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Updated! Open call “Implementation of Model for Home Visits and Provision of Early Intervention Services”

Title of the call for project proposals	Open call “Implementation of Model for Home Visits and Provision of Early Intervention Services” of the European Economic Area (EEA) financial mechanism 2014-2021
Call number	LT03-2-SAM-K03
Objective	The general objective of the Programme is to improve prevention and reduce inequalities in health. The Programme will provide support for mental health promotion and prevention measures with emphasis on the well-being of children and youth and their families, primarily through strengthening the community-based mental health services (Outcome 1) and improving well-being of children and youth (Outcome 2) by establishing clearly defined, expected results. Through the open call “Implementation of Model for Home Visits and Provision of Early Intervention Services” (hereinafter – the Call) the Programme Operator seeks to select and support projects that best contribute to achieving Outcome 2 of the Health Programme. The Call aims at promoting the provision of support and the improvement of information provision towards pregnant mothers during their pregnancy, following giving of birth and until their children reach the age of 2 years old by providing high class services aimed at helping mothers in making justified decisions based on the acquired know-how of proper children care in order to ensure the well-being of infants and children subject to vulnerable homes, as well as children until they reach the age of 2 years old. To ensure enhanced bilateral relations between Lithuania and the Donor States, projects supported under this call may be prepared and implemented in partnership with entities from Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway.
Eligible applicants and partners	Eligible applicants are: Public Authorities of the Republic of Lithuania (national, regional and local authorities): state or municipal institution or body. State or municipal institution or body: representative, head of state, executive, judicial authorities, law enforcement authorities and bodies, institutions and bodies performing audit, control (supervision), other state and municipal institutions and bodies which are financed from the state or municipal budgets and public monetary funds, and which have been conferred with public administration powers in accordance with the procedure established by the Law of the Republic of Lithuania on Public Administration. Institutions of the Lithuanian National Health System: following institutions holding valid healthcare licences: 1) State and municipal budgetary and public institutions for personal and public healthcare; 2) State and municipal undertakings; 3) Other undertakings and institutions having concluded contracts with National or Territorial Health Insurance Funds or other customers of the Lithuanian National Health System in accordance with the procedures established by law throughout the entire validity period of the aforementioned contracts. Provided that the project shall be chosen to be implemented in the absence of Project Partner(s), the applicant must be an Institution of the Lithuanian National Health System holding a valid licence for the provision of primary outpatient personal health care (family medical services). Eligible Project Partners are: Public Authorities (national, regional and local authorities) of the Republic of Lithuania and Donor States (Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway). Institutions of the Lithuanian National Health System and equivalent institutions from Donor States. Where the applicant is a Public Authority of the Republic of Lithuania (national, regional and local authorities) or an Institution of the Lithuanian National Health System without a valid licence for the provision of primary outpatient personal health care (family medical services), at least one Project Partner must be an Institution of the Lithuanian National Health System holding a valid licence for the provision of primary outpatient personal health care (family medical services). In this Call, the same legal entity shall be allowed to participate as a Project Partner in a number of other projects, but only in a single project as an applicant. The number of project partners is unlimited.
