Deadline: 15-Mar-21
The Active Citizens Fund (ACF) in Slovenia has launched a call for proposals for the Organisational (Institutional) Grants Program. This call is addressing the strategic development of NGOs. Organisations will be able to receive financial support for the implementation of their strategic plans, while at the same time building capacity and developing even better programmes with the support of mentors.
Call for institutional support of organisations is not intended for co-financing of projects, but rather for co-financing of implementation of organisations’ strategic plans. During the three years of this financial support, organisations will be provided with a wide pallet of support activities by mentors and trainers with the intention to build their capacities and develop their programmes to a level where they will be enabled to raise more and diversify funds and resources for their operation.
To realise these goals and address challenges identified in common effort with NGOs in Slovenia programme is set to:
- Financially support areas or activities which are under-financed or not financed at all in Slovenia and organisations working in under-served areas as well as under-served target groups;
- Strengthen financial stability of non-governmental organisations, especially those working in the fields of democracy and human rights;
- Encourage use of innovative methods for promotion of active participation of individuals, including vulnerable groups;
- Empower vulnerable groups, including Roma and migrants;
- Promote development of innovative methods to strengthen advocacy, fundraising, transparency and accountability of NGOs;
- Promote inclusion of youth.
Priority Areas
Grant proposals must address one of the following areas:
- Democracy, active citizenship, good governance and transparency,
- Human rights and equal treatment through combating any discrimination on the grounds of racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation or gender identity.
Funding Information
- Total budget available: 450,000.00 EUR. The selected organizations will receive a grant in the amount of 90,000.00 EUR. It is foreseen that 5 organizations will be supported.
- The envisaged project duration is 36 months. The concrete implementation period will be set in the grant agreement.
Expected outcomes
- Strengthened civil society watchdog/advocacy role;
- Increased support for civic education and human rights;
- Vulnerable groups are empowered;
- Enhanced capacity and sustainability of CSOs and sector;
- Strengthened bilateral cooperation between civil society organisations from Slovenia and organisations from donor countries;
- Strengthened regional civil society cooperation.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants for are non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in compliance with the conditions set in the Article 2 of the Non-governmental Organisations Act (Official Gazette of Republic of Slovenia no. 21 /18) and if they meet requirements set in the Manual for fund operators of the Active Citizens Fund.
- Eligible applicant is therefore an organisation:
- that is a private-law legal entity established in Republic of Slovenia;
- was established exclusively by domestic or foreign natural or legal persons under private law;
- is non-profit (organisation that based on the law or its constitutional document uses its profits or surplus of revenue over expenditure exclusively for realisation of its purpose or goals; does not divide its property among its founders, members or other persons, and in the event of its termination, after settlement of its obligations, its property is transferred to another nongovernmental organisation with the same or similar purpose, or non-profit legal entity of public law);
- is non-profit making (organisation that based on the law is not established with the intention of for-profit operation or with the intention of making profit or with the intention of development, facilitation or promotion of for-profit operation of their founders or members);
- is independent of other subjects (organisation whose management body, administrative body and supervision body do not consist of more than a quarter representatives of the state, local self-governing community, other public-law entities, barriers of public authority, international intergovernmental organisations, political parties, trade unions, chambers and corporate entities, or natural persons who independently engage in a gainful activity on the market, or representatives of other entities that are not non-profit);
- is not organised as political party, a church or other religious community, trade union or chamber.
Requirements
Complete application consists of:
- A completed application form (word),
- A completed organisational budget (excel),
- Organisation’s multi-annual organisational work plan or strategy,
- A completed Information on the applicant and project (excel),
- A scan of signed and stamped Applicant’s statement,
- A scan of annual financial reports for the completed financial years of 2019, 2018 and 2017 as submitted to AJPES,
- A scan of Certificate of paid taxes and compulsory charges, issued by the Fiscal Office that includes last day of the month before the deadline for submission of applications,
- A scan of a current statute or the founding act of the applicant clearly indicate the fulfilment of the conditions under Article 2 of the Non-Governmental Organisations Act.
For more information, visit https://acfslovenia.si/calls/institutional-support/?lang=en