[{"bbox": [178, 154, 551, 183], "category": "List-item", "text": "* experience in operating in Myanmar"}, {"bbox": [178, 195, 1134, 250], "category": "List-item", "text": "* experience in adhering responsible business practices in view of social, environmental and human rights standards, including on WEE and gender equality"}, {"bbox": [140, 260, 1134, 368], "category": "Text", "text": "Under the responsibility of the Commission's authorising officer responsible, the recourse to an award of a grant without a call for proposals can be justified because Myanmar is in a crisis situation referred to in Article 2(21) of the Financial Regulation³⁵ at the date of the Financing Decision, and/or because of the nature of the action with regard to Article 27(3) NDICI-Global Europe Regulation."}, {"bbox": [140, 379, 1134, 484], "category": "Text", "text": "The part of the action under the budgetary envelope reserved for grants may, partially or totally and including where an entity is designated for receiving a grant without a call for proposals, be implemented in indirect management with an entity, which will be selected by the Commission's services using the criteria defined in section 4.4.1.c above."}, {"bbox": [129, 499, 624, 527], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.2 Indirect Management with an entrusted entity"}, {"bbox": [140, 553, 1134, 608], "category": "Text", "text": "A part of this action may be implemented in indirect management with an entity, which will be selected by the Commission's services using the following criteria:"}, {"bbox": [178, 620, 1134, 676], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Demonstrated long term experience in providing support in rural areas and in collaborating with civil society partners in Myanmar;"}, {"bbox": [178, 688, 1134, 740], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Demonstrated experience in the agriculture, rural livelihoods, food security and nutrition, and resilience sectors;"}, {"bbox": [178, 755, 1086, 784], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Established presence in Myanmar and experience in the management of funds in related sector."}, {"bbox": [140, 793, 1134, 872], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementation by this entity entails achievement of Specific Objective 1: \"Improve livelihoods and food security of population living in the most vulnerable, whilst supporting resilience to climate change\", as described in section 3."}, {"bbox": [129, 887, 1129, 944], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.3 Changes from indirect to direct management mode (and vice versa) due to exceptional circumstances (one alternative second option)"}, {"bbox": [140, 958, 1099, 1092], "category": "Text", "text": "If the preferred modality for Specific Objective 1: \"Improve livelihoods and food security of populations living in the most vulnerable situations, whilst supporting their resilience to climate change\" (indirect management with an entrusted entity, as specified in 4.4.2) cannot be implemented due to circumstances outside of the Commission's control, the modality can be replaced with direct management with (a) grant(s)):"}, {"bbox": [140, 1118, 402, 1145], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(a) Purpose of the grant(s)**"}, {"bbox": [140, 1145, 1102, 1198], "category": "Text", "text": "Grants will achieve Specific Objective 1: \"Improve livelihoods and food security of populations living in the most vulnerable situations, whilst supporting their resilience to climate change\"."}, {"bbox": [140, 1224, 446, 1251], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(b) Type of applicants targeted**"}, {"bbox": [140, 1251, 653, 1278], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to be eligible for a grant, the applicant(s) must:"}, {"bbox": [178, 1319, 1134, 1397], "category": "List-item", "text": "* be a specific type of organisation such as: non-governmental organisation, international (inter-governmental) organisation, or other types of organisations active in areas of relevance to this Action, and"}, {"bbox": [178, 1415, 1134, 1497], "category": "List-item", "text": "* be established in a Member State of the European Union or one of the eligible countries under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI-Global Europe) as stipulated in Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No 2021/947, and"}, {"bbox": [129, 1577, 365, 1603], "category": "Footnote", "text": "³⁵ In line with art.195(a) FR"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1681, 1144, 1707], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 23 of 27"}]