Background
Civil society plays a vital role in every democratic society in advocating citizens' rights, representing their interests in policy and decision making processes. The civil society is already a part in many of the processes of policy creation in the beneficiary country. Therefore, this grant scheme will not only strengthen the cooperation between the government and the civil society, but will also create an opportunity so that the CSOs with implementation of their own projects and measures can contribute to the improvement of the administration of justice and to a more effective justice sector reforms, in line with EU and international standards.
Eligibility
In order to be eligible for a grant, the lead applicant must:
- be a legal person (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 and
- be non-profit-making and
- be a specific type of organisation such as: civil society organisations i.e. organisations considered as non-state, non-profit making actors
operating on an independent and accountable basis. They include: non-governmental organisations, professional associations, employers'
associations and trade unions (social partners), chambers of commerce, universities and any other non-governmental associations and
independent foundations and
- be established in the Beneficiary Country; and
- 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.
- Eligible applicants of the nationality of the Beneficiary Country (the country where the Call is launched and the action will be performed) must act
together with at least one (1) co-applicant established in any of the eligible countries (as defined in Section 2.1.1.).
Budget
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 200.000,00
Deadline for submission of concept notes: 23 April 2018
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