[{"bbox": [142, 153, 1133, 203], "category": "Text", "text": "management with an entity, which will be selected by the Commission's services using the criteria defined in section 4.3.1.1.b above"}, {"bbox": [130, 225, 394, 250], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.1.2 Specific objective 3"}, {"bbox": [142, 256, 400, 282], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### (a) Purpose of the grant(s)"}, {"bbox": [142, 282, 410, 307], "category": "Text", "text": "The grants will contribute to:"}, {"bbox": [179, 335, 1133, 387], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Specific Objective 3: To enhance the protection and sustainable management of the natural resource base of the economy and agricultural livelihoods."}, {"bbox": [142, 415, 462, 441], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### (b) Justification of a direct grant"}, {"bbox": [142, 453, 1133, 506], "category": "Text", "text": "Under the responsibility of the Commission's authorising officer responsible, the grant may be awarded without a call for proposals to an NGO selected using the following criteria:"}, {"bbox": [179, 519, 351, 545], "category": "List-item", "text": "- A legal person"}, {"bbox": [179, 546, 389, 572], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Non-profit making"}, {"bbox": [179, 572, 1079, 598], "category": "List-item", "text": "- proven experience and operational capacity in the areas described under Specific Objectives 3,"}, {"bbox": [179, 599, 811, 625], "category": "List-item", "text": "- experience in implementing similar programmes in South Sudan,"}, {"bbox": [179, 625, 949, 651], "category": "List-item", "text": "- demonstrated capacity to convene and coordinate with multilateral stakeholders."}, {"bbox": [142, 663, 1133, 744], "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."}, {"bbox": [142, 756, 1133, 859], "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 of the possibility to use flexible procurement and grant procedures in crisis situations as defined by the Financial Regulation (Article 195 (a)), provided that they are valid at the time of the attribution."}, {"bbox": [142, 874, 1133, 978], "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 4.3.1.2.b above"}, {"bbox": [130, 1007, 525, 1033], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.2 Direct Management (Procurement)"}, {"bbox": [142, 1049, 1133, 1102], "category": "Text", "text": "The contracts would contribute to Specific Objective 2: More competitive, context-specific, sustainable, and modern value chains with empowered women and youth."}, {"bbox": [130, 1142, 628, 1169], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.3 Indirect Management with an entrusted entity"}, {"bbox": [152, 1250, 1123, 1303], "category": "Text", "text": "A part of this action (covering Specific Objectives 1, 2 and 3) may be implemented in indirect management with entities, which will be selected by the Commission's services using the following criteria:"}, {"bbox": [190, 1317, 658, 1343], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Experience in carrying out longer term actions:"}, {"bbox": [265, 1343, 1123, 1422], "category": "List-item", "text": "  - strengthening agricultural and pastoral livelihoods, increasing productive capacity and productivity, improving food and nutrition security, adaptation to climate change, preparedness and resilience to shocks and crises;"}, {"bbox": [265, 1422, 1123, 1476], "category": "List-item", "text": "  - developing modern agriculture, context specific agricultural value-chains, improving access to services and empowering women and youth;"}, {"bbox": [265, 1476, 1123, 1528], "category": "List-item", "text": "  - enhancing protection and sustainable management of the natural resources base of the economy and agricultural livelihoods"}, {"bbox": [190, 1528, 684, 1554], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Significant experience and technical expertise in:"}, {"bbox": [265, 1554, 763, 1580], "category": "List-item", "text": "  - agriculture/livelihoods/food and nutrition security;"}, {"bbox": [265, 1580, 1123, 1634], "category": "List-item", "text": "  - agriculture/value chain development/access to services/empowerment of women and youth;"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1680, 1143, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 34 of 39"}]