Background
Inefficient and non-transparent managing of public goods and natural resources is considered to be a long term obstacle to eradicating corruption at all levels, particularly in public procurement procedures and practices related to granting concessions by the government or local and regional authorities to corporative investors or individuals. The effectiveness of efforts in the area fight against corruption and improving openness of public administration bodies largely depends on active and vibrant civil society organizations that are able to mobilize citizens and local community stakeholders and raise the awareness of the public on key problems in various areas of public policies. Their contribution is increasingly recognized, particularly in the process of drafting new legislative measures and public policies, in monitoring the implementation of transposed legislation, reporting on irregularities and steering public discussions on EU issues. However, policy analysis and advocacy capacities of many organizations working in the area of fight against corruption at local level are still inadequate, particularly due to the lack of recognition of their work by local authorities, and still underdeveloped practices of open governance and proactive transparency across public administration bodies. It is the open government approach that can facilitate the public administration to become more efficient and effective, as well as to make its processes and decisions open, while at the same time, allowing citizens to participate and engage.
Size of grants
Any grant requested under this Call for Proposals must fall between the following [minimum and] maximum amounts:
- minimum amount: EUR 50.000
- maximum amount: EUR 200.000
Eligibility
In order to be eligible for a grant, the applicant must:
- be a legal person
- be non-profit-making
- be non-governmental organisations or formal networks of non-governmental organisations of the following legal status: associations,
business associations, trade unions and foundations, legal entities of religious communities
- be established in a Member State of the European Union or a Member State of the European Economic Area, Republic of Macedonia,
Turkey, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, including Kosovo under UNSC Resolution 1244/99 as well as of other
countries eligible under Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 of 31st July 2006 establishing an Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance
(IPA)
- be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the co-applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies), not acting as an
intermediary.
Deadline: 27 June 2014
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