Call for Proposals - Grant Application Package

CORRIGENDUM No: 2

to the

CALL FOR PROPOSALS - GRANT APPLICATION PACKAGE

Publication Ref: EuropeAid/158874/ID/ACT/TR (TR2014/DG/01/A1-02)

Subject: Town Twinning Action Between Turkey and EU Grant Scheme (TTGS)

Location: Turkey, EU member states and other eligible countries according to the IPA Regulation

The Grant Application Package is corrected or modified as follow:

Point n° 1: Guidelines for Grant Applicants - Section 2.1.1 Eligibility of applicants (i.e. lead applicant and co-applicants) (1st and 3rd bullet- page 6)

Instead of:

Lead applicant

(1) In order to be eligible for a grant, the lead applicant must:

be a legal person or, and

…

be established in6 a Member State of the European Union or Turkey or an eligible country according to the IPA Regulation7, and

…

Read:

Lead applicant

(1) In order to be eligible for a grant, the lead applicant must:

be a legal person, and

…

be established in6 a Member State* of the European Union or Turkey or an eligible country according to the IPA Regulation7, and

*For British applicants: Please be aware that eligibility criteria must be complied with for the entire duration of the grant. If the United Kingdom withdraws from the EU during the grant period without concluding an agreement with the EU ensuring in particular that British applicants continue to be eligible, you will cease to receive EU funding (while continuing, where possible to participate) or be required to leave the project on the basis of Article 12.2 of the General Conditions (PRAG annex e3h2) to the grant agreement.

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Point n° 2: Guidelines for Grant Applicants - Section 2.1.1 Eligibility of applicants (i.e. lead applicant and co-applicants) (3rd and 4th bullets- page 7 and 6th bullet- page 8)

Instead of:

Co-applicant-2

In order to be eligible for a grant, the co-applicant-2 must:

…

be established in6 a Member State of the European Union or Turkey or an eligible country according to the IPA Regulation8, and
be a CSO9 from Turkey (association; foundation; federation and confederation of associations or foundations10), or,

…

be a university or development agency or chamber (chamber of commerce, chamber of industry, chamber of commerce and industry, chamber of maritime trade) or commodity exchange or union or trade union or bar.

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Read:

Co-applicant-2

In order to be eligible for a grant, the co-applicant-2 must:

…

be established in6 a Member State* of the European Union or Turkey or an eligible country according to the IPA Regulation7, and

be a CSO9 from Turkey (association; foundation; federation or confederation of associations or foundations10), or,

…

be a university or development agency or chamber (chamber of commerce, chamber of industry, chamber of commerce and industry, chamber of maritime trade) or commodity exchange or union other than union of municipalities or trade union or bar.

…

Point n° 3: Guidelines for Grant Applicants Section 2.1.1 Eligibility of applicants (i.e. lead applicant and co-applicants) (page 9)

Instead of:

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Co-applicant – I (Must) / Co-applicant – II (Must) / Co-applicant – III and others (Must only for applications from other eligible countries)
Lead applicant from Turkey / Local authority in EU Member States /

CSO (association; foundation; federation and confederation of associations or foundations in Turkey), or
CSO (association; foundation; federation or confederation of associations or foundations; entity established as a non-profit company/charitable organization in the EU Member States or other eligible countries except Turkey), or
University or development agency or chamber (chamber of commerce, chamber of industry, chamber of commerce and industry, chamber of maritime trade) or commodity exchange or union or trade union or bar

/ (if any)
Co-applicants must satisfy the eligible criteria as applicable to the lead applicant or co-applicant-2.
Lead applicant from EU Member State / Local administration in Turkey [municipality, special provincial administration, union of municipalities other than UMT, governorate and district governorate] /

CSO (association; foundation; federation and confederation of associations or foundations in Turkey), or
CSO (association; foundation; federation or confederation of associations or foundations; entity established as a non-profit company/charitable organization in the EU Member States or other eligible countries except Turkey), or
University or development agency or chamber (chamber of commerce, chamber of industry, chamber of commerce and industry, chamber of maritime trade) or commodity exchange or union or trade union or bar

/ (if any)
Co-applicants must satisfy the eligible criteria as applicable to the lead applicant or co-applicant-2.
Lead applicant from other eligible countries / Local authority in EU Member States / Local administration in Turkey [municipality, special provincial administration, union of municipalities other than UMT, governorate and district governorate] /

CSO (association; foundation; federation and confederation of associations or foundations in Turkey), or
CSO (association or foundation established as not-for-profit companies/charitable organizations in the EU Member States or other eligible countries except Turkey), or
University or development agency or chamber (chamber of commerce, chamber of industry, chamber of commerce and industry, chamber of maritime trade) or commodity exchange or union or trade union or bar

