Deadline: 5 August 2019
The Civil Society Support Programme Phase 2 (CSSP 2) is currently inviting eligible CSOs to apply, in coalition, for grants under the following strategic themes and sub-themes, with an emphasis on human rights based approaches:
- Gender Transformation: Gender based violence; land rights; and women’s political participation
- Young People: Substance abuse; decent work; and youth voice
- Citizen-State Engagement: Social minorities inclusion; stronger and better CSOs; and trust and confidence
The Civil Society Support Programme Phase 2 (CSSP 2) supports Ethiopia’s Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to help them contribute to the country’s national development; poverty reduction; and the promotion of good governance in line with the government’s policies and strategies. CSSP2 works to support effective relationships that foster collaboration between civil society actors, citizens and the government in order to support the needs of women, men, youth, boys and girls, including those hard to reach groups.
The purpose of strategic grants is to support CSOs to implement projects in pre-identified strategic themes/issues that are relevant to the changing socio-economic and political contexts, where there is an opportunity for having a multiplier effect in various development outcomes, while at the same time maintaining a focus on hard to reach communities and issues where they overlap.
Funding Information
- The allocated grant size (budget ceiling) per coalition is ranging from £105,000 to £ 360,000.
- As the numbers of coalition members vary from three to six, applicants should propose a budget which is proportional to the number of members within a coalition. For this, average budget ceiling per member organisation is ranging from £35,000 to £60,000.
Project Duration
Up to 18 months until April 2021.
Geographic coverage
CSSP2 would like to receive grant applications that are intended to be implemented in one or more than one regions or city administrations of the country. The regions and city administrations to be covered under this call are Addis Ababa, Dire Dawa, Tigray, Afar, Amhara, Oromia, Somalia, Gambella, Benshangul Gumz, Southern Nations and Nationalities, and Harari. Applications for more than one region are encouraged as this facilitates cross learning.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must meet all the following eligibility criteria. In order to be eligible for a grant, the lead and co-applicants must:
- be a local civil society organisation , and
- have a renewed registration licence given by Agency for Civil Societies Organisation (ACSO), and
- be non-profit-making, and
- be directly responsible for the preparation, management, and implementation of the project, not acting as an intermediary, and
- have functional financial management systems (to be checked using audit reports and due diligence assessment), and
- have at least one year of experience of implementing a project in the thematic area on which the applicant is submitting the application, and
- have proven track record of managing a grant ,which has a proportional budget size with the amount that the applicant is proposing, and
- Willing to develop and submit safeguarding policy of the lead and co-applicants.
- Submission of safeguarding policy is not required at concept note stage but will be required at full proposal submission stage.
How to Apply
A full set of application pack should be submitted in soft and hard copies at the address given on the website.
For more information, please visit https://ethiopia.britishcouncil.org/programmes/society/civil-society-support-programme/grants/call-concept-note-strategic-grants