[{"bbox": [140, 152, 1116, 207], "category": "Text", "text": "(Output 1) and enhancing media capacity, including through training on use of digital tools and supporting investigative journalism (Output 2)."}, {"bbox": [140, 231, 444, 258], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(b) Type of applicants targeted**"}, {"bbox": [140, 259, 448, 286], "category": "Text", "text": "Non-governmental organisations."}, {"bbox": [140, 327, 1132, 432], "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 4.4.3. below."}, {"bbox": [129, 459, 622, 487], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**4.4.3 Indirect Management with an entrusted entity**"}, {"bbox": [140, 515, 1132, 675], "category": "Text", "text": "A part of this action (Outputs 1 and 2) may be implemented in indirect management with an entrusted entity, which will be selected by the Commission's services using the following criteria: financial and operational capacity including adequate presence, implementation structures and expertise in the country, expertise in the accountability, governance and human rights sectors. The implementation by this entity entails implementation of components of Outputs 1 and 2 of the action focusing on improving accountability and governance at the central and regional levels. It involves support to both state agencies and non-state actors."}, {"bbox": [129, 700, 1127, 755], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**4.4.4 Changes from indirect to direct management mode (and vice versa) due to exceptional circumstances (one alternative second option)**"}, {"bbox": [140, 771, 1132, 874], "category": "Text", "text": "As alternative to the implementation modality outlined in section 4.4.1, this action or parts of it may be implemented in indirect management with an entrusted entity using the criteria identified in section 4.4.3 above. The purpose of indirect management is to deliver part or all of the expected outputs described in section 3.1."}, {"bbox": [140, 903, 1132, 1007], "category": "Text", "text": "As alternative to the implementation modality outlined in section 4.4.2, this action or parts of it may be implemented in indirect management with an entrusted entity using the criteria identified in section 4.4.3 above. The purpose of indirect management is to deliver part or all of the expected outputs described in section 3.1."}, {"bbox": [140, 1036, 1132, 1140], "category": "Text", "text": "As an alternative to the implementation modality outlined in section 4.4.3, this action or parts of it may be implemented in direct management via grants. The purpose of the grants is to deliver part or all of the expected outputs described in section 3.1. The targeted applicants may include legal entities, NGOs, and local authorities."}, {"bbox": [129, 1236, 856, 1268], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**4.5. Scope of geographical eligibility for procurement and grants**"}, {"bbox": [140, 1295, 1132, 1377], "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."}, {"bbox": [140, 1389, 1132, 1497], "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": [129, 1523, 399, 1553], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**4.6. Indicative Budget**"}, {"bbox": [129, 1566, 1156, 1640], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><thead><tr><td>Indicative Budget components</td><td>EU contribution (amount in EUR)</td></tr></thead></table>"}, {"bbox": [1026, 1681, 1141, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 22 of 25"}]