Deadline: 30-Sep-23
The Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Erbil opens a call for proposals of Small Scale Projects (SSP) in Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) in 2024.
The Small Scale Projects (SSP) are one of the instruments of the development cooperation of the Czech Republic. SSP are identified by the respective Embassies of the Czech Republic (through applications submitted by potential implementers) and approved by headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). SSP aims to contribute to the local subject by small-scale development activities in accordance with the beneficiary country´s national development priorities.
Project Focus Areas
- SSP should be focusing on useful contribution to the local community and smaller development activities, in line with the country’s national development plan, focusing on education and health sector, renovating or upgrade, support of development activities of local institutions and organizations, participation in larger projects, etc. The projects should be focused on their sustainability.
- The objective of SSP is to contribute to the needs of development and to support a positive change through local entities.
Funding Information
- SSP funding ranges 200,000 CZK – 500,000 CZK (approx. from $8,100 to $20,200).
- The SSP budget shall cover development activities of the implementing organization only. No capacity building costs of the organization (such as overhead costs) are acceptable.
- Project implementation must not exceed 31st October of the relevant year (project billing must also be done by this date)
Projects Rules
- SSP does not include the payment of the implementer´s administrative costs
- The financial amount approved for the implementation of the SSP in CZK is also binding for the conversion into foreign currency,
- One of the crucial condition is a project sustainability (meaning the project would be able to run in a future without further financial support)
- Tangible assets of the project should be marked with a logo of the Czech development cooperation. In the case of project´s intangible assets, it is always necessary to mention the financial support of the Czech development cooperation
- The transfer of funds between items in the approved identification form must be justified in writing to Embassy and described in the final report
Who can Apply?
- Only local organizations with legal entity in Iraq or KRI may submit SSP proposals.
- Implementer must be eligible to sign contract with MFA CZ that establishes jurisdiction of Czech laws and Czech courts.
- It is desirable that the implementer would cooperate with Czech subjects, e.g. would purchase Czech products, use Czech know-how etc.
- Funds are allocated to non-political and non-governmental group only.
Termination Criteria
- The project implementer is obliged to submit a written final project report, incl. financial report to the Embassy no later than one month after the end of the project.
- The photo documentation of the project outcomes has to be attached to the final report by the implementer.
For more information, visit Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Erbil.