Deadline: 18 June 2019
USAID’s “Civil Society Development and Accelerated Cooperation” project has opened a Call for Proposals “Initiative for Strengthening Democracy, Good Governance, Civic Engagement and the Fight against Corruption”.
The project aims to support and strengthen the capacity and accountability of civil society organizations, state bodies and the private sector to advance democratic processes. This project is implemented from January 2017 until June 2020 and consists of three components:
- Evaluation of organizations from civil society, public sector and business;
- Supporting grants and initiatives of civil society organizations; and
- Technical Assistance for Capacity Building of Civil Society Organizations, Public Sector and Business.
The USAID Accelerated Civic Development and Cooperation Project in Albania seeks to award grants to Albanian youth civil society organizations (CSOs), working alone or in partnerships with other CSOs, to promote local democracy, good governance and anti-corruption in Albania.
Funding Focus Areas
- The USAID Accelerated Civic Development and Cooperation Project seeks creative, innovative and collaborative applications in support of activities that will directly further one or more of the three objectives:
- Local capacity for long-term impact built;
- Democracy, governance, and civic education strengthened; and
- Vulnerable populations’ participation more fully in society improved.
- The project provides grants for youth civil society organizations to enable them to carry out their initiatives. The youth civil society organizations that are registered and functional and deal with issues of civic / youth engagement and democratic governance including CSOs involved in youth empowerment, youth rights, good governance and anti-corruption at local and central level, increased citizen/youth oversight, capacity development, etc. are encouraged to apply for grants. Types of activities that can be supported through the grants include:
- Capacity building activities aiming at building the capacities at the individual, institutional, coalition/network, and systems level, especially of associations for children and young people;
- Exchange of experiences among young people from different cities of the country on their initiatives/interventions, results/ successes achieved as a result of their interventions;
- Advocacy, stakeholder dialogue, and joint action initiatives organized by youth groups to build trust and foster democracy and inclusive socio-economic growth;
- Training, exchange, and dissemination activities aiming at dissemination of international best practices, introduction of new technologies, and “learning by doing” focusing on young people;
- Organization and functioning of the youth/community service delivery oversight committees to enhance government accountability;
- Good governance monitoring (including surveys, production of analysis, corruption assessment reports);
- Activities aiming at improving the socio-economic situation of youth.
Grant Information
- The maximum grant amount is 15,000 USD. Approximately 75,000 USD will be allocated in total to this type of grants.
- The USAID Accelerated Civic Development and Cooperation Project plans to award multiple grants for projects covering 6 (six) months.
Eligibility Criteria
- The prospective Grantee should meet the following minimum eligibility criteria:
- Be a youth organization and/or having as target group children and youth.
- Have at least one year of organizational operational experience.
- Must not be a debtor to the state, must have cancelled any debt to the state, or have arranged for debt collection prior to receiving the first disbursement of the Accelerated Civic Development and Cooperation Project grant funds.
- Must successfully clear all the checklist items under ANTTARC’s vetting checklist (background, conflicts, suspension and debarment, and anti-terrorism).
- Have demonstrated an ability to manage grant funds (evidence of financial accountability, systems maintenance of accurate, detailed records of all expenses, and have designated financial management personnel).
- Must operate as an independent non-partisan affiliated organization.
- The applicant organization should submit all and accurate required documents as following:
- Court decision and the Organization’s Statute.
- Tax identification number (NIPT).
- Certificate from the tax office that organization has no debts to the state.
- A document issued by the auditing entity for the last year and/or a financial report.
How to Apply
Applicants should submit their proposal (2 print copies and a CD) and required supporting documents in a sealed envelope at the address given on the website.
For more information, please visit http://anttarc.org/news/albanian-thirrje-e-hapur-per-propozime-may-2019/
