The project “material-technical, staffing and external support for the management and implementation of OP VaI – 2019/2020” aims at financing the material and technical equipment, staffing and external support to the staff of the Intermediate Body under the Managing Authority (hereinafter “SO”). The implementation of the activities will create the basic precondition for strengthening the quality of the activities carried out and the functions related to preparation, management, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, control and audit, together with the activities to strengthen administrative capacity in creating appropriate working conditions. The duration of the project activities is 18 months. The result of the project is the creation of suitable working conditions for the fulfilment of the tasks of the management and implementation of the operational programme, namely by ensuring adequate material and technical equipment and providing external professional and legal support for the needs of the employees of the SO.The activities will be implemented for the benefit of the whole territory of the Slovak Republic. The project will consist of 4 activities, which foresee 70 administrative capacities with material and technical equipment, 4 evaluations/analyses/studies, 50 activities or services provided, as well as 10 training activities.