[{"bbox": [141, 153, 1133, 207], "category": "Text", "text": "The entity should be a civil society organisation registered and established in Costa Rica implementing similar projects in the country/region."}, {"bbox": [141, 207, 706, 233], "category": "Text", "text": "-Previous experience as implementing partner of EU-funding."}, {"bbox": [147, 233, 880, 259], "category": "Text", "text": "Significant experience and technical expertise, in the area relevant for the action"}, {"bbox": [141, 259, 834, 286], "category": "Text", "text": "- Presence in critical areas of the country in response to the migration crisis."}, {"bbox": [141, 286, 1133, 336], "category": "Text", "text": "- Good knowledge of the territorial context in migration areas and a good relationship with national and local stakeholders."}, {"bbox": [141, 338, 987, 365], "category": "Text", "text": "-Working experience and good coordination level with local/international NGOs in the field"}, {"bbox": [141, 365, 733, 392], "category": "Text", "text": "- Human resources, organisational capacity to carry out the tasks"}, {"bbox": [141, 392, 906, 418], "category": "Text", "text": "-Good working relationship with Government will be considered as an added value."}, {"bbox": [141, 418, 1133, 604], "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 Nicaragua sustains a socio-political crisis since 2018. A direct result of this crisis has been the targeting and criminalisation of civil society organisations. This is one of the reasons **Nicaragua has been granted a Declaration of Crisis situation since 2018 to this day. As such, implementation of the portfolio has been done in line with this declaration, Article 2(21) of the Financial Regulation, to prevent putting implementing partners at risk. A direct award grant is foreseen according to new article 195 of the Financial Regulation (a) Crisis management aid.**"}, {"bbox": [141, 616, 1133, 722], "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 a pillar assessed entity, which will be selected by the Commission's services using the following criteria: (See section 4.4.2)."}, {"bbox": [129, 762, 622, 789], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.2 Indirect Management with an entrusted entity"}, {"bbox": [141, 815, 1133, 869], "category": "Text", "text": "This Action may be implemented in indirect management with one or several entities, which will be selected by the Commission's services using the following criteria:"}, {"bbox": [141, 882, 1133, 936], "category": "List-item", "text": "* The entity should be an organisation with a proven track record on migration and/or forced displacement and developed expertise in operationalisation of similar programmes in the country/region."}, {"bbox": [141, 937, 807, 964], "category": "List-item", "text": "* An Strategic partner to the EU as part of its multilateral engagement."}, {"bbox": [141, 965, 1133, 1069], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Good working relationship with Government will be considered as an added value. Presence in critical areas of the country in response to the migration crisis. Good knowledge of the territorial context in economic migration and forced displacement areas and a good relationship with national and local stakeholders."}, {"bbox": [141, 1072, 756, 1099], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Working experience with local/international NGOs in the field."}, {"bbox": [141, 1111, 1133, 1245], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementation by this entity entails: The entrusted entity will be responsible for the desing of the project implementation plan, identification and selection of beneficiaries, coordination with local actors, management of the action budget of SO1 and SO2, Policy dialogue with Costa Rican Authorities at central and local level, project monitoring and reporting to the EUD, coordination with other stakeholders, provide technical advise on migration issues, among others."}, {"bbox": [141, 1256, 1133, 1338], "category": "Text", "text": "In case the envisaged entity would need to be replaced, the Commission's services may select another replacement entity using the same criteria. If the entity is replaced, the decision to replace it needs to be justified."}, {"bbox": [129, 1361, 1128, 1417], "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": [141, 1475, 1133, 1635], "category": "Text", "text": "In the case indirect management with an entrusted entity cannot be partially or fully implemented due to circumstances outside of the Commission's control, the preferred alternative will be a direct management grant implementation modality. The purpose of the grant will be the same as the purpose of the action implemented through indirect management for specific objective SO2. The type of applicants targeted will be NGOs, international organisations and other entities selected in line with Article 28(9) NDICI-Global Europe Regulation."}, {"bbox": [1015, 1655, 1143, 1682], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 21 of 25"}]