P ROPOSAL P REPARATION, S ELECTION AND E VALUATION

~EUR 8000 OV grants ~EUR 15,000 – 25,000 National Grants ~EUR ,000 Local Grants ~EUR 40,000-50,000 Cooperative grants ~EUR 3000 Dialog platform EUR 96,000EUR185,000EUR 120,000EUR 310,000EUR 30,000 G RANTS AND DIALOG PLATFORMS IN MD

C OOPERATIVE G RANTS S ELECTION : F EBRUARY J UNE 2013  Concept paper submission deadline: March 31 st, 2013, 17:00  Concept paper evaluation meeting: mid-April 2013  Concept paper shortlist announcement: end of April 2013  Project preparation training: beginning of May 2013  Full proposal submission deadline: May 31 st, 2013, 17:00  Full proposal evaluation meeting: mid-June 2013  Final decision by the REC: end of June 2013  Winners meeting: July 2013

C OOPERATIVE G RANTS T OPICS  river basin management, nature protection, biodiversity, water quality, health, wetland management, eco-agriculture and eco- tourism;  practical implementation, ratification or monitoring of international agreements and key global conventions  harmonization of environmental legislation with EU legislation;  lobbying for environmental policy and law development in line with Belarus and Moldova international and EU commitments;  capacity building for the main actors including CSOs, legislators (MPs), authorities, the judiciary;  contribution to the European CSO cooperation networks and platforms in the field of environmental protection and sustainable development

N ATIONAL AND L OCAL G RANTS S ELECTION : N OVEMBER A PRIL 2012  Concept paper submission deadline: December 28, 2012, 16:00  Concept paper evaluation meeting: January 2013  Concept paper shortlist announcement: January 31, 2013  Project preparation training: mid-February 2013  Full proposal submission deadline: March 18, 2013  Full proposal evaluation meeting: beginning of April 2013  Final decision by the REC: April 2013  Winners meeting: first week of May 2013

C ONCEPT PAPER SELECTION CRITERIA Pre-screening criteria:  Full set of documents (concept paper and cooperation forms)  Formal requirements (duration, cooperation, budget, etc.) Evaluation criteria:  Identified problem (10%)  Goals and objectives (20%)  Approach and methodology (25%)  Eligibility of proposed actions (15%)  Expected impacts/ results (20%)  Relevance to grants topics (10%)

C ONCEPT PAPERS S ELECTION  106 concept papers for Moldova National and Local Grants  National Grants:  27 applications  15 shortlisted  Local Grants:  79 applications  28 shortlisted  Cooperative Grants  1 recommended

F ULL P ROPOSAL S ELECTION C RITERIA Pre-screening criteria:  Full set of documents  Formal requirements (cooperation, budget, timeline, etc.) Evaluation criteria:  Project results (20%)  Indicators, monitoring and reporting (10%)  Approach and methodology (25%)  Proposal quality (20%)  Budget (15%)  Organisation capability and viability (10%)

M OLDOVA A DVISORY B OARD M EMBERS  Moldova Grants Manager as the chairperson  Representatives of the Ministry of Environment of Moldova  CSO representative  Environmental expert/representative of a scientific institution  Independent grants evaluation expert  Independent international environmental expert  REC Head office staff member will act as an observer.

A DVISORY B OARD S ELECTION C RITERIA  Good knowledge of local and national CSOs and their needs;  Clear understanding of the role of a civil society;  Environmental background;  Expertise of environmental issues on the national or international level;  Good reputation among CSOs;  Familiarity with grant proposal writing and evaluation;  Impartiality.

A DVISORY B OARD P ROCEDURES  Review and score full grants proposals in advance based on common evaluation criteria  Participate in evaluation meeting and provide recommendations  Propose decision on each proposal regarding its approval, rejection or pending status  Request further information, technical correction or concrete improvement

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