The project “Financing of expenditure on material and technical equipment for SIEA staff involved in the implementation of OP VaI 2018-2019” implemented by SIEA will consist of two main activities. The first main activity is 'Internal and external expert services related to the implementation of OP R & I', which includes the activity type 'Internal and external expert services and activities related to the preparation, management, monitoring, evaluation, information and communication, networking, complaint handling and control and audit of the R & I OP', and the second main activity is 'material and technical equipment for the management and implementation of OP VaI', which includes the type of activity 'Mat.-tech. promoting the improvement of working environments and conditions and streamlining procedures’. The main objective is to ensure adequate material and technical equipment and the creation of suitable working conditions for the performance of eligible activities of authorised employees. The planned duration of the implementation of the project is determined in accordance with the written invitation for technical assistance projects. The activities will be implemented between 01/2018 and 12/2019 and the whole Slovak Republic will be the place of implementation. Measurable indicators are the ‘Number of administrative capacity equipped with material and technical equipment from TP’, where the total target value is 77 and ‘Number of realised activities or services provided’ where the total target value is 35. The financing of the project will be secured through reimbursement, i.e. interim payments.