Fund for Local Cooperation Project Proposals in Kazakhstan

Deadline: 31-Aug-21

The Embassy of Finland in Kazakhstan is seeking proposals for projects that it will fund through the Fund for Local Cooperation (FLC) instrument in 2021-2022 to support projects by local civil society organizations.

Focus Areas

As a development policy instrument, the FLC supports the goals and principles of the Finnish development policy and priority areas. The latter are:

Rights and status of women and girls
The growth of developing countries’ economies to generate more jobs, livelihoods and well-being
Democratic and better functioning societies
Food security, access to water and energy, as well as sustainable use of natural resources.

Funding Information

2 projects will be financed in 2021 with an approximate budget of €25,000 (Twenty Five Thousand Euro) each, totaling not more than €50,000 (Fifty Thousand Euros) combined.

Duration

Projects are funded for the duration of years 2021-2022. The projects must start before the end of the year of 2021.

Outcomes

The Embassy of Finland in Kazakhstan is seeking to contribute to the two following outcomes with its FLC Programme:

Project 1: Climate change, sustainable use of natural resources and green growth.
Project 2: Education, democracy, functioning societies (including digital services).

Eligibility Criteria

Local, registered, national or community-based organization (non-governmental and not-for-profit) with the preference to projects outside Nur-Sultan and Almaty.
Funds cannot be directed to individuals, families, political parties or charity events. The FLC does not fund education grants either.

Ineligible

FLC Funding Cannot Be Granted:

To Finnish Non-Governmental Organisations (separate applications through the MFA unit in question)
For projects of friendship associations in Finland (separate applications through the MFA unit in question)
To Finnish Government agencies or public bodies (separate applications through the ICI instrument)
To Finnish municipalities (separate applications through the Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities)
To Finnish businesses
To the Government, ministries or municipalities of the host country
To an unregistered association or organisation (however, taking into consideration the special circumstances in the host country)
To support the activities of a political party
For basic research
For single cultural events (that have no permanent development impact)
For charity
For humanitarian aid
In the form of a grant, scholarship or assistance for the applicant’s personal use;
For purchasing land
To a Fund
For building the capital of microcredit systems (however, development projects and training are possible)