Pursuant to Article 11 of the Rulebook on the Work of the Commission, No. 268-6/2024-01 of 31 May 2024 (hereinafter: the Rulebook), the Commission for the Selection of Beneficiaries of Funds Intended for the Economic Empowerment of Internally Displaced Persons during Their Displacement in the Territory of the City of Smederevo (hereinafter: the Commission), on 3 June 2024, issues the following
Public call
for the selection of beneficiaries of funds intended for the economic empowerment of internally displaced persons during their displacement in the territory of the City of Smederevo
I
Assistance may be awarded to families of internally displaced persons who have temporary/permanent residence in the territory of the City of Smederevo and who need the assistance for economic empowerment, namely for acquiring small agricultural machinery and equipment or a basic herd to start farming, or tools and equipment for providing craft services, etc., and who meet the prescribed conditions and criteria for the selection of beneficiaries (hereinafter: the Beneficiary).
II
The assistance is awarded as a one-off grant and is approved in the form of goods and materials for the economic empowerment of families of internally displaced persons, up to a maximum of RSD 250,000.00 per Beneficiary’s family household (hereinafter: the Assistance).
III
The applicant to the Public Call for the selection of beneficiaries of funds intended for assistance to internally displaced persons in the territory of the City of Smederevo (hereinafter: the Applicant) and the members of their family household must meet the following conditions:
1. the Applicant is registered as an internally displaced person or holds an internally displaced person’s identity card;
2. they have temporary/permanent residence in the territory of the City of Smederevo on the date of publication of the public call;
3. they are not included in another economic empowerment project in the current year;
4. they have not been beneficiaries of assistance in economic empowerment projects more than three times (including this public call);
5. if they have been beneficiaries of economic empowerment assistance, they used it for its intended purpose (the Commission checks this with the local self-government unit or in the field);
6. the activity for which the assistance is requested is important for the family’s livelihood;
7. the Applicant meets the preconditions for carrying out the activity for which the Assistance is requested:
- has the necessary knowledge and skills for starting, developing and improving the economic empowerment to which the Assistance relates;
- for farming and livestock breeding, is the owner, lessee or user of the land and/or auxiliary buildings;
- for craft or service activities, is the owner or lessee of the premises in which the activity will be carried out, and
- for other activities, in accordance with the activity stated in the application.
IV
The Applicant submits the following evidence for themselves and the members of their family household:
1. A duly completed and signed application form;
2. A photocopy of the internally displaced person’s identity card (NOTE: mandatory for the Applicant, and for the other members of the family household if they are registered as internally displaced persons);
3. A photocopy of the identity card of all members of the family household aged 16 and over (a printout of the data in the case of a biometric identity card with a chip);
4. A statement, certified by the competent certification authority, that the Applicant and the members of their family household are not included in another economic empowerment programme/project in the current year;
5. Proof of income:
- A certificate of unemployment from the National Employment Service for unemployed members of the family household registered with the National Employment Service; in the case of an unemployed member of the family household who is not registered with the National Employment Service, a statement certified by the competent authority confirming that the Applicant is unemployed and has no income;
- A certificate from the employer of earnings in the month preceding the month in which the application to the Public Call is submitted, for employed members of the family household;
- A pension slip for the month preceding the month in which this Public Call is published or, if the person does not receive a pension, a confirmation from the competent service or a statement certified by the competent authority that the person does not receive a pension in the Republic of Serbia and/or another country;
6. For members of the family household aged 15 to 26: proof of education (a certificate of education from the competent educational institution); if these members of the family household are not in education, the evidence listed in item 5) of this paragraph (proof of income);
7. Proof for a family household with a child with a disability or developmental difficulties: a Ruling of the Commission for the Categorisation of Children or an opinion of the Inter-sectoral Commission for children with physical disabilities or developmental difficulties;
8. Proof of reduced or lost working capacity or of physical impairment: a Ruling on reduced or lost working capacity or physical impairment for a family member with a disability;
9. For a single-parent family, the following must be attached:
- a death certificate of the spouse;
- a ruling of the competent court declaring a missing person dead;
- a birth certificate for children whose paternity has not been established;
- a divorce judgment or proof of custody of the minor child or children (if the divorce judgment does not decide on custody of the child, or in the case of unmarried partners whose union has ended); with both types of proof, a statement by the Applicant, certified by the competent authority, must be attached stating that the Applicant directly cares for the child and independently provides the means of support, that the other parent does not contribute or contributes insufficiently to these costs, and that the Applicant has not in the meantime entered into a marriage or a cohabiting union;
10. A confirmation from a previous employer, a certificate of retraining or the like, a photocopy of the employment record book, or a statement certified by the competent certification authority that the person has the necessary knowledge and skills to start, develop and improve the income-generating activity to which the Assistance relates;
11. A confirmation that the Beneficiary has completed training in drawing up business plans or a National Employment Service training course (applies to Applicants who have completed such training);
12. Proof of a registered business (applies to Applicants applying for assistance in craft and service activities; it is submitted within 30 days of the publication of the Final List, before the Decision on the award of assistance is adopted, at the invitation of the Commission);
13. Proof that the activity is being started:
- that the Applicant has registered and is starting a new activity,
- a statement that the Applicant is starting the activity (if the new activity has not been registered, it must be registered before the Decision on the award of assistance is adopted); if the Beneficiary plans an activity within agriculture for their own needs, they must submit a statement to that effect certified by the competent authority.
