Pursuant to Article 38 of the Law on Associations (“Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia”, No. 51/2009, 99/2011 (other laws) and 44/2018 (other law)), Article 5 of the Decree on Funds for Encouraging Programmes or Covering the Missing Part of the Funds for Financing Programmes of Public Interest Implemented by Associations (“Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia”, No. 16/2018) and Article 3, item 2 of the Rulebook on the Method and Criteria for Selecting Programmes in the Field of Social Protection Co-financed from the Budget of the City of Smederevo (“Official Gazette of the City of Smederevo”, No. 10/2013), the Commission for Conducting the Public Call for the Selection of Programmes in the Field of Social Protection Co-financed from the Budget of the City of Smederevo (hereinafter: the Commission), established by Rulings of the Mayor of the City of Smederevo No. 02-245/2019-07 of 26 November 2019, No. 02-269/2022-09 of 30 November 2022 and No. 020-97/2024-09 of 20 March 2024, on 14 January 2025 issues the following
Public call for applications
for the selection of programmes in the field of social protection co-financed from the budget of the City of Smederevo in 2025
(improving the quality of life of persons with disabilities)
- Criteria to be met by the association proposing the programme
All forms of organisation of persons with disabilities that have their registered office in the territory of the City of Smederevo (organisations, associations, societies, sections, branches and the like), whose programmes are implemented in the territory of the City of Smederevo and which are not in liquidation or bankruptcy proceedings or subject to a temporary ban on carrying out their activities, are eligible to take part in the public call for co-financing programmes in the field of social protection (hereinafter: the Public Call).
2. evaluation standards:
1. Representativeness: from 0 to 15 points, as follows:
- for the period of existence and operation of the association or other form of organisation of persons with disabilities
- up to 5 years of existence, from 1 to 5 points,
- more than 5 years of existence, from 6 to 10 points,
- membership of the association or other form of organisation in a national association or forum, 0 or 5 points;
2. Territorial principle (the organisation is registered and operates in the territory of the City of Smederevo), as follows:
- for inter-municipal associations or other forms of organisation, 5 points,
- for associations or other forms of organisation whose activities are carried out in the
territory of the City of Smederevo, 10 points;
3. Programme references: from 1 to 20 points, taking into account:
precisely formulated content that corresponds to the subject of the public call and
relevance to the field in which the public call is conducted,
clearly defined objectives and target groups, the link between the objectives and
activities, and the duration of the programme,
- the number of persons included in the programme,
- the applicant’s capacity and experience for carrying out the activities
envisaged by the programme,
the scope and type of activities carried out in the previous calendar year,
the sustainability of the programme and the possibility of improving it;
4. Objectives achieved by the programme: from 1 to 20 points, taking into account:
- the extent to which the public interest is met,
- the contribution to improving the socio-economic and social position in the
field of social protection of persons with disabilities;
5. Co-financing of the programme:
- from the City budget only, 5 points,
- also from other sources (under a call of the competent ministry, gifts,
donations, bequests, loans, own revenue, etc.), 10 points;
6. Number of projects carried out in the previous calendar year:
4 points for each project, up to a maximum of 12 points;
7. Number of members enrolled and represented by the organisation:
- up to 20 members, 2 points,
- up to 50 members, 4 points,
- up to 100 members, 6 points,
- up to 200 members, 8 points,
- more than 200 members, 10 points;
8. For volunteers engaged in the organisation, 2 points;
9. Severity of disability of the organisation’s members:
- up to 50% of members with a disability of up to 60%, 5 points,
- up to 50% of members with a disability of 61% to 100%, 10 points;
10. Funds for the salaries of workers currently employed in associations/organisations
will be approved on the basis of the employment contract submitted.
3. amount of funds planned for co-financing programmes
The total amount of RSD 20,000,000.00 has been set by the Decision on the Budget of the City of Smederevo for 2025 (“Official Gazette of the City of Smederevo”, No. 9/2024) and will be allocated according to the number of points scored by the programmes submitted.
The allocated funds will be transferred to the beneficiaries as monthly appropriations, paid in line with the execution of the budget of the City of Smederevo in that month; funds not used during 2025 will not be carried over as a liability into 2026.
4. programme implementation deadline:
Funds are awarded for programmes to be carried out by 31 December 2025 at the latest.
5. mandatory application documents to be submitted:
The programme proposer must submit the following documents:
1. the application form for the call with supporting documents (Form No. 1);
2. the proposed work programme and a monthly financial estimate for 2025;
3. the completed narrative programme budget form (Form No. 2);
4. a narrative report on the programmes carried out in 2024 (Form No. 3);
5. a report on financial and material operations for 2024 with a breakdown of costs;
6. a certificate (confirmation, extract) showing that the association is entered in the register of the competent authority, the Serbian Business Registers Agency;
7. details of the membership (a list of members with information on the type and degree of disability) and of volunteers;
8. proof of the association’s liquidity, that is, a report on financial and material operations for the previous year (the final account forms are to be submitted later, in accordance with the regulations in force);
9. a signed and stamped statement by the authorised person that the funds will be used in accordance with the programme submitted (Form No. 4).
6. how to apply
The application documents will be available on the official website of the City of Smederevo and on the notice board of the City Administration of the City of Smederevo.
The stamped and completed application, with the completed supporting forms and application documents, in paper form and on a compact disc, is to be submitted in a sealed envelope to the filing office of the Smederevo City Administration, Omladinska 1, marked:
“Application for the Public Call for the selection of programmes in the field of social protection co-financed from the budget of the City of Smederevo in 2025: do not open”
The Commission will not consider late or incomplete applications.
Further information can be obtained from the Department for Public Services by telephone on 026/672-724, ext. 1699, or by email at: ljiljana.todorovic@smederevo.ls.gov.rs
7. deadlines for submitting applications to the public call and for deciding on the allocation of funds to associations
1. The deadline for submitting applications and programme proposals to this Public Call is 15 days from the date of publication of the Public Call, that is, from 15 January 2025 to 30 January 2025 at 15:00.
2. The list of evaluation and ranking of the programmes submitted, drawn up by the Commission, will be published on the notice board of the City Administration of the City of Smederevo within 60 days of the expiry of the application deadline.
3. Participants in the Public Call have the right to inspect the applications submitted and the documents attached once the list of evaluation and ranking of the programmes submitted has been drawn up, within three days of the publication of the List;
4. The deadline for lodging objections is three (3) days from the publication of the list of evaluation and ranking;
5. The decision on the selection of programmes to be awarded funds from the budget of the City of Smederevo under this Public Call will be adopted by the City Council of the City of Smederevo within 30 days of the publication of the list of evaluation and ranking. The decision will be published on the notice board of the City Administration of the City of Smederevo and delivered to the beneficiaries selected in the public call and to the Department for Public Services of the City Administration of the City of Smederevo for implementation.
No. 401-246/2025-01
Date: 14 January 2025
Chair of the Commission
Slaviša Stošić (signed)
Required documents: