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 2026 (improving the quality of life of persons with disabilities)

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, point 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 Ruling 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 13 January 2026 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 2026

(improving the quality of life of persons with disabilities)

1. Criteria to be met by the association proposing the programme

All forms of organisation of persons with disabilities with 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: 0–15 points, as follows:

• for the period of existence and operation of the association or other forms of organisation of persons with disabilities
• up to 5 years of existence, 1 to 5 points,
• more than 5 years of existence, 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 reference: 1 to 20 points, taking into account:

• precisely formulated content corresponding to the subject of the public call and relevance to the field in which the public call is carried out,
• clearly defined objectives and target groups, the link between objectives and activities, and the duration of the programme,
• the number of persons included in the programme,
• the capacity and experience of the applicant to carry 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: 1–20 points, taking into account:

• the extent to which the public interest is met,
• the contribution to improving the socio-economic and social position of persons with disabilities in the field of social protection;

5. Co-financing of the programme:

• only from the City budget, 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 implemented 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. 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 the associations or 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 23,000,000.00 was set by the Decision on the Budget of the City of Smederevo for 2026 (“Official Gazette of the City of Smederevo”, No. 6/2025) 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, in line with the execution of the budget of the City of Smederevo in that month, and funds not used during 2026 will not be carried over as an obligation into 2027.

4. Programme implementation deadline:

Funds are awarded for programmes to be implemented by 31 December 2026 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 2026;

3. the completed narrative programme budget form (form no. 2);

4. the narrative report on the programmes implemented in 2025 (form no. 3);

5. the report on financial and material operations for 2025, with a breakdown of costs;

6. a certificate (confirmation, extract) that the association is entered in the register of the competent authority, the Serbian Business Registers Agency;

7. details of the membership (list of members with details of the type and degree of disability) and of volunteers;

8. proof of the association’s liquidity, that is, the report on financial and material operations for the previous year (the final account forms are to be submitted subsequently, in accordance with the regulations in force);

9. a signed and certified statement by the authorised person that the funds will be used in accordance with the programme submitted (form no. 4).

6. Method of applying to the call

The application documents will be available on the official website of the City of Smederevo and the notice board of the City Administration of the City of Smederevo.

The certified and completed application, with the completed supporting forms and application documents, in writing 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 to 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 2026, do not open”

The Commission will not consider late or incomplete applications.

Any additional information can be obtained from the Department for Public Services by telephone 026/672-724, ext. 1699, or by email: ljiljana.todorovic@smederevo.ls.gov.rs

7. Deadlines for submitting applications to the public call and for deciding on the award of funds to associations

1. The deadline for submitting applications and programme proposals to this Public Call is 15 days from the publication of the Public Call, that is, from 14 January 2026 to 28 January 2026 until 15:00.

2. The Evaluation and Ranking List of the submitted programmes, established by the Commission, will be published on the notice board of the City Administration of the City of Smederevo within 30 days of the expiry of the application deadline.

3. Participants in the Public Call have the right to inspect the submitted applications and attached documents once the Evaluation and Ranking List of the submitted programmes has been established, within three days of the publication of the List;

4. The deadline for lodging objections is three (3) days from the publication of the Evaluation and Ranking List;

5. The Decision on the selection of programmes 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 Evaluation and Ranking List. The Decision will be published on the notice board of the City Administration of the City of Smederevo and will be 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.: 401-112/2026-01

Date: 13 January 2026

Chair of the Commission

Slaviša Stošić (signed)

Documents:

1. Decision on the Selection of Programmes in the Field of Social Protection Co-financed from the Budget of the City of Smederevo in 2026 (improving the quality of life of persons with disabilities)