Read:

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Co-applicant – I (Must) / Co-applicant – II (Must) / Co-applicant – III and others (Must only for applications from other eligible countries)
Lead applicant from Turkey / Local authority in EU Member States /

CSO (association; foundation; federation or confederation of associations or foundations in Turkey), or
CSO (association; foundation; federation or confederation of associations or foundations; entity established as a non-profit company/charitable organization in the EU Member States or other eligible countries except Turkey), or
University or development agency or chamber (chamber of commerce, chamber of industry, chamber of commerce and industry, chamber of maritime trade) or commodity exchange or unions other than union of municipalities or trade union or bar

/ (if any)
Co-applicants must satisfy the eligible criteria as applicable to the lead applicant or co-applicant-2.
Lead applicant from EU Member State / Local administration in Turkey [municipality, special provincial administration, union of municipalities other than UMT, governorate and district governorate] /

CSO (association; foundation; federation or confederation of associations or foundations in Turkey), or
CSO (association; foundation; federation or confederation of associations or foundations; entity established as a non-profit company/charitable organization in the EU Member States or other eligible countries except Turkey), or
University or development agency or chamber (chamber of commerce, chamber of industry, chamber of commerce and industry, chamber of maritime trade) or commodity exchange or unions other than union of municipalities or trade union or bar

/ (if any)
Co-applicants must satisfy the eligible criteria as applicable to the lead applicant or co-applicant-2.
Lead applicant from other eligible countries / Local authority in EU Member States / Local administration in Turkey [municipality, special provincial administration, union of municipalities other than UMT, governorate and district governorate] /

CSO (association; foundation; federation or confederation of associations or foundations in Turkey), or
CSO (association or foundation established as not-for-profit companies/charitable organizations in the EU Member States or other eligible countries except Turkey), or
University or development agency or chamber (chamber of commerce, chamber of industry, chamber of commerce and industry, chamber of maritime trade) or commodity exchange or unions other than union of municipalities or trade union or bar

Point n° 4: Guidelines for Grant Applicants - Section 2.2.4. Further information about concept notes (page 20)

Instead of:

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To ensure equal treatment of applicants, the contracting authority cannot give a prior opinion on the eligibility of lead applicants, co-applicants, an action or specific activities.

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Read:

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To ensure equal treatment of applicants, the contracting authority cannot give a prior opinion on the eligibility of lead applicants, co-applicants, affiliated entity(ies), an action or specific activities.

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Point n°5: Guidelines for Grant Applicants - Section 2.2.8. Further information about full applications (page 22)

Instead of:

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To ensure equal treatment of applicants, the Contracting Authority cannot give a prior opinion on the eligibility of lead applicants, co-applicants, or an action.

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Read:

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To ensure equal treatment of applicants, the Contracting Authority cannot give a prior opinion on the eligibility of lead applicants, co-applicants, affiliated entities, or an action.

.…

Point n° 6: Guidelines for Grant Applicants - Section 2.3. Evaluation and Selection of Applications, (2) Step 2: Evaluation of the Full Application; Evaluation Grid (Question 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 3.4, page 25)

Instead of:

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Section / Maximum Score
1. Financial and operational capacity / 20
1.1 Do the applicants have sufficient experience of project management? / 5
1.2 Do the applicants have sufficient technical expertise? (especially knowledge of the issues to be addressed) / 5
1.3 Do the applicants have sufficient management capacity?
(Including staff, equipment and ability to handle the budget for the action)? / 5
… / …
3. Effectiveness and feasibility of the action / 20
3.4 Is the co-applicants' level of involvement and participation in the action satisfactory? / 5
… / …

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Read:

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Section / Maximum Score
1. Financial and operational capacity / 20
1.1 Do the applicants and, if applicable, their affiliated entity(ies) have sufficient experience of project management? / 5
1.2 Do the applicants and, if applicable, their affiliated entity(ies) have sufficient technical expertise? (especially knowledge of the issues to be addressed) / 5
1.3 Do the applicants and, if applicable, their affiliated entity(ies) have sufficient management capacity?
(Including staff, equipment and ability to handle the budget for the action)? / 5
… / …
3. Effectiveness and feasibility of the action / 20
3.4 Is the co-applicants’ and affiliated entity(ies)'s level of involvement and participation in the action satisfactory? / 5
… / …

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All other terms and conditions of the Grant Application Package remain unchanged. The above alterations and /or corrections to the Grant Application Package are integral part of the Grant Application Package.

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