EU/Albania Call for Proposals: Civil Society Countering Violent Extremism

Deadline: 30 September 2016

The European Union (EU) is currently accepting proposals from eligible organisations for a programme entitled “Civil society countering violent extremism” with an aim to encourage the participation of civil society in countering violent extremism and engaging at local level in sensitive areas where radicalisation is more eager to spread.

The global objective of this Call for Proposals is to encourage the active participation of civil society in policy-making and contributing to the fulfillment of Albania’s obligations under the EU Albania Stabilisation and Association Agreement.

Size of Grants

Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between EUR 200,000 and EUR 335,000.

Location

Actions must take place in Albania.

Duration

The initial planned duration of an action may not be lower than 12 months nor exceed 36 months.

Eligibility Criteria

In order to be eligible for a grant, the lead applicant must:
- be legal persons and
- be non-profit-making and
- be a specific type of organisation such as: non-governmental organisation, international (inter-governmental) organisation – as defined by Article 43 of the Rules of application of the EU Financial Regulation if international organisations are eligible remember to publish Annex e3h11 containing derogations to include in the Special Conditions, if the lead applicant is an international organisation whose pillars have not been positively assessed or if one of the co-applicants is an international organisation (regardless of whether its pillars have been positively assessed or not) – and
- be legally established in Albania or in a Member State of the European Union, in an accession or official candidate country as recognised by the European Union or in Member State of the European Economic Area, 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.
Potential applicants may not participate in calls for proposals or be awarded grants if they are in any of the situations
The lead applicant must declare that the lead applicant himself, the co-applicants and affiliated entity(ies)are not in any of these situations.
The lead applicant must act with co-applicants as specified hereafter.
If awarded the grant contract, the lead applicant will become the beneficiary identified as the Coordinator in Annex E3h1 (Special Conditions). The Coordinator is the main interlocutor of the Contracting Authority. It represents and acts on behalf of any other co-beneficiary (if any) and coordinate the design and implementation of the action.