Eligible activities	Funding under Programme will be provided to the following activities: Implementation of the model for home visits and provision of early intervention services; Home visits and provision of early intervention services. Funding shall be allocated for projects contributing towards the pursuit of objectives of the Programme and the present open call, as well as meeting the following special project eligibility criteria (the following criteria shall be mandatory for all projects): Institution providing home visit services must hold a valid licence for the provision of primary outpatient personal health care (family medical services); Services shall be rendered towards service beneficiaries free of charge; Home visit services shall be provided towards families on a continuous and uninterrupted basis, i.e., the authority providing home visit services shall be obliged to continue to provide services and services towards the same family until their child reaches the age of 2 years old, except for following cases, where the aforementioned rendering of services shall not be possible having regards to objective grounds out of the control of the authority (e.g., the family refuses to continue the receipt of home visit services, the family changes their place of residence, etc.); Candidates applying for the home visit specialist position shall be required to meet the following requirements (the list of eligible candidates shall include the number of specialists who will provide services, plus at least one additional candidate): A Bachelor’s degree or higher in health sciences (or equivalent) and a professional qualification of a general practice nurse or advance practice nurse or midwife; A valid licence of a general practice nurse or advance practice nurse or midwife; At least one year of work experience; A valid driving licence, category B. 1 (one) home visit specialist shall be required to provide home visit services for at least 25 families. The Applicants shall contribute to the achievement of the following Programme indicators (indicators are mandatory): Number of beneficiaries of services provided or improved (disaggregated by gender) (Outcome indicator). Number of municipalities involved in the model for home visits and provision of early intervention services (Output indicator). The Applicants applying in partnership with Donor State entities shall also contribute to the bilateral outcome of the Programme: “Enhanced collaboration between Donor and Beneficiary State entities involved in the Programme”, expressed by the following indicators: Level of trust between cooperating entities in Beneficiary States and Donor States (disaggregated by State type). Level of satisfaction with the partnership (disaggregated by State type). Share of cooperating organisations that apply the knowledge acquired from bilateral partnership (disaggregated by State type). Number of participants from Beneficiary States in exchanges (disaggregated by gender, Donor State). Number of participants from Donor States in exchanges (disaggregated by gender, Donor State). Number of projects involving cooperation with a Donor Project Partner (disaggregated by Donor State). Applicants shall aim for the achievement of the following indicator, which must be ensured during the project post-completion period: Number of beneficiaries who have received the services provided by the home visit specialist(s) per year.
Deadline for submitting applications	7 September 2021 (17:00 Lithuanian time) Open call for project proposals shall be announced on www.cpva.lt and www.eeagrants.lt In order to receive financing, the Applicant shall fill in an application form online via the DMS.
Selection process	Evaluation of projects shall be organized by the Central Project Management Agency (Programme Operator). The evaluation takes place in three phases: 1. Eligibility evaluation 2. Benefit and quality evaluation 3. Administrative compliance (only for projects which have been selected for funding). The CPMA has the right to decide which evaluation - either evaluation of the benefits and quality of projects or evaluation of the eligibility of projects - should be carried out first, or to carry out both of these evaluations simultaneously. Priority will be given to projects that: Prioritize provision of services towards the residents of rural areas; Cooperate with institutions from different sectors (cross-sector/inter-institutional cooperation); Oblige to allocate funds for the provision of services for additional period following the end of the required 5 years post-completion period. At least two independent experts shall conduct the benefit and quality evaluation of each eligible application. Applications shall be scored in accordance with benefit and quality evaluation criteria, which may not be changed in the course of the evaluation of projects. The criteria and the maximum possible score according to each criterion are indicated in Annex 6 to the Guidelines. The overall maximum score, which may be given according to all criteria of evaluation of the project’s benefit and quality, shall be 100. 45 shall be the minimum mandatory score for projects to receive support under this call. At the time of the eligibility evaluation of applications, the CPMA may ask the Applicant to submit the missing information and/or documents, except if: The Applicant failed to submit documents specified within the item 52.1 of the Guidelines along with the application. The Applicant failed to submit a single document specified within the item 52.2 of the Guidelines along with the application. Applications shall be evaluated for no more than 90 days after the deadline for the submission of applications specified in the call for applications.
Total budget of the Call	€ 1 396 817,00
Minimum and maximum grant applied	The minimum grant applied for shall not be less than € 60.000,00 The maximum grant applied for shall not be more than € 200.000,00
Project grant rate	The grant rate is up to 100% of the total eligible expenditure of a project.
Duration of the projects	Up to 29 months
Contacts for more information	Central Project Management Agency (CPMA) E-mail: eeagrants@cpva.lt, Tel. (+370) 655 65797 Reply to questions posed by e-mail will be provided within 5 working days after the receipt of the enquiry at the CPMA.
Important	Guidelines for applicants Annex 1 Annex 2 Annex 3 Annex 4 Annex 5 Annex 6 Annex 7 Annex 8 Annex 9