Global GrantsThe Czech Experience

10th october 2006Marek Gajdos

NROS - Civil Society Development Foundation

Pre-accession periodNGOs• Great expectations• Trainings• Impression - no barriers to getting a grant from

Structural Funds• big x small NGOs

NROS (Civil Society Development Foundation)• Logical step (Phare ►Transition Facility ►

Structural Funds

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Global Grants

• 2 (SPD 3, OP HRD)• Reinforce the capacity of NGO as

providers of social services• only for NGOs• Allocation 1% of the program• Small grants (5 400 – 23 000€)• Project duration 24 (18) months• Partnership with public sector

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Global Grants – specifications I

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•Original idea – simplified conditions•Great Britain x Spain•Czech model

•Very limited simplification•Almost as the main stream of SF (high standard of administration for low amounts of grants – lack of effectivness)

Global Grantsspecifications II

• Advance payments– 80-90%

• Monitoring reports (6 month period)

• Service and consultations (NROS ►final beneficiaries)– Closer to NGOs– better knowledge of their needs– communication

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NGOsfirst experience

• Benchmark or danger ?

• Monitoring

• Specialized staff for management

• High standard of accountancy

• Good training for main stream of Structural Funds

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NROS

• Intermediary body, simplified grant scheme

• The only private body in the whole structure

• Rules and regulations for public administration / lack of general character – ex. how to transfer money to NROS

• Comparison – Phare Funds and Transition Facility x

Global Grants

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Actual Situation I

• 2 calls for proposals (information campaign, consultations)– 1st call – 113 projects awarded (60% of allocation )

– 2nd call – 104 projects awarded (40% of allocation)

• 3 rd call ? (technical assistance x or GG measure)?

(till now 100% allocation for both Global Grants awarded –

exceptional for ESF in the Czech Republic)

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Actual Situation II08

• Monitoring reports (difficult completion – long process, low effectiveness)

• Changes in projects (monitoring indicators…)

• Trainings and consultation (general, monitoring)

• On the spot check (different system – high effectiveness)

Global Grants - statistics

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10

20

30

40

50

60

1 stcall

2 ndcall

demanded

awarded

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0

50

100

150

200

250

1 stcall

2ndcall

demanded

awarded

SPD 3 OP HRD

Lessons learnt

• Communication within the implementation structure

• Approach to final beneficiaries

• Rules and procedures – simple, clear

• Effectiveness of control and monitoring

• partnership

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Thank you for your attention

marek.gajdos@nros.cz

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