The Ministry of Labor, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs issued a call for funding or participation in the funding of program activities of the Associations of Disabled Persons at the national or provincial level that undertake their activities directly or through the operation of local associations, in order to improve the position of disabled persons. 

Funds for the competition are provided from the budget of the Republic of Serbia, or from a budgetary fund for the programs of protecting and improving the status of disabled persons in the total amount of 240,000,000.00 dinars, thereby providing a funding or participation in the funding of the activities aimed at improving the position of the disabled through:

• Improving the accessibility of information and eliminating communication barriers;
• Implementing stimulating and inclusive programs for the sake of the fullest participation of disabled persons in the life of the wider community;
• Raising awareness of the community for the purpose of providing equal opportunities for the self-reliant living of disabled persons in the least restrictive environments.

Program proposals are to be submitted by February 20, 2018, in a sealed envelope, to the following address:

The Ministry of Labor, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs

The Division for the Protection of Disabled Persons

 Nemanjina 22-26, Belgrade

Further information on the call may be found in the Guidelines for Applicants Submitting Program Proposals in the competition for the improvement of the position of disabled persons in 2018, which are posted on the website of the Ministry of Labor, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs www.minrzs.gov.rs , as part of the competition documentation. Information can also be obtained by telephone, by dialing 011/2646-096.

Source: Ministry of Labor, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs and Coordination Body