Objectives: Max. Grant Amount: EUR 150.000
The overall objective of the Call for Proposals is to promote an active civil society and to improve the environment conducive to development and sustainability of civil society organisations in the country as proactive social actors in the implementation of the EU Acquis.
The specific objective (s) of this Call for Proposals is to strengthen the capacity of Civil Society in the fight against corruption and organised crime, in the protection of human rights, and the CSO management and networking, including joint implementation of community-based activities and social services, resource mobilisation, mobilising voluntary work, institutional cooperation between CSOs and between
CSOs and the central and local government.
The specific objectives of this Call for Proposals will be achieved by providing grants to CSOs in the following priority areas:
Priority area 1. Fight against corruption and organised crime (including fight against trafficking of human beings and fight against illegal substances);
Priority area 2. Strengthening the CSOs' management and networking, including joint implementation of community based activities and social services, resource mobilisation, mobilising voluntary work, institutional cooperation between CSOs and between CSOs and the central and local government;
Priority area 3. Protection of human rights, with special focus on vulnerable people, support to victims of family violence, mobilisation of local municipalities in preventing of HIV/AIDS/STI amongst the most at risk adolescents, and supporting the activities within the Decade for Roma inclusion 2005 – 2015 and the National Strategy for Roma.
Budget:
The overall indicative amount made available under this call for proposals is EUR 1 500 000. The Contracting Authority reserves the right not to award all available funds.
LOT 1:
Priority area 1: Fight against corruption and organised crime
Max Amount for Priority area 1: EUR: 500 000
LOT 2:
Priority area 2: Strengthening CSOs' management and networking
Max Amount for Priority area 2: EUR: 500 000
LOT 3:
Priority area 3: Protection of human rights, with special focus on vulnerable people
Max Amount for Priority area 3: EUR: 500 000
Size of grants
Any grant requested under this Call for Proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:
• minimum amount: EUR 30,000
• maximum amount: EUR 150,000
Eligibility:
In order to be eligible for a grant, applicants must:
• be non profit making legal entities (individuals are not eligible, nor are informal alliances or initiatives without legal status) operational /
active for at least one year before the call is launched and
• be civil society organisations, including non-governmental organisations and community based organisations and
• be established in a Member State of the European Union, a country that is a beneficiary of the IPA Regulation, a country that is a
beneficiary of the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument or a Member State of the European Economic area and
• be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with their partners, not
acting as an intermediary.
Deadline: 29 October 2012
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