Background Max. Grant amount: EUR 400.000
Historically relations between the EU and Georgia were based on the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement which entered into force in 1999 and the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) Action Plan adopted in 2006. Recently Georgia and EU signed the Association Agreement, Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement on 27 June, 2014, and in February 2013, Visa Liberalisation Action Plan was handed over to Georgia by EU Commissioner Malmström In this context, a Visa Liberalisation Action Plan (VLAP) was agreed between the EU and Georgia. The mutually agreed political priorities for cooperation between Georgia and the EU, including in the areas of Justice, Freedom and Security, include a number of commitments on improving migration policies and enhancing border management. In line with the principle of "more for more" Georgia benefits from funding under the Eastern Partnership Integration and Cooperation (EaPIC) programme, with the aim of fostering democratic transformation and institution building.
Size of grants
Any grant requested under this Call for Proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:
- minimum amount: EUR 300.000
- maximum amount: EUR 400.000
Eligibility
In order to be eligible for a grant, the applicant must:
- be a legal person
- be non-profit-making
- be a non-governmental organisation
- be established in a Member State of the European Union or Georgia
- 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
- for non-Georgian NGOs: have at least three years' experience of working in Georgia at the time of the submission of an application.
Deadline: 08 December 2014
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