EUROPEAID/136141/ID/ACT/TR - PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION AND PROMOTION OF ETHICS GRANT SCHEME (PCP)

Description                                               Max. Grant Amount is: EUR 80.000

So far, all projects done on prevention of corruption have targeted mostly the public sector, while omitting the role of civil society in raising awareness on ethics and monitoring corrupt behavior. In democratic countries, CSOs are characterized for primarily working for public interest and reflecting their society’s views and opinions. They contribute to democratization by either acting as watchdogs of public institutions or sustaining some activities of which public sector lacks behind. In Turkey, however, CSOs working specifically on issues of ethics and corruption are regrettably few in number and have inadequate financial sources to carry out their goals.
The Grant Scheme component of this Project will enable the CSOs including the ones working on the fields of ethics and/or corruption to improve their capacities, monitoring and advocacy skills, and experiences in the field, while eventually generating awareness among citizens complaining about corruption or corrupt practices.

Objective

This Call for Proposals aims to increase awareness in Turkish society on anti-corruption issues and ethical behavior.
The specific objective of this Call for Proposals is to strengthen the awareness raising, campaigning and/or advocacy capacities of CSOs working on anti-corruption and ethical behavior.
The proposed Action (project) should fall in one or both of the below mentioned priority areas in the field of ethics and corruption:
   - Awareness raising of service users on ethics and corruption;
   - Advocacy and lobbying of ethical issues and corruption.

Eligibility

In order to be eligible for a grant, the applicant must:
   - be a legal person;
   - be non-profit-making;
   - be civil society organizations1 (only associations or foundations);
   - be established in2 a Member State of the European Union or Turkey;
   - 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.

Budget

The overall indicative amount made available under this Call for Proposals is EUR 500.000. The Contracting Authority reserves the right not to award all available funds.

Size of grants

Any grant requested under this Call for Proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:
   - minimum amount: EUR 40.000;
   - maximum amount: EUR 80.000.

Deadline: 13 October 2014

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