[{"bbox": [97, 128, 338, 153], "category": "Section-header", "text": "(a) Purpose of the grant(s)"}, {"bbox": [97, 154, 1107, 181], "category": "Text", "text": "This modality will be used to achieve output 1.3 (Municipal/local services are improved through pilot actions)."}, {"bbox": [97, 181, 379, 207], "category": "Section-header", "text": "(b) Type of applicants targeted"}, {"bbox": [97, 207, 1129, 260], "category": "Text", "text": "The circle of potential applicants for funding are legal entities, and according to their type, include the following: civil society organisations and non-governmental organisations (NGO)."}, {"bbox": [97, 272, 1101, 299], "category": "Text", "text": "The potential applicants should be based in Guinea-Bissau and should have extensive experience in the sector."}, {"bbox": [97, 311, 637, 338], "category": "Text", "text": "The maximum amount for procurements is EUR 5 850 000"}, {"bbox": [85, 379, 812, 410], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.5. Scope of geographical eligibility for procurement and grants"}, {"bbox": [97, 437, 1129, 518], "category": "Text", "text": "The geographical eligibility in terms of place of establishment for participating in procurement and grant award procedures and in terms of origin of supplies purchased as established in the basic act and set out in the relevant contractual documents shall apply subject to the following provisions."}, {"bbox": [97, 530, 1129, 636], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission's authorising officer responsible may extend the geographical eligibility on the basis of urgency or of unavailability of services in the markets of the countries or territories concerned, or in other duly substantiated cases where application of the eligibility rules would make the realisation of this action impossible or exceedingly difficult (Article 28(10) NDICI-Global Europe Regulation)."}, {"bbox": [85, 663, 339, 693], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.6 Indicative Budget"}, {"bbox": [85, 705, 1140, 1265], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><thead><tr><th>Indicative Budget components<sup>11</sup></th><th>EU contribution in EUR</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Implementation modalities</strong> – cf. section 4.4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Policy and institutional capacity building and municipal services (Output 1.1, 1.2, 1.3)</strong><br>Indirect management with UN-HABITAT</td><td>9 850 000</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Bissau solid waste management (Output 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3)</strong><br>Direct management through a grant contract to a CSO consortium (Solid Waste)</td><td>6 000 000</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Urban WASH for secondary cities (Output 3.1 and 3.2):</strong><br>Direct management through a grant contract to a CSO consortium (Urban WASH)</td><td>5 000 000</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Total of grants</strong></td><td>11 000 000</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Evaluation</strong> – cf. section 5.2</td><td>100 000</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Audit</strong> – cf. section 5.3</td><td>50 000</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Totals</strong></td><td><strong>21 000 000</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>"}, {"bbox": [85, 1279, 605, 1310], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.7 Organisational Set-up and Responsibilities"}, {"bbox": [97, 1333, 1129, 1409], "category": "Text", "text": "As part of its prerogative of budget implementation and to safeguard the financial interests of the Union, the Commission may participate in the above governance structures set up for governing the implementation of the Action."}, {"bbox": [97, 1418, 1129, 1498], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementing partners will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the planned actions and for the organisation of working groups, workshops and events related to the actions. The EU will be invited to all important events and will be involved in the decisions taken in relation to the activities."}, {"bbox": [85, 1548, 1123, 1627], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹¹ N.B: The final text on audit/verification depends on the outcome of ongoing discussions on pooling of funding in (one or a limited number of) Decision(s) and the subsequent financial management, i.e. for the conclusion of audit contracts and payments."}, {"bbox": [1027, 1680, 1142, 1704], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 24 of 27"}]