1. Information Session
Brussels, 7 November 2018

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. Budget for each Proposal

8. EU contribution

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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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;

15. 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

16. 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).

17. 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.

18. 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

19. 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

20. Questions