Green Development

11/19/2020

The Open Call aims to target potential Direct Access Entities that wish to be considered during the process of prioritization and selection of the most suitable entity that could support the country as Direct Access Accredited Entity by the Green Climate Fund, to develop, implement and/or oversee projects/programs funded with GCF resources in alignment with North Macedonia’s GCF Country Program.

This Call refers specifically to Stage 2, which will aim at conducting a Rapid Assessment of all entities with potential to become GCF Direct Access Entities. As a final product, Stage 2 will provide a shortlist of the institutions with greater potential to become accredited and a recommendation to the NDA of the one (1) institution to be prioritized to move into the next stage under which a detailed Institutional Gap Analysis will be conducted and a Roadmap for GCF accreditation will be developed.

Who can apply?

This call is open for any public or private legal entity from the Republic of North Macedonia interested to participate in the accreditation prioritization process of candidate GCF Direct Access Entities. All interested institutions at national, regional and local level from stakeholder groups including academic institutions, national/local authorities, public and private companies, civil society organization (CSOs) and other legal persons with capacities and expertise for implementation of investments financed with external and/or domestic sources are eligible to apply.

Timeline

The Call for Applications is officially launched on 19 November 2020. Interested entities will have up to 10 calendar days, after the call is launched, to express their interest through the NDA website, in order to receive the application forms.

The deadline for submission of completed application forms according to the instructions is 31 December 2020.

How to apply?

Interested institutions should visit the following link APPLY and follow the provided instructions and guidelines to register and receive the Rapid Assessment Application Forms. Only entities/applicants that will register on the NDA website HERE will receive the required application forms enabling them to participate in North Macedonia’s accreditation prioritization process.

All information about the Open Call, the conditions to apply and the overall process to prioritize and select the potential Direct Access Entities in the Republic of North Macedonia, is available at the following link: www.greendevelopment.mk/en/OpenCall.aspx

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