Deadline: 15-Jan-22
The Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative (RAI) is pleased to announce a call for proposals for its grant program “The Best Anti-Corruption Public Awareness Initiatives” to support short-term CSO efforts in raising awareness about the implementation of United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) and its thematic areas, as well as about other anti-corruption thematic areas, while strengthening partnerships with local public institutions and the private sector to form CSO-public-private partnership.
The Program executed in cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and funded by the Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC), under auspices of the Regional Programme Southeast Europe Together Against Corruption (SEE-TAC).
Priority Areas
Proposals may focus on one or more of the following priority areas:
- Raise awareness about the implementation of UNCAC;
- Promote and demystify corruption-prevention mechanisms;
- Educate the public about the whistleblower protection;
- Raise awareness on impact of corruption on gender equality;
- Corruption and its environmental impact.
Funding Information
- Grant amounts per project will range from EUR 7,000 to EUR 9,500, with at least 20% co-financing by the applicant.
- Implementation of projects should start as soon as possible, but not later than March 1, 2022.
- Duration of projects shall range from 8 to 12 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- The grant program will support at least 7 CSOs-led anti-corruption awareness raising initiatives, at least one per each jurisdiction from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia.
- Applicants may form a co-partnership/consortium with other CSOs registered in the same target jurisdiction in order to successfully implement the project.
- Mobilisation and engagement of the public around anti-corruption topics, especially those related to the UNCAC, will be fostered through the implementation of initiatives that would require establishment of partnerships between the civil society, public institutions and the private sector.
For more information, visit https://rai-see.org/what-we-do/see-tac/grants/