[{"bbox": [129, 179, 754, 212], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [129, 242, 427, 273], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [140, 298, 1088, 352], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is not envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country."}, {"bbox": [129, 379, 555, 410], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [140, 422, 1133, 502], "category": "Text", "text": "The indicative operational implementation period of this action, during which the activities described in section 3 will be carried out and the corresponding contracts and agreements implemented is **72 months** from the date of adoption by the Commission of this Financing Decision."}, {"bbox": [140, 514, 1133, 568], "category": "Text", "text": "Extensions of the implementation period may be agreed by the Commission's responsible authorising officer by amending this Financing Decision and the relevant contracts and agreements."}, {"bbox": [129, 635, 743, 666], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation of the Budget Support Component"}, {"bbox": [140, 691, 183, 715], "category": "Text", "text": "N/A"}, {"bbox": [129, 771, 485, 802], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [140, 827, 1131, 905], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission will ensure that the EU rules and procedures for providing financing to third parties are respected, including review procedures, where appropriate, and compliance of the action with EU restrictive measures.¹⁶"}, {"bbox": [129, 959, 473, 986], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.1 Direct Management (Grants)"}, {"bbox": [140, 1002, 429, 1029], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Grants: (direct management)**"}, {"bbox": [140, 1040, 1135, 1307], "category": "Text", "text": "**(a) Purpose of the grant(s) The grant will contribute to the implementation of SO 2:** Enhance economic inclusion and social cohesion of forcibly displaced persons, economic migrants and host communities in Costa Rica, with a particular focus on vulnerable women and youth. Outputs: 2.1 Strengthened income generation opportunities, including self-employment, skills, capacity-building for Nicaraguan forcibly displaced people, economic migrants and host communities, considering specific needs and opportunities in the Central and Northern Regions in coordination with public, private institutions and CSOs. 2.2 Promoted economic empowerment of women and GVB prevented at community and national level. 2.3 Social cohesion strengthened and conflict prevention promoted between host communities, economic migrants and forcibly displaced people fostering community integration efforts to promote harmony and reduce discrimination and xenophobia."}, {"bbox": [140, 1318, 445, 1345], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(b) Type of applicants targeted**"}, {"bbox": [140, 1345, 1082, 1372], "category": "Text", "text": "Civil Society Organizations working in Costa Rica on economic migration and asylum and HR issues."}, {"bbox": [140, 1398, 453, 1425], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**c) Justification of a direct grant**"}, {"bbox": [140, 1436, 1133, 1491], "category": "Text", "text": "Under the responsibility of the Commission's authorising officer responsible, the grant may be awarded without a call for proposals to a Civil Society Organization selected using the following criteria:"}, {"bbox": [129, 1572, 1143, 1647], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁶ www.sanctionsmap.eu. Please note that the sanctions map is an IT tool for identifying the sanctions regimes. The source of the sanctions stems from legal acts published in the Official Journal (OJ). In case of discrepancy between the published legal acts and the updates on the website it is the OJ version that prevails."}, {"bbox": [1015, 1655, 1143, 1682], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 20 of 25"}]