[{"bbox": [142, 154, 460, 180], "category": "Section-header", "text": "(c) **Justification of a direct grant**"}, {"bbox": [141, 185, 1134, 263], "category": "Text", "text": "Under the responsibility of the Commission’s authorising officer responsible, the grant may be awarded without a call for proposals to the type of applicant(s) listed in point b) above, selected using the following criteria:"}, {"bbox": [179, 271, 855, 298], "category": "List-item", "text": "* capacity for managing projects in the peace and/or governance sector;"}, {"bbox": [179, 299, 1107, 325], "category": "List-item", "text": "* ability to work directly with relevant national counterparts and civil society partners in Myanmar;"}, {"bbox": [179, 325, 1134, 378], "category": "List-item", "text": "* demonstrated experience in conflict sensitive approaches to development and in due diligence compliance"}, {"bbox": [179, 378, 842, 405], "category": "List-item", "text": "* demonstrated experience in applying a human rights based approach"}, {"bbox": [179, 405, 952, 431], "category": "List-item", "text": "* demonstrated experience in capacity building for civil society organisations; and"}, {"bbox": [179, 431, 680, 457], "category": "List-item", "text": "* presence and experience in operating in Myanmar."}, {"bbox": [141, 483, 1134, 590], "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 can be justified because the country is in a crisis situation referred to in Article 2(21) of the Financial Regulation²⁰ 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."}, {"bbox": [141, 616, 1134, 720], "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 4.4.1.c above."}, {"bbox": [129, 795, 527, 822], "category": "Section-header", "text": "4.4.2 Direct Management (Procurement)"}, {"bbox": [141, 863, 1134, 970], "category": "Text", "text": "The procurement will contribute to achieving Output 3 “Capacity and autonomy of local civil society organisations to deliver services, enhance social cohesion and promote and protect individual rights in Myanmar are enhanced”, as described in section 3. The call for tenders (services) will target the contracting of technical assistance for support to the CSOs and the CSO roadmap/strategy."}, {"bbox": [129, 1014, 623, 1041], "category": "Section-header", "text": "4.4.3 Indirect Management with an entrusted entity"}, {"bbox": [141, 1057, 1118, 1109], "category": "Text", "text": "A part of this action may be implemented in indirect management with an entity, which will be selected by\nthe Commission's services using the following criteria:"}, {"bbox": [141, 1116, 1134, 1194], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Demonstrated capacity to manage conflict mitigation and management support as well as peace negotiation and consultation support projects with peace and democracy actors in a conflict sensitive and multi-donor environment;"}, {"bbox": [141, 1196, 1134, 1276], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Demonstrated experience: a) in conflict management in conflict affected areas b) in peace making in conflict affected areas and c) in collaborating with CSOs involved in in conflict management and peace making;"}, {"bbox": [141, 1276, 1134, 1329], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Demonstrated experience in implementing conflict sensitive projects/programs and in due diligence compliance;"}, {"bbox": [141, 1329, 697, 1356], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Demonstrated experience in capacity building for CSOs;"}, {"bbox": [141, 1356, 1071, 1383], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Established operational capacity in Myanmar/Burma and experience in the management of funds;"}, {"bbox": [141, 1383, 1134, 1437], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Willingness to accept EU's leading role in policy/political dialogue with all stakeholders and to provide adequate visibility to the EU as per the EU visibility guidelines."}, {"bbox": [141, 1474, 1134, 1555], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementation by this entity entails contribution to achieving Output 1 “Capacities, confidence and trust among local peace actors are strengthened, allowing for conflict management and for an inclusive political dialogue for sustainable peace”, as described in section 3."}, {"bbox": [129, 1620, 363, 1645], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²⁰ In line with art.195(a) FR"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1682, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 22 of 27"}]