Deadline: 9 October 2017
The United Nations Development Programme and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation are announcing call for project proposals within the framework of “Strong and inclusive parliamentary democracy project”.
Project grants are awarded within the framework of the Civic Action Fund funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). The main objective of grant scheme within the SIPD Civic Action Fund is to enable a diverse range of original domestic civil society initiatives aimed at influencing political processes and promoting civic education. Support will be provided to initiatives of civil society organizations aimed at developing, piloting and institutionalizing practices contributing to greater accountability, inclusion and responsiveness of state institutions, in particular the Parliament, improved collaboration between civil society, the Parliament and other state actors and better civic education. The results are intended to support inclusive, open and accountable governance.
Project grants will provide issue-based support to specific activities, usually to be implemented within a short timeframe, including ad-hoc initiatives focusing on improving civil society’s access to and exchange with the Parliament, strengthening constituency-oriented policymaking as well as promoting civic education. All submitted project proposals shall focus on achieving clear, measurable outcomes that support the project aims. Organizations seeking project grants will be assessed along similar organizational ability dimensions, but the core considerations are to be focused on achievement of a clear, measureable outcome or outcomes that support the aims of Civic Action Fund (CAF).
Funding Information
- The maximum allowed budget amount per proposal is USD 45’000.
- One organization can receive a maximum of 3 grants within one phase (2017-2021).
- Note: Project proposals within the project grant scheme can also be submitted on a rolling basis.
Areas of Action
In order for project proposals to be eligible for this call, they must be in accordance with the goals of “Strong and inclusive parliamentary democracy” project and focus on one of the following themes:
- Development and implementation of innovative and/or relevant solutions for improved monitoring and oversight of performance of Parliament and state bodies:
- Including those involving support to Public Councils activities;
- Including Parliament and state accountability bodies;
- Including local and municipal levels of governance, provided there is demonstrated potential to scale the impact and findings of the initiative at the national level, at least across several regions and districts of the Kyrgyz Republic and ideally as part of a larger, nationwide project.
- Development and implementation of innovative and/or relevant solutions for better inclusion of diverse groups of citizens, especially women, youth, ethnic minorities and other marginalized groups, in decision-making done by the Parliament and other state bodies;
- Development and implementation of innovative and/or relevant solutions for civic education;
- Evidence-driven research and analysis with clear policy recommendations on civil society and citizen participation, challenges and opportunities in interacting with state institutions at national level, with conceptual and practical focus on accountability transparency, responsiveness and enforcement;
- Support to development or improved functioning of civil society and media networks, which facilitate interaction, peer learning and joint activities, with focus on engagement of state institutions for greater accountability and improved collaboration.
Eligibility Criteria
Participation in this public call is open to all on an equal basis, for civil society organizations and non-governmental organizations (associations, foundations, and think tanks) established and registered in the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic.
In order to qualify for the Civic Action Fund, the applicants must:
- Legal regulations
- Be a legal non for profit entity established and registered in the Kyrgyz Republic (KR), in accordance with valid legal regulations
- Experience
- Have prior experience of at least 1 year in implementing projects within the suggested project areas of action;
- Proven experience in implementing at least 2 projects within the suggested areas of action.
- Project Team
- The project team should comprise, at minimum, a Project Coordinator; and experienced programme and operations staff. CVs should be submitted as part of the project proposal;
- The project team should have experience in working with a broad range of stakeholders including government, Non-state Actors (NSAs) and civil society representatives;
- Knowledge and experience of conflict sensitivity and gender;
- Project monitoring and reporting experience.
- Partnerships and Partner Eligibility
- Applicants may apply individually or as a consortium with other organizations/institutions.
How to Apply
Interested civil society organizations must fill out project application form available on the given website.
Eligible Country: Kyrgyz Republic
For more information, please visit UNDP/Kyrgyzstan.