14. proof of ownership/lease/use of the land, auxiliary buildings and premises in line with the activities for which the application is made.
In addition to the evidence listed in paragraph 1 of this article, the Beneficiary Selection Commission may request other necessary evidence from the Applicant in order to establish the facts and circumstances needed to adopt a correct and lawful decision.
V
The order of priority for the selection of Beneficiaries is determined on the basis of the number of points the Beneficiary scores as Applicant, according to the following criteria:
- the activity for which the Assistance is requested contributes to improving the living conditions of the Beneficiary’s family household: 10 points
- the Beneficiary has completed training in drawing up business plans or a National Employment Service training course: 10 points
- has previous experience in carrying out the activity: 10 points
- has the knowledge and skills to carry out the activity: 10 points
- has a registered business: 20 points
- is starting the activity (using the Assistance for the first time): 20 points
- Family household/family with a child/children under 18 and/or a student under 26: 10 points
Single-parent household/family with a child/children under 18 and/or a student under 26: 20 points
8) Woman as head of the household: 10 points
If two or more Applicants have the same number of points, priority is given to:
1. the Applicant for whom the income-generating activity is the main source of income of the family household;
2. the Applicant with more minor children;
3. the Applicant with a pregnant woman in the family household, and
4. the Applicant with a lower income per member of the family household.
VI
Applications with the required documents are to be submitted to the Commission from 3 June 2024 to 18 June 2024.
Applications are to be submitted through the filing office of the City Administration of the City of Smederevo or by post to: City Administration of the City of Smederevo, Omladinska 1, 11300 Smederevo, marked: Public call for the selection of beneficiaries of funds intended for the economic empowerment of internally displaced persons during their displacement in the territory of the City of Smederevo, Public call of 3 June 2024.
Evidence is to be submitted as photocopies, but the Commission reserves the right to request the original documents for inspection before adopting the decision or signing the contract. The Commission does not return the documents received; they are kept by the Trustee Office for Refugees and Migration.
The Commission will not consider an application submitted after the application deadline set in the Public Call, but will reject it as late by means of a ruling.
VII
On the basis of the number of points the Applicant scores according to the criteria in Articles 5 and 6 of the Rulebook, the Commission draws up the proposed list of Beneficiaries for the award of the Assistance (hereinafter: the Proposed List).
The Commission publishes the Proposed List of Beneficiaries in the same way as the Public Call: on the notice board of the City Administration of the City of Smederevo, on the website of the City of Smederevo www.smederevo.ls.gov.rs and on the website of the Commissariat www.kirs.gov.rs.
The Applicant may lodge an objection to the Proposed List with the Commission within 15 (fifteen) days of the publication of the Proposed List.
The Commission must respond to the objections received within 15 (fifteen) days of the expiry of the deadline for lodging objections.
After verifying the claims made in the objections and establishing the facts, or after the deadline for responding to objections has expired, the Commission draws up the final list of Beneficiaries for the award of the Assistance (hereinafter: the Final List).
The Commission publishes the Final List immediately after it has been drawn up, in the same way as the Public Call.
On the basis of the Final List, the Commission adopts the Decision on the award of assistance (hereinafter: the Decision) within 30 days of the Final List being drawn up at the latest. The Decision is delivered to the persons to whom it relates.
The persons to whom the Decision relates have the right to appeal against the Decision on the award of assistance to the City Council of the City of Smederevo, through the Commission, within 15 (fifteen) days of the delivery of the Decision on the award of assistance.
VIII
The Application form and the consolidated statement can be obtained from the Trustee Office for Refugees and Migration, office no. 65, in the City Administration of the City of Smederevo, and further information about the Public Call can be obtained by telephone on 026/672-724, ext. 1619, or in person from the Trustee, Biljana Đurović.
No. 268-7/2024-01
Smederevo, 3 June 2024 CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION
Aleksandra Mijatović