VAPRO

MASOPHRD publishes today, March 2nd 2012 the updated calendar for launching project calls in 2012.

Therefore, the project calls scheduled for the upcoming period have been postponed:

KAY 2.1. – Transition from school to active life will be launched in May 2012

KAY 2.2. – Prevention of early school leaving will be launched in May 2012

KAY 2.3. – Access and participation in lifelong learning will be launched in April – May 2012 and

KAY 6.4. – Transnational initiatives for an inclusive labor market will be launched in June 2012.

For accessing the new calendar, please visit MASOPHRD’s website, at the following link: http://www.fseromania.ro/images/doc/calendar_orientativ_cpp.pdf

The Intermediate Body for SME`s has announced the call opening for Operation 1.3.2 – Support for consultancy services provided to SME`s.

Allocated budget for this call: 84,000,000 lei (approx. 19,300,000 Euro)

We present to you the main aspects of this guide:

Maximum grant value for this scheme funding is 170,000 lei (approx. 39,000 Euro) but not more than 20% of the company’s annual turnover in the last financial year (31.12. 2011)

A maximum value is set for each type of the consultancy services eligible for this project call

The project may include several types of consulting services but the total financial aid grant (for all these services) may not exceed the sum of 170,000 lei (39,000 Euro)

In this call for proposals an applicant may submit only one application for financing

Applicant`s own contribution amount represents the percentage of eligible project costs that will be supported by the applicant / beneficiary and is at least 30% of eligible expenses

The validity of the call is up to 28.09.2012.

During this call for projects will be launched successively three recording, submission, evaluation and selection sessions according with the following program:

Session I (March)

a) Registration and submission – 15.03-13.04.2012

b) Evaluation and selection – 17.04-31.05.2012

Session II (June)

a) Registration and submission – 01.06-29.06.2012

b) Evaluation and selection – 02.07-31.08.2012

Session III (September)

a) Registration and submission – 03.09-28.09.2012

b) Evaluation and selection – 01.10-30.11.2012

Applicants, whose projects were rejected in the first session, can resubmit corrected project in successive sessions.

Applicants, whose projects were funded, cannot submit other projects in future sessions of this call for projects.

Sessions II and III (June and September) will be launched ONLY if the call budget is not exhausted after evaluation of submitted projects declared financed in session I.

The SOPHRD intermediate body – CNDIPT, has announced on January 20th 2012 ,the opening of the consulting period for the Applicant Guide, Specific Conditions for grant projects related to KAY 2.3 “Access and participation in CVT (Continuous Vocational Training)”.
If you have any observations/recommendations or suggestions for improving this document, the intermediate body provides, up to February 20th 2012, the e-mail address: cndiptoiposdru@tvet.ro or fax no. 021.312.54.98.

To view the full version of the guide please visit MASOPHARD’s website at the following link: http://www.fseromania.ro/images/doc/cs_cpp_%20grant_2_3.pdf

We take this opportunity to inform you that the Minister of Public Finance issued Order no. 33/2012 which specifies the procedure for beneficiaries who require from management authorities the reimbursement of eligible expenses, representing non-deductible value added tax, incurred by the beneficiaries in the projects.
This Procedure applies only to projects submitted after January 1st 2012.
Beneficiaries will have to demand for reimbursement of eligible expenditures and will send statements on their tax liability certified by competent bodies subordinated to NAFA according with procedures published in Official Gazette no. 33 of 16 January 2012.

The Intermediate Body for SME`s has announced the opening of the consulting period for the Applicant Guide, Operation 1.3.2 – Support for consultancy services provided to SME`s.

This period will end at 30.01.2012. If you have any observations or recommendations for improving this document, the intermediate body provides, up to the same date mentioned above, an e-mail address: fonduristructurale@minind.ro.

We present to you the main aspects of this guide, that are different from the previous versions:

• Maximum grant value for this scheme funding is 170,000 lei (approx. 39,000 Euro) but not more than 20% of the company’s annual turnover in the last financial year (31.12. 2011)
• A maximum value is set for each type of the consultancy services eligible for this project call
• The project may  include  several types of consulting services but the total financial aid grant (for all these services) may not exceed the sum of 170,000 lei (39,000 Euro)
• The specific eligibleCAENcodes of the applicant requests are specified
• In this call for proposals an applicant may submit only one application for financing
• TheCAENcodes that the consulting firms (the provider of the service/s) must have as their  main business activity are also listed
• Applicant`s own contribution amount represents the percentage of eligible project costs that will be supported by the applicant / beneficiary and is at least 30% of eligible expenses

To view the full version of the guide please visit the following link: http://oiimm.mimmcma.ro/sites/oiimm.mimmcma.ro/files/GhidConsultanta2011Proiect.pdf

 We will keep you updated on these issues.

 We expect you to turn your ideas into successful projects!