiss PRO Program and Coordination Body