[{"bbox": [121, 123, 1145, 176], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Expertise in the fields of technical and vocational training, non-formal education and access to employment opportunities for youth;"}, {"bbox": [121, 177, 939, 204], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Expertise in the field of gender equality and Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA)"}, {"bbox": [121, 206, 1038, 232], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Managerial, operational and logistical capacities to implement the action in the benefitting zone."}, {"bbox": [83, 244, 1146, 457], "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 is justified because the country is in a crisis situation referred to in Article 2(21) of the Financial Regulation 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 (current situation in the country qualifies under the provisions of article 27(3), and may require financing actions in situations where there is a serious lack of fundamental freedoms, including violation of human rights, threats to democratic institutions, escalation of crisis or armed conflict, where human security is most at risk, as well as financing human rights defenders or actors involved in crisis and armed conflict related dialogue, conflict resolution, reconciliation and peace building)."}, {"bbox": [145, 499, 512, 528], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.2. Direct Management (Grants)"}, {"bbox": [83, 537, 371, 564], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Grants: (direct management)**"}, {"bbox": [83, 570, 342, 598], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(a) Purpose of the grant(s)**"}, {"bbox": [83, 607, 1146, 687], "category": "Text", "text": "The grant(s) will contribute to achieve specific objective 2: *Enhanced options for online learning and mobility for students and young professionals, who are affected by recent interruptions of university education and employment, as described in section 3.*"}, {"bbox": [83, 701, 387, 729], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(b) Type of applicants targeted**"}, {"bbox": [83, 734, 592, 762], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to be eligible for a grant, the applicant(s) must:"}, {"bbox": [121, 763, 353, 789], "category": "List-item", "text": "* be a legal person and"}, {"bbox": [121, 791, 595, 818], "category": "List-item", "text": "* be public or private non-profit-organisation and"}, {"bbox": [121, 819, 1145, 898], "category": "List-item", "text": "* be a specific type of organisation such as: non-governmental organisation, public sector operator, local authority, international (inter-governmental) organisation as defined by Article 156 of the EU Financial Regulation; and"}, {"bbox": [121, 899, 1145, 954], "category": "List-item", "text": "* be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the co-applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies), not acting as an intermediary."}, {"bbox": [83, 959, 402, 987], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(c) Justification of a direct grant**"}, {"bbox": [83, 991, 1145, 1045], "category": "Text", "text": "Under the responsibility of the Commission's authorising officer responsible, the grant may be awarded without a call for proposals to a public or private non-profit organisation, selected using the following criteria:"}, {"bbox": [121, 1046, 805, 1073], "category": "List-item", "text": "* expertise in the field of higher education in EU and ASEAN countries;"}, {"bbox": [121, 1074, 417, 1101], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Presence in ASEAN region;"}, {"bbox": [121, 1102, 636, 1129], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Previous experience in managing mobility schemes;"}, {"bbox": [121, 1130, 1038, 1157], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Managerial, operational and logistical capacities to implement the action in the benefitting zone."}, {"bbox": [83, 1169, 1146, 1382], "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 is justified because the country is in a crisis situation referred to in Article 2(21) of the Financial Regulation 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 (current situation in the country qualifies under the provisions of article 27(3), and may require financing actions in situations where there is a serious lack of fundamental freedoms, including violation of human rights, threats to democratic institutions, escalation of crisis or armed conflict, where human security is most at risk, as well as financing human rights defenders or actors involved in crisis and armed conflict related dialogue, conflict resolution, reconciliation and peace building)."}, {"bbox": [145, 1424, 571, 1453], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.3. Direct Management (Procurement)"}, {"bbox": [83, 1494, 1145, 1546], "category": "Text", "text": "The objective and results of the procurement will contribute to the achievement of specific objectives 1 and 2, as described in sections 3."}, {"bbox": [83, 1553, 1145, 1635], "category": "Text", "text": "This call has been launched in the fourth quarter of 2021 under a suspensive clause prior to the adoption of this Decision. This is justified because of the situation of urgency in Myanmar and the necessity to secure external expertise."}, {"bbox": [1040, 1648, 1158, 1673], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 21 of 24"}]