European Union: Direct Support to Non-State Actors & Local Authorities in Actions Promoting Achievement of the MDGs

Deadline: 2 September 2016

The European Union (EU) is currently accepting proposals from eligible organisations for a programme entitled “Direct Support to Non-State Actors and Local Authorities in actions promoting achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the Republic of Mauritius”.

The programme is divided into two lots:

Lot 1: Low value grants (MUR 400,000 – 1,000,000) to Non-State Actors and Local Authorities in actions promoting achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
Lot 2: Large Value Grants (MUR 1,000,001 – 4,000,000) to Non-State Actors and Local Authorities in actions promoting achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

Priority Themes

Education of the poor, vulnerable and marginalized;
Health of the poor, vulnerable and marginalized;
Social welfare of the poor, vulnerable and marginalized;
Creation of opportunities for social inclusion of the disable and stigmatized;
Social entrepreneurship activities for the social inclusion of the poor, vulnerable and marginalized;
Activities in favour of sustainable livelihoods adding value to local natural resources for the poor, vulnerable and marginalized;
Women (maternal health care) and children health of the poor, vulnerable and marginalized;
Actions towards sustainable development (related to climate change, disaster management, biodiversity, etc);
Infrastructural development to improve access to basic utilities (water and sanitation).
Promote and support of partnership focused projects among local NGOs/NSAs and with European CSOs/NSAs.

Size of Grants

Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:

Lot 1:
- Minimum amount: MUR 400,000
- Maximum amount: MUR. 1,000,000
Lot 2:
- Minimum amount: MUR 1,000,001
- Maximum amount: MUR 4,000,000

Eligibility Criteria

In order to be eligible for a grant, the lead applicant must:
- be legal persons and
- be non-profit making and
- be established in a Member State of the European Union or an ACP country. If the applicant is established in the Republic of Mauritius, it must be registered in the Republic of Mauritius for at least two (2) years at the time of submission of application; 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 and operate in the public interest; and
- fall within the meaning of the term Non-State Actor, which, according to Article 6 of the Cotonou agreement is deemed to include
- the private sector, economic and social partners, including trade union organisations, cooperatives; and civil society in all its forms according to national characteristics; or
- fall within the term Local Authority(ies): Municipal Council(s), District Council(s), and Commission(s) operating under the Rodrigues Regional Assembly (RRA).
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-applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies) are not in any of these situations.
The lead applicant may act individually or with co-applicant(s). However, and especially for Lot 2, partnership with local, regional or international non-governmental organisations is strongly encouraged.