To European funds by means of the standard

1. European Affairs Fund of AP Vojvodina, Serbia
2. Provincial Secretariat for Interregional Cooperation and Local Self-Government, Serbia

to improve the absorption capacities for the use of EU funds within the 2014-2020 financial framework and service standards aimed at strategic management of the units of local self-governments (ULS) in AP Vojvodina.

Specific objectives:

(1)    to provide relevant guidelines and support for the improvement in  the ULS services offered to citizens and economy, as well as support for the challenges in the decentralization process;

(2)    to invest into the improvement (or establishment) of the institutional framework necessary for achieving a satisfactory level of coordination and efficacy of public policies;

(3)    to build the ULS capacities for the absorption of EU funds.

Expected results:

(1)    Strategies for local sustainable development for the period 2014-2020 in ULS in AP Vojvodina adopted;

(2)    Help desks in ULS in AP Vojvodina established;

(3)    Communication between citizens and local self-governments regarding public utility services enhanced;

(4)    Offices for Local Economic Development (LED) in ULS in AP Vojvodina established.

Main activities:

(1)    Analysis of the current situation per ULS;

(2)    Launch of calls of proposals and allocation of projects for development;

(3)    Development of operational and sectoral local papers pursuant to the EU directives;

(4)    Appointment and allocation of funds for the establishment of help desks in ULS;

(5)    Analysis of the situation regarding the communication between the citizens and  local self-government;

(6)    Allocation of funds and launch of calls for proposal;

(7)    Analysis of ULS capacities, visit to municipalities and human resource development;

(8)    ULS control of the establishment of LED office.

Target groups: Employees of the municipalities in AP Vojvodina, ULS in AP Vojvodina, providers of public utility services in ULS.