Climate Change Adaptation Grant Programme (CCAGP)

CALL NAME                                       : Climate Change Adaptation Grant Programme (CCAGP)

DEADLINE                                           : 30 November 2020 17:00 Local time

TOTAL BUDGET                                : 6.800.000 EUR

GRANT AMOUNT

PER PROJECT                                     : Lot 1: 50.000-150.000 EUR

                                                                 Lot 2: 150.000-450.000 EUR

OBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAMME

The global objective of this call for proposals is: enhancing climate change adaptation in Türkiye.

The specific objective of this call for proposals is: to improve resilience of communities and cities, protect natural resources and ecosystems and enhance adaptation capacity of vulnerable economic sectors.

FINANCIAL ALLOCATION PROVIDED BY THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

The overall indicative amount made available under this call for proposals is EUR 6.800.000. The contracting authority reserves the right not to award all available funds.

Indicative allocation of funds by lot:

• Lot 1: EUR 2.500.000
• Lot 2: EUR 4.300.000

If the allocation indicated for a specific lot cannot be used due to insufficient quality or number of proposals received, the contracting authority reserves the right to reallocate the remaining funds to (an)other lot(s).

Grant Amounts

Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:

Lot 1:

• minimum amount: EUR 50.000
• maximum amount: EUR 150.000

Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum percentages of total eligible costs of the action:

• Minimum percentage: 50 % of the total eligible costs of the action.
• Maximum percentage: 90 % of the total eligible costs of the action.

Lot 2:

• minimum amount: EUR 150.000
• maximum amount: EUR 450.000

Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum percentages of total eligible costs of the action:

• Minimum percentage: 50 % of the total eligible costs of the action.
• Maximum percentage: 90 % of the total eligible costs of the action.

THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Lead Applicant

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

• be a legal person and
• be non-profit-making and
• be established in a Member State of the European Union or Türkiye or an eligible country according to the IPA Regulation and
• be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the co-applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies), not acting as an intermediary and

For Lot 1:

• be an NGO (association and foundation, etc.), or
• be a municipality, or
• be local authority (regional or provincial directorate, special provincial administration, governorship, etc.)
• be a university or research institution/centre, or
• be a development agency, or  
• be a non-profit union, cooperative, or   
• be representative organizations of businesses and private sector at local level such as chambers, professional organizations, etc.

For Lot 2:

• be a municipality, or
• be local authority (regional or provincial directorate, special provincial administration, governorship, etc.), or
• be a university or research institution/centre

Important Note

Although applying with co-applicants is not mandatory for applicants, it is strongly recommended. In the case of applying with co-applicants, it is highly recommended to have agreement, protocol etc. signed between the lead applicant and co-applicants to formalize the partnership.

Headquarters of NGOs and their branch(es) cannot apply together in the same project as lead applicant and co-applicant. If branches of NGOs are applying, they will be requested to submit an “approval/confirmation letter” from their headquarters when they are provisionally selected after the evaluation of their full applications.

Applicants must apply in English.

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DOCUMENTS

Documents to be Filled.zip

Documents for Information.zip

Local Publication-PRAG 2020.doc

e3a_Guidelines_en.doc

Online Info Meetings:

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