EUROPEAID/136625/ID/ACT/MK: IPA - FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY OF THE CIVIL SOCIETY

Description                                                                          Maximum amount: 150 000 EUR

The global objective of this Call for Proposals is to support the sustainability of the civil society.

The specific objective (s) of this Call for Proposals is to further enhance the environment conductive to development and financial sustainability of civil society through involvement of civil society in the creation of public opinion, policy making and participation in the decision making processes at local and national level.

The specific objectives of this Call for Proposals will be achieved by providing grants to CSOs in the following priority areas:

   - Priority area 1. Enhancing civil society involvement in creating public opinion and policy and decision making at national and local level;
   - Priority area 2. Strengthening the financial sustainability of civil society through cooperation with state and private sector.


Eligibility

In order to be eligible for a grant, the applicant must:

   - be legal persons (individuals are not eligible, nor are informal alliances or initiatives without legal status) registered and operational at
     least two years before the call is launched
   - be non-profit-making and
   - be specific types of organisations such as non-governmental organisations.
   - be established in a Member State of the European Union or countries that are beneficiaries of the IPA instrument or the European
     Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument or countries of the Economic Area


Budget

The overall indicative amount made available under this Call for Proposals is EUR 1.350.000.

Indicative allocation of funds by lot:

LOT 1
Priority area 1. Enhancing civil society involvement in creating public opinion, policy and decision making at national and local level;

Maximum amount for Priority 1: EUR: 675.000

LOT 2
Priority area 2. Strengthening the financial sustainability of civil society through cooperation with state and private sector.

Maximum amount for Priority 2: EUR: 675.000


Size of grants

Any grant requested under this Call for Proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:

   - minimum amount: EUR 50.000,00
   - maximum amount: EUR 150.000,00


Deadline: 20 February 2015

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