Deadline: 6-May-25
The Norad – The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation is seeking proposals from non-governmental organizations to advance advocacy, public discourse and solutions that promote financial integrity, economic justice and domestic resource mobilization.
Objectives
- Objective 1 Civil society in developing countries:
- Civil society in developing countries advances public discourse and solutions for improved domestic resource mobilization, economic justice, transparency and financial integrity.
- Objective 2 Engagement of civil society from developing countries in global processes:
- Civil society’s representation in and contributions to multilateral forums for public finance and financial integrity have been strengthened, either through directly engaging in multilateral processes, or by championing policy ideas and solutions that are in the interest of developing countries on the topics of tax, domestic resource mobilization, transparency and financial integrity.
- Objective 3 Capacity of journalists in developing countries:
- Journalists in developing countries have increased capacity to produce stories and engage in investigative journalism that improve transparency and information regarding financial secrecy and justice (tax, corruption and illicit financial flows)”.
Grant scheme for support to civil society
- Potential grant recipients under this scheme are civil society actors such as network organisations, non-governmental organisations, trade unions and independent media. Organisations must have activities and partnerships in Africa, but does not exclude applications that cover other regions as well.
- The objective of the Grant Scheme is to strengthen civil society in developing countries in order to promote the realisation of human rights, democratization, gender equality, food security, agriculture, environment, climate and inclusive growth.
- The following indicators are to be used to measure results under this Grant Scheme:
- the number and type of local civil society actors (NGOs, CSOs, independent media, trade unions) that have been reached through the scheme in what number of countries.
- the number of local civil society actors that have been reached that have strengthened their capacity and ability to perform their role in civil society.
Funding Information
- Norad aims to distribute 180 million NOK among 8 grantees over a three-year period.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organisation and administration:
- The applicant must be an independent legal person. Accurate and complete information about the nature of the organisation must be provided.
- The applicant must have its own statutes/articles of association and an independent board of directors. The applicant’s board of directors must be administratively separate from the daily management of the applicant’s organisation in order to ensure that it can perform its role as an independent overseer.
- The applicant must have the necessary expertise and administrative capacity to be able to implement the measures applied for. Results of previous efforts in the area covered by the scheme should be included here. Recent due diligence processes, accreditations or certifications by other donors should be disclosed as they may contribute to documenting capacity and competence. A minimum of five years of experience within the thematic field applied for is required. To document capacity and competence, organisations that do not already have an agreement with Norad, should submit annual audited accounts for the last three years.
For more information, visit Norad.