PROGRAMME BG 11
"CAPACITY-BUILDING AND INSTITUTIONAL COOPERATION"

First contract is signed

The National Association of Municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria has received a grant of over 2 million BGN for capacity building in partnership with the Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities.                The funding is within the Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2009 – 2014

The National association of municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria (NAMRB) has received a grant in the amount of 2 139 079.77 BGN for the implementation of project “Improving the capacity of NAMRB and Bulgarian municipalities through cooperation with Norwegian local authorities”. The project will be implemented under program BG11 “Capacity-building and institutional Co-operation”, funded by the Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2009-2014. The program operator is Operational program “Technical assistance” Directorate at the Council of Ministers.

The project’s main objective is enhancing the institutional capacity and development of human resources of Bulgarian local authorities and NAMRB through cooperation and transfer of knowledge, experience and good practices with the Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities (KS). The Norwegian partner is an organization with extensive experience, history and plenty examples of good practices in local governance.

The specific objectives of the project include capacity building for development of an efficient dialogue with central authorities, improved framework and capacity building for sustainable and transparent local finance management as well as development of efficient forms of inter-municipal cooperation for public service provision. The project’s added value can be seen in its indirect positive impact on the citizens on the 264 Bulgarian municipalities, who will receive higher quality services as a result from the project’s implementation and the increased capacity of local authorities.