Background Max.Grant Amount: EUR 100.000
European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) is the successor programme to the European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights. The specific aim of European Union assistance under the EIDHR, created by the European Parliament in 1994, has been to assist in meeting differentiated human rights and democracy objectives at international and national level. This world-wide programme should be complementing instrument to the Union’s various national and regional cooperation programmes. Building on its key strength, which lies in the scope for providing assistance independently of the consent of third-country governments and other public authorities, the main purpose of Community assistance under the EIDHR has been to support civil society activity in the promotion of human rights and democracy. Partners have primarily been international and local civil society organisations, but have also included international organisations1 will give the response strategy its critical profile.
Priorities
- the pursuit of common agendas for human rights and democratic reform;
- building towards consensus on disputed or controversial areas of policy;
- enhancing political representation and participation;
- enhance the inclusiveness and pluralism.
Size of grants
LOT 1:
- minimum amount: EUR 10,000;
- maximum amount: EUR 50,000.
LOT 2:
- minimum amount: EUR 50,000;
- maximum amount: EUR 100,000.
Eligibility of applicants
In order to be eligible for a grant, applicants must:
- be legal persons and
- be non profit making and
- be a specific type of organisation such as a non-governmental organisation, higher education institution, independent political foundation
(not political party) etc as defined by Article 10 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1889/2006 and be established in a Member State of the
European Union, an accession or official candidate country as recognised by the European Union, a Member State of the European
Economic Area, or any other eligible country as defined by Article 14 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1889/2006. This obligation does not
apply to international organisations and be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with their partners, not
acting as an intermediary.
Deadline: 15 August 2012
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