Deadline: 29 May 2020
The Malta Council for the Voluntary Sector on behalf of the Parliamentary Secretariat, Ministry for Education and Employment is seeking proposals for Civil Society Fund to provide successful applicants with financial assistance for the purpose of facilitating their affiliation with and participation in European groupings, associations, federations, confederation networks, and training related to EU Policy/Programmes.
The Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) are considered to be the backbone of any democratic society. According to the European Commission, Civil Society Organisations (CSO’s) encompasses non-governmental organisations (voluntary organisations), grassroots organisations, cooperatives, trade unions, professional associations, universities, media and independent foundations.
Objectives
The objectives of the Civil Society Fund (CSF) are the following:
- To assist CSOs to keep abreast with the developments occurring at EU level;
- To enable CSOs to better educate their members on EU matters related to their respective fields of competence; and
- To enable CSOs to participate effectively in the decision-making process at European level.
Funding Information
- Financial contribution from the CSF will not exceed 80% of the total eligible costs borne by the respective CSO and will not exceed the amount of €6,000.00, whichever is the lowest, for any one organisation. (E.g. Total Project Cost: €7,500, Reimbursement: €6,000, co-financing: €1,500).
- The CSF Evaluation Committee may decide to allocate less than 80% to each e-application to support a larger amount of eligible applicants.
- This call shall cover activities carried out during the 1 st of July 2019 until the 31 st of March 2020. Only activities that have already taken place during this time period are eligible.
Eligible Actions
Interested applicants may submit a proposal that corresponds to the following eligible actions:
- Action 1: The affiliation of CSOs to European umbrella organisations, grouping, federations, confederations or networks.
- Action 2: Attendance at conferences, seminars and meetings abroad in relation to affiliations in European umbrella organisations, groupings, federations, confederations or networks and participation in Training Abroad related to EU Policy or Programmes.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants are Civil Society Organisations that include one of the following:
- Voluntary, self-governing organisations not subject to direction by public authorities, independent of political control, enrolled and compliant with the Commissioner for Voluntary Organisations in terms of the Voluntary Organisations Act.
- Social Partners or any other Civil Society Organisation having official recognition under some specific law or regulation or administrative act.
- CSOs that are established for the specific purpose of meeting needs in the general interest or in the interest of their mission statement and not having an industrial or commercial character.
For more information, visit https://www.vofunding.org.mt/funds/58