Deadline: 15-May-22
The Embassy of Finland in Kyrgyzstan is seeking proposals for projects that it will fund through the Fund for Local Cooperation (FLC) instrument in 2022.
The funding is meant to support projects by local civil society organizations.
Priorities
As a development policy instrument, the FLC supports the goals and principles of the Finnish development policy and priority areas. Priority areas include:
- Rights and status of women and girls
- The growth of developing countries’ economies to generate more jobs, livelihoods and well-being
- Democratic and better functioning societies
- Food security, access to water and energy, as well as sustainable use of natural resources.
Funding Information
Both the projects will be financed in 2022 with an approximate budget of €25,000 – €30,000 (Twenty Five Thousand Euro – Thirty Thousand Euro) each, totaling not more than €60,000 (Sixty Thousand Euros) combined.
Expected Outcomes
The Embassy of Finland in Kyrgyzstan is seeking to contribute to the two following outcomes with its FLC Programme:
- Project 1: Climate change, sustainable use of natural resources and green growth.
- Project 2: Education, democracy, functioning societies (including digital services).
Eligibility Criteria
- Local, registered, national or community-based organization (non-governmental and not-for-profit) with the preference to projects outside Bishkek.
- Funds cannot be directed to individuals, families, political parties or charity events. The FLC does not fund education grants either.
- The funding recipients should not redistribute the funds to third parties, and therefore, project plans should not include the use of sub-grants or sub-loans.
Ineligibility Criteria
- FLC Funding Cannot Be Granted to the following entities:
- To Finnish Non-Governmental Organizations (separate applications through the MFA unit in question)
- For projects of friendship associations in Finland (separate applications through the MFA unit in question)
- To Finnish Government agencies or public bodies (separate applications through the ICI instrument)
- To Finnish municipalities (separate applications through the Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities)
- To Finnish businesses
- To the Government, ministries or municipalities of the host country
- To an unregistered association or organization (however, taking into consideration the special circumstances in the host country)
For more information, visit https://finlandabroad.fi/web/kgz/current-affairs/-/asset_publisher/h5w4iTUJhNne/content/call-for-flc-project-proposals-in-kyrgyzstan-2/384951