[{"bbox": [97, 121, 1133, 176], "category": "Text", "text": "The grant(s) will contribute to achieving Specific Objective 3: \"**Enable specialised civil society organisations to address gaps in the defence of fundamental rights**\"."}, {"bbox": [97, 199, 402, 226], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(b) Type of applicants targeted**"}, {"bbox": [97, 238, 607, 265], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to be eligible for a grant, the applicant(s) must:"}, {"bbox": [134, 277, 1133, 333], "category": "List-item", "text": "- be a specific type of organisation such as: non-governmental organisation, international (inter-governmental) organisation, or other types of organisations active in areas of relevance to this Action."}, {"bbox": [104, 358, 422, 386], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(c) Justification of a direct grant**"}, {"bbox": [97, 397, 1123, 452], "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 entity or entities selected using the following criteria:"}, {"bbox": [134, 463, 1133, 519], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Demonstrated experience of a minimum of 3 years managing projects focusing on access to justice and capacity-building of justice providers, including at least 2 years in the post-2021 Coup context;"}, {"bbox": [134, 525, 1133, 610], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Relevant technical expertise in areas of relevance for this action, including (but not limited to) delivering justice-related services, producing research, enhancing social cohesion and accountability, promoting and protecting citizen's (and in particular vulnerable groups) access to their fundamental rights in Myanmar;"}, {"bbox": [134, 616, 1133, 672], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Demonstrated experience in conflict-sensitive and human rights-based development programmes and in due diligence compliance;"}, {"bbox": [97, 684, 1133, 818], "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 pursuant to Article 198 (a) and (f) of the Financial Regulation because Myanmar is in a crisis situation referred to in Article 2(156) 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)(b) NDICI-Global Europe Regulation."}, {"bbox": [97, 829, 1133, 937], "category": "Text", "text": "Since the military coup of February 2021, the situation in Myanmar remains highly volatile, with widespread unrest and conflict in various regions. The Myanmar Armed Forces continue conducting airstrikes against civilian populations and perpetrating major human rights violations. In this context a direct grant may be awarded, where appropriate, to ensure human security and to avoid possible threats to civil society actors."}, {"bbox": [97, 948, 1133, 1053], "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 4.3.4 below."}, {"bbox": [85, 1080, 692, 1108], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**4.3.3 Direct Management (Procurement) – Specific Objective 3**"}, {"bbox": [97, 1135, 1133, 1239], "category": "Text", "text": "The procurement will contribute to achieving Output 3.2 \"Available data-based evidence, analysis and monitoring tools to inform adaptive, conflict sensitive and rights-based civil society programmes\", under Specific Objective 3 \"Enable specialised civil society organisations to address gaps in the defence of fundamental rights\" as described in section 3."}, {"bbox": [97, 1253, 1133, 1308], "category": "Text", "text": "The call(s) for tenders will target the contracting of services related to analytical research, data collection and monitoring."}, {"bbox": [85, 1333, 1131, 1389], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**4.3.4 Changes from indirect to direct management mode (and vice versa) due to exceptional circumstances (one alternative second option)**"}, {"bbox": [97, 1416, 576, 1443], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**For Specific Objective 1 and Specific Objective 2**"}, {"bbox": [97, 1454, 1133, 1536], "category": "Text", "text": "If the preferred implementation modality for these specific objectives (indirect management with an entrusted entity(ies), as specified in section 4.3.1) cannot be implemented due to circumstances outside of the Commission's control, the modality can be replaced with direct management with award of grant(s):"}, {"bbox": [97, 1560, 357, 1588], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(a) Purpose of the grant(s)**"}, {"bbox": [1016, 1655, 1144, 1682], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 27 of 32"}]