Belgrade, 2 April 2025 – With financial support of the European Union and Switzerland within the project “EU for the Green Agenda in Serbia”, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launches the Third Open Call for co-financing of Air Protection Measures in Local Self-Governments.
The Open Call is intended for local self-government units that have developed or adopted Air Quality Plans (AQP) and/or Short-term Action Plans (SAP), as well as local self-government units that are not legally obligated to adopt the aforementioned plans but have incorporated air protection measures into their strategic documents.
The implementation of measures proposed within this Call should also contribute to the implementation of the National Air Protection Programme for the period 2022-2030 adopted by the Republic of Serbia in December 2022.
Local self-government units that have defined air quality improvement measures in planning documents can apply for co-financing of one selected measure up to a maximum of 70% of total value of its implementation. For measures selected within this call, co-financing will be provided in the amount of 21,000 - 49,000 USD for small-scale projects and 49,000 - 100,000 USD for large-scale projects. The rest of the funds, at least 30%, is provided by the local self-government unit from its budget or other sources of financing.
The application must be submitted no later than April 30, 2025, by 5 p.m. via online platform that can be accessed HERE.
In addition to filling out the online application form, it is necessary to submit detailed project description containing project activities, results and budget, statement signed by an authorized person confirming the secured co-financing and participation in the public call, as well as accompanying technical documentation (if applicable), to the email address: zelena.agenda.rs@undp.org. More information can be found in the Terms and Conditions for applying.
An Info day will be organized for representatives of interested local governments on April 15, at 11 a.m. Registration for the Info day is available on the following LINK.
For additional questions, please contact us via email at: zelena.agenda.rs@undp.org.
This Open Call for is launched within the project "EU for the Green Agenda in Serbia", with the technical and financial support of the European Union and in partnership with the Ministry of Environmental Protection, is implemented by UNDP in cooperation with Sweden and the European Investment Bank (EIB), with additional funding from the governments of Sweden, Switzerland and Serbia.