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The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Cairo is launching its annual call for proposals for the Small Scale Projects (SSPs) for 2024.

The Small Scale Projects (SSP) are one of the instruments of the development cooperation of the Czech Republic. SSP aims to contribute to the local subject by small-scale development activities in accordance with the beneficiary country's national development priorities.

Focus Areas

• The SSM shall be focused on UN Sustainable Development Goals with a special emphasis on a climate change and security, and prevention from the crimes against humanity.

Funding Information

• Czech financial contribution for the project is between 200,000 CZK (approx. 8 200 EURO) and 500,000 CZK (approx. 20 500 EURO)

• Project implementation must not exceed 31st October 2024 (project billing must also be done by this date).

Project Rules

• SSP does not include the payment of the implementer´s administrative costs.

• The financial amount approved for the implementation of the SSP in CZK is also binding for the conversion into foreign currency.

• One of the crucial condition is a project sustainability (meaning the project would be able to run in a future without further financial support).

• Tangible assets of the project should be marked with a logo of the Czech development cooperation. In the case of project´s intangible assets, it is always necessary to mention the financial support of the Czech development cooperation.

• The transfer of funds between items in the approved identification form must be justified in writing to Embassy and described in the final report.

Termination Criteria

• The project implementer is obliged to submit a written final project report, incl. financial report to the Embassy no later than one month after the end of the project.

• The photo documentation of the project outcomes has to be attached to the final report by the implementer.

• Each implementer is familiar with the specific requirements of the contract before signing the contract.

Eligibility

• Funds are allocated to non-political and non-governmental organisations only.

• Implementer of the SSP is a local subject with legal personality in the country of the project implementation.

• Implementer must be eligible to sign contract with MFA CZ that establishes jurisdiction of Czech laws and Czech courts.

• It is desirable that the implementer would cooperate with Czech subjects, e.g. would purchase Czech products, use Czech know-how etc.

Post Date: September 11, 2023