Statement  

Because of new offers of advisory aid and trainings on applying to the NGO Fund of the EEA Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism we would like to inform you that ECORYS Polska Ltd. has not authorised any subject to give services or pass information on behalf of the Operator.

We would like to inform you that ECORYS Polska Ltd. will not be held responsible for contents passed by subjects which provide the above mentioned services.

 Rafał Szakalinis
Non-Governmental Organisations Fund Manager

Detailed rules for financing within the NGO Fund are set in the Procedures Handbook for the NGO Fund in the Downloads" tab.

General information about granting within the NGO Fund

It is planned to conduct three editions of the calls for proposals for Lot III through out the whole period of the NGO Fund’s functioning: 

Edition no.	Call for proposals period	Planned budget (in euro)
I	24.04 - 29.06.2007	5 000 000
II	11.01 - 14.03.2008	5 000 000
III	I quarter of 2009	2 600 000

An amount of 12.6 m. euro has been assigned for implementation of the projects.

Rules and the amount of the granting

Applications within the NGO Fund can be submitted only by organisations which:

Grant applications within the NGO Fund can especially be submitted by: 

 Organs and organisational entities of churches or worship associations cannot submit Applications to the NGO-Fund, as opposed to organisations established by churches or worship associations (ex. entities mentioned in art. 7 pos. 1 pt. 1-5 and art. 8 pos. 1 pts 1-10 of the 17th May 1989 act on the approach of the State towards the Catholic Church, defined in the act as organisational units of the church, cannot submit grant Applications within the Non-Governmental Organisations Fund).

 Organisation without legal personality or registered earlier than 12 months before submitting an application cannot be an Applicant within the NGO Fund. However, it can participate in the project as a partner in co-operation with an NGO which fulfils the Applicant criteria.

 Political parties, organisations created by them or established with their support cannot apply for granting.

Appendices required for the Grant Application:

 1.     The Original of the statute, contract or any other document stating the aims and the subject of the Applicant’s activity, or a copy certified for being a true copy by the Applicant or a person/persons authorized by him.

2.     The original of the National Legal Registry statement, any correct registry or other document certifying the legal personality of the Applicant along with data on the person authorised to represent the Applicant, issued not later than 6 months before applying. It is also allowed to submit a copy of these documents. The copy has to be certified for being a true copy by the Applicant or a person/persons authorized by him.

3.     The original of the documents stating the financial situation of the grant applicant. These documents are: the approved balance, a profit and loss account as well as additional information for the last full accounting period. It is also allowed to submit a copy of these documents. The copy has to be certified for being a true copy by the Applicant or a person/persons authorized by him.

4.     A letter of intent in Polish or English from the project partner (original or a copy certified for being a true copy by the Applicant or a person/persons authorized by him) – only if applies

5.     Valid permits required by law, necessary to begin construction/investment works (original or a copy certified for being a true copy by the Applicant or a person/persons authorized by him) – only if applies.

6.     Information from a bank cooperative savings-credit bank in which the Applicant owns an account which certifies the amount of financial means in possession as well as the Applicant’s credit standing. The amount has to be no smaller than 2% of the project’s eligible costs. The information has to be issued not later then 3 months before submitting the Application – in case where the Applicant provides the financial contribution.  

 If the financial contribution is not provided by the Applicant – the project partner’s certificate on supplying the financial contribution of no less than 2% of the eligible project costs along with an information from a bank cooperative savings-credit bank in which the Applicant owns an account which certifies the amount of financial means in possession as well as the Applicant’s credit standing. The amount has to be no smaller than 2% of the project’s eligible costs. The information has to be issued not later than 3 months before submitting the Application.

 In case of projects co-financed by territorial self-government units, instead of information from a bank or a credit union, one can present the following documents:

 a. a copy of a budget act for a given act (in case of one-year undertakings) certified to be true. When at the moment of submitting an application a budget act had not been signed, one has to submit a designed act. The budget act should be submitted before the Contract for a grant is signed;

 b. in case when planned start for project implementation concerns the following budget year, which does not have an accepted budget act – a partner’s/sponsor’s commitment to plan resources in the budget for the following year, made as an act of intent;

 c. for long-time undertakings, the applicant is obliged to present Long-Term Investment Plan, which is an appendix to a budget act, or an intent act, meaning an act on changing or detailing the budget act concerning securing resources for investment undertaken by a stating body of a territorial self-government unit, or for a non-investment part of the project– an act accepted by a territorial self-government’s on authorising the management to make obligations extending a given budget year,

 d. a promise provided from a proper owner of the budget part, meaning Voivodeship Office,

In case of units subordinate to, or overseen by a proper minister – a minister’s declaration on undertaking actions for providing co-financing.

The above documents have to confirm the required amount of resources, not lower than the amount of financial input presented in the Application.

    7.      Applicant’s declaration on received public support (de minimis support) – in a form indicated in Appendix no. 3 of the NGO Fund’s Procedures Guidelines.

2nd Call for proposals

EURO EXCHANGE RATE DURING THE SECOND CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR LOT III – EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION

 1€ =  3,5517 zł *

 * purchase rate according to NBP from 11th January 2008

On 11th January 2008 a call for proposals in Lot III 0 Equal opportunities and social integration has been opened.  

The final date for submitting applications is 14th March 2008

 Place for delivery of required documents:

 ECORYS Polska Sp. z o.o.
ul. Racławicka 146
02-117 Warszawa

1st Call for proposals

 1€ =  3, 7447 zł *

 * purchase rate according to NBP from 24th April 2007

 On 29th June 2007 a call for proposals in Lot III - Equal opportunities and social integration has been opened.

 The final date for submitting applications is 29th June 2007

 Place for delivery of required documents:

ECORYS Polska Sp. z o.o.
ul. Racławicka 146
02-117 Warszawa