# Commission Implementing Decision of 19 March 2014 on the adoption of the LIFE multiannual work programme for 2014-17 (Text with EEA relevance) (2014/203/EU), Division 5.2.2.1: Annual operating grants/Framework partnership agreements for Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO)

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Articles 12(d) and 16(d) of the LIFE Regulation list as a specific objective for their respective priority areas ‘Governance and Information’ to promote better environmental and climate governance by broadening stakeholder involvement, including NGOs, in policy consultation and implementation.
The following award criteria will apply to the selection of both the beneficiaries of annual operating grants and of framework partners’ agreements:
1.. Relevance of involvement in the Union’s environmental and climate action policy process:
under the thematic objectives of the 7th Environment Action Programme:
to protect, conserve and enhance the Union’s natural capital;
to turn the Union into a resource-efficient, green and competitive low-carbon economy;
to safeguard the Union’s citizens from environmental and climate-related pressures and risks to health and wellbeing,
under the climate and energy package, the roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050 and the Union’s adaptation strategy.
2.. Relevance and potential to contribute to:
maximising the benefits of the Union’s environment and climate action legislation by improving implementation and enforcement,
improving the knowledge and evidence base for Union environment and climate action policy,
securing investment for environment and climate action policy and address environmental externalities and
improving environmental and climate action integration and policy coherence.
3.. Relevance for enhancing the sustainability of the Union’s cities and increasing the Union’s effectiveness in addressing international environmental and climate related challenges.
4.. Relevance in addressing environmental and climate-related emerging issues and new policy priorities.
5.. Effectiveness of the partner’s contribution to the Union policy process.
6.. Organisational development — potential to develop in order to become a more efficient stakeholder in the Union’s policy process.
The following additional criterion will apply only to the selection of the annual operating grants:
7.. Technical and financial coherence of the work programme.
In the case of framework partnership agreements, the organisations chosen as framework partners will be invited to submit annually their work programme which will be analysed in view of the award of a specific annual operating grant.
For the award of annual specific grants under framework partnership agreements, the following criteria will apply:
1.. Compliance of the work programme with the objectives and nature of activities specified in the framework partnership agreement
2.. Relevance in addressing environmental and climate emerging issues and new policy priorities
3.. Feasibility and internal coherence of the work programme within the time frame
4.. Coherence between work programme and proposed budget, including efficient use of resources

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2014/203/annex/division/5/division/5.2/division/5.2.2/division/5.2.2.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-203/annex/division-5/division-5.2/division-5.2.2/division-5.2.2.1
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