Evaluation of the results of the grant scheme implemented within the project "EU for you - for cultural heritage and tourism"

Project duration: March 2024 – July 2024

Call/Program/Scheme: EU for you - for cultural heritage and tourism

Client / Financier: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Participating institutions:

Ijatako, d.o.o., Belgrade
Institute of Economic Sciences

Principal investigator (PI): dr Isidora Ljumović, Institute of Economic Sciences

The role of IEN in the project: IEN is a partner institution

IEN project team (manager/coordinator, team members):

dr Isidora Ljumović (Principal Investigator)
dr Biljana Viduka

Description:

Our project partner implemented a series of grants to upgrade tourism offerings and cultural heritage development. Post-implementation evaluation is needed to assess impact, ensure accountability, and inform future grant-making strategies.

The evaluation serves our partners, project stakeholders, and grantees by enabling transparent accountability and evidence-based decision-making for future tourism development initiatives.

The evaluation employs mixed methods, combining quantitative and qualitative analysis through developing rigorous methodology with data collection tools; conducting fieldwork with site visits; and analyzing grant compliance, performance indicators (employment, income, added value), fund utilization, and sustainability while identifying challenges and best practices.

A comprehensive final report delivers quantitative/qualitative performance assessments with graphical presentations, goal alignment analysis, impact measurements, implementation barrier identification, methodological recommendations, and actionable guidance.

Evaluation findings will inform long-term tourism strategies by providing evidence-based insights into effective grant mechanisms, guiding future interventions for sustainable economic growth, enhanced stakeholder coordination, and lasting value beyond individual project cycles.

Keywords: grant evaluation, tourism development, cultural heritage, impact assessment, sustainability