The Ministry of Youth and Sports has launched a public call for supporting local self-governmental units in the implementation of youth policy at the local level in 2020. The call is open until February 24, 2020.  

The purpose of the program is to finance/co-finance programs and projects of public interest in the areas of the youth sector implemented by local self-governments. The funds allocated for the call amount to a total of 48 million dinars.

The objectives of the call are as follows:

– Developing the services and mechanisms that foster the entrepreneurial spirit, employability and employment of young people through cross-sectoral cooperation and implementation of the activities planned by the Action Plan for the implementation of the National Youth Strategy for the period 2018-2020.

– Creating conditions for spending quality leisure time, active participation in society, the implementation of cultural contents, non-formal education and information tailored to the needs of all categories of youth (renovation and equipping of youth clubs and other youth spaces),

– Creating conditions for promoting and practicing healthy and safe lifestyles of youth in local self-governments that are adjusted to the needs of all categories of youth (participation in the construction of outdoor gyms, open spaces for recreational activities, cycling and jogging tracks, etc.),

– Developing one or more programs and establishing sustainable and cost-effective youth services (career service, info service, volunteer service, health counseling service, etc.). 

The maximum grant amount is 3 million dinars.

Projects must be completed by December 10, 2020.

The local self-governmental units that have established a Youth Office in accordance with Article 22, para 2 of the Law may apply. 

It is recommended that one local governmental unit participates in the competition with one program or project, which fulfills one of the objectives of the call.

Further information on the call and the supporting documentation is available on

https://www.mos.gov.rs/vest/objavljeni-javni-konkursi-za-programe-i-projekte-od-javnog-interesa-u-oblastima-omladinskog-sektora5?lang=lat

Source: Ministry of Youth and Sports and Coordination Body