Active Citizens Fund Romania Call # 7: Advocacy Actions for Social Inclusion of Vulnerable Groups

Deadline: 20-Apr-21

The Active Citizens Fund Romania is inviting applications for its Round-2 Advocacy Actions for Social Inclusion of Vulnerable Groups. The objective of this Call is to support advocacy actions at local / national level for social justice and the inclusion of vulnerable groups and to increase the capacity of vulnerable groups.

The call is launched within Outcome 3 of the Program – Vulnerable groups have increased capacity and covers one of the areas supported by Active Citizens Fund Romania, "Social Justice and the inclusion of vulnerable groups".

Funding Information

Types of Grants:
- Medium Grants: Between 50,001 and 75,000 Euros
- Big Grants: Between 75,001 and 150,000 Euros
Total Financial Allocation (Round 2): 2,400,000 Euros

Eligible Projects

Eligible projects support NGOs to address the causes of social exclusion and injustice for certain vulnerable groups and increases their inclusion. Interventions must induce sustainable changes, such as new / improved policies / laws, implementation of existing policies / laws, positive changes in the attitude / practices of the general public, etc.
NGOs are supported to:
- carry out advocacy for social justice and the inclusion of vulnerable groups,
- activate and increase the capacity of vulnerable groups ,
- have a strong participatory approach,
- have a multi-stakeholder approach,
- make good use of existing local resources in the target community to increase the social inclusion of vulnerable groups,
- increase the access of vulnerable groups to education, medical services, housing, employment, social services, etc., but also to increase the quality of services,
- develop integrated / new service models to meet the needs of vulnerable groups.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible applicants are exclusively the following:
- Non-governmental and non-profit organizations (NGOs), with Romanian nationality that have acquired legal personality, are organized and managed according to the provisions of Government Ordinance 26/2000 and / or Law 21/1924 on associations and foundations (with subsequent amendments and completions);
- The youth foundations at county and Bucharest level as well as the National Foundation for Youth established under Law 146/2002 (with subsequent amendments and completions);
- The Romanian National Red Cross Society established under Law 139/1995 (amended and supplemented by Law 524/2004) and its structures with legal personality.
Eligible project partners:
- Projects can be implemented in partnership with Project Partners. Project partners will share the same values ??and economic or social objectives with those of the Applicant, which will be achieved through the implementation of the project. The partners will be actively involved and will effectively contribute to the implementation of the project.
- Partnership is not mandatory, but is encouraged, especially with Partners from Donor States. The following legal entities are eligible to be project partners: non-governmental organizations, public entities (such as local and central public bodies, public institutions / agencies, deconcentrated government services at local level, administrative units territorial, universities, etc.), as well as private entities (commercial or non-commercial), established as legal entities either in: Romania, Donor States (Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein), Beneficiary States (Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia and Slovenia) and / or non-EU countries European Economic Area which have a common border with Romania (Moldova, Ukraine and Serbia), any international organization, its body or agency.
Only the following entities are eligible to receive funding as Project Partners under the Program:
- NGOs that meet the eligibility requirements set for Applicants.
- International organizations, bodies or agencies thereof (international intergovernmental organizations or international non-governmental organizations);
- Public entities.