Thirty-eight draft projects for the open call for submitting of project concepts/projects for small grants of the region of the mountains Ilinska and Plakenska were received by 30 December 2011. They were delivered to the members of the committee. All the submitted draft projects were evaluated according to the following criteria: the quality of the draft project, its viability, its sustainability, its influence on the environment and estimation of the financial plan. The committee gladly concluded that most of the draft projects are of high quality and completely meet the application criteria.
The committee for evaluation of the submitted project proposals, comprising representatives from EuroNatur – Germany and MES, met on 3 February 2010 and reached a decision to finance the draft projects which were submitted after the call for submitting of draft projects concerning the local sustainable development of the regions of the mountains Ilinska and Plakenska. The committee ranked all of the 38 submitted projects, but due to the limited funds, it had to choose only 7 of them. The chart with the approved and unapproved project proposals can be found below in the text.
MES congratulated all the groups which were awarded a financial aid for their success and the well-produced project, wishing them success in fulfilling it!
MES encourages the rest to submit their projects to other financing foundation of in the possible second call by MES in future (there are no more financial funds at the moment). MES sincerely offers you its capacities at your service for completion and implementation of the project and the rest of your activities. We hope that in future as well you will be part of the whole process for nature protection and improving living conditions for the people living in the abovementioned areas.
| Number | Name of the applicant | Title of the draft project | Topic | Committee evaluation |
| 1 | Association for revitalization of the village ILI-NIK, Golemo Ilino, Demir Hisar | Marking the drinking water spring at the Ilinska mountain and the paths leading to them | TA2 | Unapproved |
| 2 | Boshko Trajanovski, Kolica, Drugovo | Mountain track-Sokolica | TA2 | Unapproved |
| 3 | Boshko Trajanovski, Kolica, Drugovo | Waste materials management | / | Unapproved |
| 4 | Gjoko Siljanov | Practical protection of biodiversity by an active participation in the local community | TA1 | Unapproved |
| 5 | Gjoko Siljanov | Protection and revitalization of biodiversity by promoting the sustainable tourism of the region of Ilinska and Plakenska mountains | TA2 | Unapproved |
| 6 | Ecological Society Grashnica, Ohrid | Impressions from the Ilinska and Plakenska mountains | TA2 | Approved |
| 7 | Ecological Society Grashnica, Ohrid | Traditional knowledge for sustainability | TA3 | Unapproved |
| 8 | Society – International center for art and sustainable development ART POINT-GUMNO, Sloeshtica, Demir Hisar | Ilinska and Plakenska mountains – guardians of our health and wellbeing | TA3 | Approved |
| 9 | Society – International center for art and sustainable development ART POINT-GUMNO, Sloeshtica, Demir Hisar | Do you know the nature of Ilinska and Plakenska mountains? | TA1 | Unapproved |
| 10 | Society – International center for art and sustainable development ART POINT-GUMNO, Sloeshtica, Demir Hisar | We protect Ilinska and Plakenska mountains from waste materials | / | Unapproved |
| 11 | Society for protection and improving environment and alternative tourism JADRANSKI SLIV, Ohrid | Ambassadors of Ilinska and Plakenska mountains | TA2 | Unapproved |
| 12 | Society for development of village Belica | Protection of the river bed of Belichka Reka | TA3 | Unapproved |
| 13 | Society for development of village Brzhdani…Brzhdani 2010 | Clean environment and biodiversity protection | TA1 | Unapproved |
| 14 | Society for development of village Brzhdani…Brzhdani 2010 | Ecological sanation and organizing the natural water resources | TA3 | Unapproved |
| 15 | Society for development of village Brzhdani…Brzhdani 2010 | Protection of the indigenous trout SALMO MACEDONIKUS in the upper reaches of the river Treska | TA3 | Approved |
| 16 | Society for development, protection and improvement of society POLENKA | Introducing and promotion of the beauties of the Ilinska mountain | TA2 | Approved |
| 17 | Society for development, protection and improvement of society POLENKA | Protection of the trout in the river Crna and its confluent rivers for raising public awareness of the citizens | TA3 | Unapproved |
| 18 | Civil society Ecological club SIDERO KASTRO, Demir Hisar | Protection and survival of the lynx in the Ilinska mountain | / | Unapproved |
| 19 | Hunters Society Dolina na Mechkite, Demir Hisar | Friends of the Ilinska and Plakenska mountains | TA2 | Unapproved |
| 20 | Hunters Society Dolina na Mechkite, Demir Hisar | Human influence on the plant communities and natural habitats of the wild animals on the Ilinska and Plakenska mountains | TA1 | Unapproved |
| 21 | Scout group Bran (Green center), Ohrid | Herbs – Health and environment | TA1 | Unapproved |
| 22 | Literature, culture and science lovers | Treatises by the authors Vangjelko Lozanoski and Goce Veljanoski – Belica in the natural values and with the cultural monuments and the lynx – today and in stories | TA2 | Unapproved |
| 23 | Literature, culture and science lovers | Villages of the Ilinska mountain with natural values, cultural monuments and the lynx | TA2 | Unapproved |
| 24 | M and P-Mediation and Consulting–Ohrid, MZ Openica and Drugovo | Promotion of the natural values of the Ilinska mountain the part of Mazatar | TA2 | Unapproved |
| 25 | Local community village Popolzhani – municipality of Drugovo | Raising public awareness of the local citizens in the village Popolzhani, for the meaning andvalue of the village source and its neighboring areas, aiming at fulfilling the conditions for development of the village tourism | TA1 | Unapproved |
| 26 | Municipality of Debarca | Promotion of Belchishko Blato “Sini Viroj” and development of the public awareness for its protection | TA3 | Approved |
| 27 | Municipality of Drugovo | Bike-walking trail “Rajska dolina” – Lynx trail | TA2 | Unapproved |
| 28 | Debrca Elementary school, village Belchishta | Raising public awareness and education for the environment and nature (for the locals and tourists) | TA1 | Unapproved |
| 29 | Grigor Prlichev Elementary school – Ohrid | Promotion of the Belchishko Blato as the final stage of the evolution of the former natural lake | TA1 | Approved |
| 30 | Grigor Prlichev Elementary school – Ohrid | A classroom in open (a classroom in nature) | TA1 | Unapproved |
| 31 | Goce Delchev Elementary school – Demir Hisar | The healing power of the Ilinska and Plakenska mountains | TA1 | Unapproved |
| 32 | Goce Delchev Elementary school – Demir Hisar | Meeting the diversity of flora and fauna of the Ilinska and Plakenska mountains | TA1 | Approved |
| 33 | Poposki Damjan | Protection of the river cancer | TA3 | Unapproved |
| 34 | Friends of Demir Hisar | Mapping and marking the tourist – picnic artworks of the springs of the Crna Reka and Zheleznec | TA2 | Unapproved |
| 35 | Production Company “RALI” DOOEL – Ohrid | Identification and presentation of the water resources of the Ilinska and Plakenska mountains | TA2 | Unapproved |
| 36 | Touristic Asociation “Biljana” – Ohrid | Along the green tracks of the Ilinska and Plakenska mountains | TA2 | Unapproved |
| 37 | Center for help, integration of the underdeveloped and developed areas in the civil society – Kichevo | Marking of the track for movement of the Balkan lynx in the region of Ilinska mountain | TA2 | Unapproved |
| 38 | Center for help, integration of the underdeveloped and developed areas in the civil society – Kichevo | Removing the illegal dumping grounds near the track for movement of the Balkan lynx – municipality of Drugovo | / | Unapproved |