On 29 July 2019, EU4Business Project funded by the European Union has published the Call for engagement of SMEs for  investment support in processing capacities and marketing of agri-food products.

After closing the public call on 9 October 2019, a total of 32 applications were received. Following the expiration of the deadline for submission of applications, the Evaluation Commission conducted the scoring of all applications according to the administrative, general, special and qualitative criteria of the public call. Based on the evaluation of the received applications, the Evaluation Commission suggested the preliminary list of selected applications for funding through the EU4Business Project. The preliminary list of selected applications can be found in the following table:

In addition to publishing the preliminary list of selected beneficiaries on UNDP and EU4Business web sites, as indicated in the public call guidelines for applicants, all applicants will be informed in writing about the results of the public call. In the aforementioned written notice, all applicants will receive individualized comments for the submitted applications, as well as recommendations on how to improve their applications for future public calls.

The applicants may file a complaint on the results of the preliminary list, as described in the public call Guidelines for Applicants. The deadline for filing a complaint is 14 January 2020 17:00 o’clock. Complaints must be delivered in a sealed envelope by registered mail, courier or in person (signed and dated confirmation will be given to the person who personally submits the application) to the following address:

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP)

EU4Business Project

UN HOUSE

Zmaja od Bosne bb

71 000 Sarajevo

Complaints delivered by another means (e.g. by fax or e-mail) will not be taken into consideration.

The final ranking list will be published on the UNDP website http://www.ba.undp.org/ and on the project page https://eu4business.ba/ as stated in the Guidelines for applicants after review of the Complaints Commission.

“Competitiveness and Innovation: Local Development Strategies – EU4Business project” (Project) aims to contribute to economic growth and job creation through support for competitiveness and innovation in export-oriented sectors (such as wood, metal, textile, plastics or information and communication technology), as well as in agriculture, food production, tourism and rural development in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH). The project is a four-year initiative (2018-2022), funded primarily by the European Union (EU) under Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) II and jointly implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Labour Organization (ILO).

UNDP implements project activities related to the agriculture and food sector and rural development.