Grants

MEGA has set up a Grants Fund of $2.4 million, out of which approximately $1.9 million will be disbursed as grants-in-kind to the MEGA Program participating municipalities. The abovementioned amount will be apportioned among MEGA Program participating municipalities in accordance with the Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) signed with each municipality. The Urban Institute reserves the right not to disburse the whole grant fund amount or the amount allocated to the specific municipality.

The funds will be used in a highly targeted way in order to accomplish the primary objectives of the program (job creation, businesses established, investments attracted, public-private partnerships created). These grants may be awarded to support activities under any of the program components, provided that all specified eligibility criteria have been met.

MEGA Program expects that a participating municipality, being considered the ultimate beneficiary and custodian of the awarded grant-in-kind, will nominate and coordinate the application of the projects to be considered for in-kind-grant contributions. You may download MEGA Grants-in-Kind Manual here (PDF, 295 Kb) which provides detailed information on the eligibility criteria, evaluation and selection criteria and awarding procedures.