[{"bbox": [121, 120, 623, 148], "category": "List-item", "text": "* presence and experience in operating in Myanmar."}, {"bbox": [83, 185, 1147, 400], "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": [133, 417, 490, 445], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.1.2 Grants: (direct management)"}, {"bbox": [83, 458, 385, 486], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### (a) Purpose of the grant(s)"}, {"bbox": [83, 490, 1147, 569], "category": "Text", "text": "The objective and expected results of the grants will contribute to the achievement of Output 3.1 “Capacity and autonomy of local Civil Society Organisations to deliver services, and promote and protect civil rights in Myanmar are enhanced”, as described in sections 3."}, {"bbox": [83, 576, 1147, 657], "category": "Text", "text": "This call will be launched in the 4th quarter of 2021 under a suspensive clause prior to the adoption of this Decision. This is justified because of the urgency to respond to the needs of the population and capacity of civil society needs to be strengthened."}, {"bbox": [83, 663, 388, 691], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### (b) Type of applicants targeted"}, {"bbox": [83, 695, 593, 723], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to be eligible for a grant, the applicant(s) must:"}, {"bbox": [116, 728, 360, 756], "category": "List-item", "text": "* be a legal person, and"}, {"bbox": [116, 761, 403, 789], "category": "List-item", "text": "* be non-profit-making, and"}, {"bbox": [116, 793, 1147, 848], "category": "List-item", "text": "* be a specific type of organisation such as: non-governmental organisation, public sector operator, local authority, international (inter-governmental) organisation, and"}, {"bbox": [116, 853, 1147, 907], "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, 912, 403, 940], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### (c) Justification of a direct grant"}, {"bbox": [83, 944, 1147, 1023], "category": "Text", "text": "Under the responsibility of the Commission's authorising officer responsible, the grant may be awarded without a call for proposals to non-governmental organisations and/or civil society organisations, selected using the following criteria:"}, {"bbox": [121, 1030, 1050, 1058], "category": "List-item", "text": "* ability to work directly with relevant national counterparts and civil society partners in Myanmar,"}, {"bbox": [121, 1059, 677, 1085], "category": "List-item", "text": "* capacity for managing projects in the governance sector,"}, {"bbox": [121, 1085, 1134, 1111], "category": "List-item", "text": "* demonstrated experience in conflict sensitive approaches to development and in due diligence compliance,"}, {"bbox": [121, 1111, 785, 1137], "category": "List-item", "text": "* demonstrated experience in applying a human rights based approach"}, {"bbox": [121, 1137, 896, 1165], "category": "List-item", "text": "* demonstrated experience in capacity building for civil society organisations; and"}, {"bbox": [121, 1165, 623, 1191], "category": "List-item", "text": "* presence and experience in operating in Myanmar."}, {"bbox": [83, 1228, 1147, 1443], "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": [146, 1466, 663, 1496], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.2. DIRECT MANAGEMENT (PROCUREMENT)"}, {"bbox": [83, 1510, 1147, 1618], "category": "Text", "text": "The objective and expected results of the procurement will contribute to the achievement of Output 3.1 “Capacity and autonomy of local Civil Society Organisations to deliver services, and promote and protect civil rights in Myanmar are enhanced”, as described in sections 3. The call for tenders (services) will target the contracting of technical assistance for support to the CSOs roadmap/strategy."}, {"bbox": [1040, 1648, 1159, 1673], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 19 of 23"}]