This project’s main objective is to further increase and consolidate administrative capacity of the Turkish administration for more effective and efficient management and absorption of IPA funds, in addition to  strengthen the capacity of NIPAC and other relevant institutions in the area of strategic planning and programming, proper and sustainable project pipeline development and prioritisation, provision of support at tendering stage,  boosting monitoring and evaluation stages covering reporting requirements,  provision of assistance to NIPAC for coordination of the Union Programmes, contribution to the preparation of cross-border cooperation programmes (at programme level).