Provision of funding for operational costs for SHTAFs within the Migration Directorate–MoI

The MD is the only competent national authority responsible for managing the Special Homes for Temporary Accommodation of Foreigners (SHTAFs) receiving TCNs who are subject to identification, with purpose to ensure the execution of the return or expulsion measures. The project envisages the following main activities: provision of funds covering costs for the electricity and water supply to the SHTAF-Sofia and the SHTAF-Lyubimets, as well as food costs and medical treatment for the accommodated TCNs. The first 3 activities will be implemented according to contracts concluded after conducted public procurement procedures, in compliance with the Law on Public Procurements. An activity is also included to provide funds for additional security staff for both SHTAFs, with a total number of 80 persons, which will be implemented after approval of an additional staff of the MD-MoI for persons working under the employment relationship regime for activities provided for in Art.140a of the Law on the Ministry of Interior, for the period of the project implementation. To date, activities related to the provision of funding for operational costs for both SHTAFs have been part of three GAs funded under the AMIF emergency assistance mechanism, namely: HOME/2016/AMIF/AG/EMAS/0029: 1.06.2016 – 31.10.2017(18 mths); HOME/2016/AMIF/AG/EMAS/0044: 01.10.2016 – 31.12.2020(51 mths); HOME/2016/AMIF/AG/EMAS/0046: 01.02.2017 – 31.07.2021(54 mths). The activity for ensuring additional security staff for both SHTAFs had been first implemented as part of GA 0046. The implementation of this activity helps ensuring additional security of the TCNs accommodated in the SHTAFs, as well as preventing incidents among these persons. The activities related to the provision of funding for operational costs for both SHTAFs additional security staff are included in an ongoing project BG65AMNP001-3.006-0003-C03 that MD is implementing within AMIF National Program, from 19.02.2020 till 19.11.2022.

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