The process of selecting the clusters of local self-governments in Montenegro, which applied to the Public call within the ReLOaD2 initiative published on May 24, 2021, has been completed.

The following clusters of local self-government units were selected:

1.      Tara – the municipalities of Mojkovac, Kolašin, and Pljevlja

2.      Together for the North – the municipalities of Andrijevica and Berane

3.      Coastal Mates – the municipalities of Budva, Herceg Novi, Kotor, and Tivat

4.      Nikšić and Plužine Together – the municipalities Nikšić and Plužine

5.      Central region – the Capital City of Podgorica, Old Royal Capital Cetinje, the urban municipality within the Capital City of Podgorica – Golubovci, and the Municipality of Danilovgrad

The Regional Program for Local Democracy in the Western Balkans 2 (ReLOaD2) is funded by the European Union and implemented by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in six countries and territories of the Western Balkans: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), North Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo* and Serbia.

The second phase of the program began on January 1, 2021. The goal of the program in the next four years is to strengthen the partnership between local self-government units (LGUs) and civil society and youth in the Western Balkans.

The program's implementation reflects in developing and expanding a transparent approach to financing non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from the local self-government budgets to meet the needs of the local community. This program is a continuation of the good practice of the first phase of ReLOaD, which serves as a model for action in the second phase of the program.

Regionalni program lokalne demokratije na Zapadnom Balkanu 2 (ReLOaD2) finansira Evropska unija, a realizuje Program Ujedinjenih nacija za razvoj (UNDP) u šest zemalja i teritorija Zapadnog Balkana i to: Albaniji, Bosni i Hercegovini (BiH), Sjevernoj Makedoniji, Crnoj Gori, Kosovu* i Srbiji.

Druga faza programa je počela sa realizacijom 1. januara 2021. godine i u narednom četvorogodišnjem periodu cilj programa je jačanje partnerstva između jedinica lokalne samouprave (JLS) i civilnog društva i mladih u regionu Zapadnog Balkana.

Realizacija programa bazira se na na razvoju i širenju transparentnog pristupa finansiranja nevladinih organizacija (NVO) iz budžeta JLS, radi ostvarivanja  zajedničkih potreba u lokalnoj zajednici. Program je nastavak dobre prakse prve faze ReLOaD, što ujedno predstavlja i model za djelovanja  u drugoj fazi programa.