The overall objective of the programme is to support poverty alleviation in the country through low-risk community-based action for improvement of agricultural productivity and development of rural areas with the highest poverty occurrence.
The specific objective is to contribute to a more efficient use of available irrigation water in the targeted rural areas of Djalal-Abad region of Kyrgyzstan.
Priority under the current Call for Proposals is given to small scale projects to rehabilitate or construct irrigation and drainage systems with the aim to support poverty reduction in Djalal-Abad region of Kyrgyzstan.
The main actions will be towards rehabilitation/construction of irrigation facilities within existing schemes, identified by the local communities based on their "own initiatives" and needs.
The project aims to reach out to the poorer communities and the most remote parts of the Djalal-Abad region (mainly Ala-Bukinskiy, Aksyiskiy and Nookenskiy districts (rayons)). Priority is given to activities in these remote areas.
Projects should be specific self-contained action based on a coherent set of activities with clearly defined operational objectives, target groups, tangible outcomes and results, which will have a sustainable effect:
a) Small scale rehabilitation of the existing irrigation and drainage systems (or its components), or construction of new components within the existing irrigation systems, using innovative (where possible), low-cost, community driven approaches, resulting in a more reliable irrigation water supply, reduced losses and seepage of water; better water management and reduced operational losses; increasing the irrigated area (due to the efficient use of the available water). These actions include but not limited to:
• Rehabilitation of canal (river) headworks;
• Rehabilitation (construction) of settling basins and sediment ejectors;
• Rehabilitation (replacement) of the existing irrigation channels, and its components;
• Construction of new irrigation channels or its sections;
• Repair or reconstruction of overpasses and underpasses;
• Construction of small irrigation water reservoirs (water houses) and storage facilities;
• Repair, replacement or construction of channel control structures, mechanical desilting of canal sections;
• Repair or construction of water gauging stations.
• Rehabilitation and reinforcement of small dams.
b) All the rehabilitation/construction actions must be covered and facilitated by the capacity building activities to strengthen community's capacity (stakeholders and beneficiaries) to plan, implement, operate and maintain constructed and rehabilitated systems, irrigation water supply facilities in an effective and sustainable manner.
Actions concerned mainly or solely with capacity building and training activities will not be considered as eligible. It should be the part of the complex actions towards the priorities of this call for proposals and has to be linked to the practical implication through the actions.
To achieve greater sustainability and ownership, it is foreseen that the proposed projects will involve a significant proportion of the hand-work (up to 30% of the grant project cost) carried out by the community members on a voluntary basis, under close guidance and supervision of qualified engineers/ site supervisors.
Bearing in mind the specificity of the actions identified it is feasible to use up to 50% of the project cost for raw materials, construction materials, spare parts, equipment etc. needed for the implementation and completion of rehabilitation and construction works.
Environmental aspects have to be taken into consideration and followed while proposing and implementing any rehabilitation and construction works. All the rehabilitation/construction works should be done in accordance with the national rules, standards and requirements.
All the actions have to be implemented in synergy with an existing EC supported projects in the region, at that, actions proposed by the Applicant have to avoid duplication or refreshing of the activities towards the same irrigation supply schemes already implemented or going to be implemented by the international donor organisations such as WB, ADB, etc..
The grant may not have the purpose or effect of producing a profit for the grant beneficiary, which is the body signing a grant and which should not be confused with the final beneficiary of the operation, which is generally the target group or the people living in the country where the operation is taking place.
In terms of procurement of services, supplies or works by the grant beneficiary, the contract award procedures specified in section 6.8. “Procurement by grant beneficiaries” of the Practical Guide must apply by the grant beneficiary for each procurement contract. Each procurement of services, supplies or works has to be agreed with the Contracting Authority prior to contract (sub-contract) award.
(1) In order to be eligible for a grant, applicants must:
• be legal person and
• be non profit making and
• be non-governmental organisation including water users association, local community organisation, organisation or association representing local people, or international organisation . (organisations/ institutions owned or funded by local, regional or national government authorities are not considered as falling into this category and not eligible);
• be nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of an official candidate country (Croatia, Macedonia and Turkey), or of the Kyrgyz Republic ; and
• must have been registered for at least two years at the time of the submission of an application; and
• be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with their partners, not acting as an intermediary. All actions should be based on an initiative of local partners and should ensure their involvement during all the stages of the action implementation. Organisations originating from the EU which propose an action must demonstrate an established and effective partnership with local organisations in the Kyrgyz Republic where the actions are taking place; and
• have proven experience in carrying out activities in the field of rural infrastructure rehabilitation/construction (with focus on irrigation facilities).
Size of grants
Any grant awarded under this Call for Proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:
• minimum amount: EUR 70 000
• maximum amount: EUR 100 000
A grant may not be for less than 50 % of the total eligible costs of the action.
In addition,
For proposals submitted by local (national) organisation (see section 2.1.1 (1)), the Commission will cover the full financial cost (100%) of the total eligible costs of the action (see also section 2.1.4).
For proposals submitted by (or in partnership with) an organisation from a Member State of the European Union or by an international organisation (see section 2.1.1 (1) and 2.1.2), the grant may not exceed 80% of the total eligible costs of the action (see also section 2.1.4).
An information session on this call for proposals will be provisionally held on 29 October 2010 at 11.00 in Bishkek.
Questions may in addition be sent by e-mail no later than 21 days before the deadline for the submission of applications to the below addresse(s), indicating clearly the reference of the call for proposals:
E-mail address: delegation-kazakhstan-fc@ec.europa.eu [1]
Alle relevante documenten en informatie van/over deze call zijn beschikbaar op: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/online-services/index.cfm?ADSSChck=1246626693376&do=publi.welcome [2] - Klik 'Search by Reference', nr. 130589