The Memoranda of Understanding between Hungary and the three donor states of the EEA and Norway Grants for the period 2009-2014 came into force on 13 November 2011.
The EEA Grants (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) in Hungary include a 12 618 000 € allocation aimed at strengthening civil society development and exclusively earmarked for NGOs, to be implemented within the next five years through one or two NGO Programmes (to be defined in the Terms of Reference).
The Fund Operator for the NGO Programme will be contracted directly by the Financial Mechanism Office in Brussels. In order to establish the list of invitees, the Financial Mechanism Office is launching a call for expressions of interest to organisations wishing to apply for the role of Fund Operator.
The organisations shall be autonomous of government, with strong ties to the NGO sector in the country and with re-granting experience and financial capacity. Based on these criteria, a final list, usually between 3 – 8 organisations shall be established. The selected short-listed organisations shall be invited to submit a full application and shall receive the specific
Terms of Reference relating to the set-up and implementation of the NGO Programme in Hungary. Expressions of interest may also be submitted by a consortium.
General information on the overall NGO Programme objective and outcomes can be found in the paper on Programme Area Funds for Non-Governmental Organisations. Information relating to general principles of the NGO Programmes can be found in the NGO Programme Guideline. These documents and further information on the EEA and Norway Grants are available on www.eeagrants.org.
Please fill in the attached expression of interest form should you be interested: Expression of interest form
The deadline for submission of completed forms to the FMO (pbr@efta.int) is 23rd December 2011.
For questions please contact Ms Patrizia Brandellero at the Financial Mechanism Office at pbr@efta.int