Information Session Brussels, 7 November 2018

Global objective of the call to promote integrated urban development through partnerships built among Local Authorities of the EU Member States and of partner countries in accordance with the 2030 Agenda on sustainable development

Specific objectives Strengthen urban governance The proposed partnerships must address the following specific objective: Strengthen urban governance and at least one out of the three following objectives Ensure social inclusiveness of cities Improve resilience and greening of cities Improve prosperity and innovation in cities +1

3 Priorities to address: Contribute to the achievement of SDG 11 promote peer-to-peer learning and/or exchanges and/or short-term deployment of public officials' expertise at subnational level towards sustainable urban development - twinning/decentralised cooperation Promote multi-stakeholders and multi-sectors approaches

Additional priorities: At least one of the below listed additional priority should be targeted Triangular cooperation between two or more developing countries supported by a developed country Smart cities refers to the uses of information and communication technologies to increase cities' operational efficiency, share information with the public and improve both the quality of government services and citizen welfare Job creation

Geographic lots Lot 1: Partnerships for sustainable cities in Sub-Saharan Africa; €23.6M   Lot 2: Partnerships for sustainable cities in Asia and the Pacific; €10M Lot 3: Partnerships for sustainable cities in Latin America, Central America and the Caribbean; €10M Lot 4: Partnerships for sustainable cities in the Neighbourhood South and East; €9.5M

Budget for each Proposal

EU contribution

Duration of the actions The initial planned duration of an action may not be lower than 24 months nor exceed 60 months.

Eligibility criteria: Under all lots: the lead applicant must act with a minimum of one co-applicant If the lead applicant is established in a EU Member State the co applicant must be established in the beneficiary country and vice versa

Lead applicant must be (I) a legal person and non-profit-making and a Local Authority (LA) or an Association of Local Authorities (ALA) including city networks

Lead applicant must be (II) 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 be established in one of the eligible countries or territories as described in Annex N

Co-applicant(s) must be be a legal person Local Authority (LA), Association of Local Authorities (ALA) (including city networks),  public or semi-public body / agency (example: water distribution, waste management…), University or a Research centre   be established in one of the countries or territories describe in the annex N

List of eligible countries or territories (Annex N) EU Member States; Developing countries and territories, as included in the list of ODA (OECD-DAC), which are not members of the G-20 group; Or which are members of the G-20 group, but where the country itself is a beneficiary of the action; Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) other countries and territories, when they are beneficiaries of the action financed by the Union under the DCI Instrument;

Nb of applications per applicants The lead applicant may not submit more than 1 application as lead applicant The lead applicant may be a co-applicant or affiliated entity in 1 more application at the same time A co-applicant/affiliated entity may be the co-applicant or affiliated entity in 2 applications at the same time

Affiliated entities The lead applicant and its co-applicant(s) may act with affiliated entity(ies). Affiliated entities: Only entities having a structural link with the applicants (i.e. the lead applicant or a co-applicant), in particular a legal or capital link. Affiliated entity(ies) must satisfy the same eligibility criteria as the lead applicant and the co-applicant(s).

Associates and Contractors Associates: Other organisations (e.g. civil society organisations) or individuals may be involved in the action. Such associates play a real role in the action but may not receive funding from the grant, with the exception of per diem or travel costs Contractors: The beneficiaries and their affiliated entities are permitted to award contracts. Associates or affiliated entity(ies) cannot be also contractors in the project.

Languages The publication language of the call is English. Applicants can apply in: English, French, Spanish or Portuguese Applicants that submit proposals in French, Spanish or Portuguese must use the English grant application form (Annex A) Annex P : courtesy translation in French

Indicative Calendar DATE TIME   DATE TIME Deadline for requesting any clarifications from the Contracting authority 15 November 2018 16:00 Last date on which clarifications are issued by the Contracting authority 25 November 2018 - Deadline for submission of concept notes 6 December 2018 12:00 Information to lead applicants on opening, administrative checks and concept note evaluation (Step 1) December 2018 Invitations to submit full applications Deadline for submission of full applications February 2019 Information to lead applicants on the evaluation of the full applications (Step 2) April 2019 Notification of award (after the eligibility check) (Step 3) Contract signature May 2019

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