INVITATION TO BID: FUND OPERATOR FOR GLOBAL FUND FOR REGIONAL COOPERATION

(photo - Christophe Vander Eecken)

The Financial Mechanism Office – the secretariat of the EEA and Norway Grants – is calling for bids for a Fund Operator to support the management of the EEA and Norway Grants Global Fund for Regional Cooperation.

The fund will be a new feature of the EEA and Norway Grants 2014-2021 is the establishment of a Global Fund for Regional Cooperation with an allocation of €100 million. The Fund will support responses to European challenges through enhanced dialogue and strengthened European networks. The thematic focus areas will be set out in open calls for proposals approved by the donor countries. The fund is divided in two parts: The EEA and Norway Grants Fund for Youth Employment and the EEA and Norway Grants Fund for Regional Cooperation.

The deadline for application is the 15th of September, 12.00 CET

Contract period: November 2016 (or as soon as possible) - 31.12.2024 (the latest)

The whole text of the anouncement and the necessary package of documents are available at the FMO website here:

http://bit.ly/2a3BgoQ