Deadline: 21 May 2017
The Council of Europe has launched a call for proposals for initiatives on transparency and citizen participation in Ukraine under the frame work of its project “Promoting Local Democracy in Ukraine”,implemented by the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe.
The call aims to support selected municipalities in planning, designing and implementing sustainable and replicable citizen participation actions with the larger aim to encourage local authorities to become more open, inclusive, responsive, transparent and accountable to citizens, and to take gender perspective into account.
Objectives
The project’s overall objective is to improve the implementation of democratic principles through enhanced institutional and leadership capacities of local elected authorities and by disseminating nation-wide best practices of local democracy through:
- strengthening institutional and leadership capacities of local elected representatives to become more citizens-oriented, responsive and accountable in the performance of their functions
- reinforcing capabilities of local elected representatives to provide effective support to the implementation of the local self-government reform through better coordination, planning and management
- fostering active democratic citizenship and supporting the implementation of local democratic participatory processes
Funding Information
The Council of Europe is therefore seeking proposals:
- For municipalities with up to 20,000 inhabitants, a maximum budgeted amount of EUR 8,000 (eight thousand Euros).
- For municipalities from 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants, a maximum budgeted amount of EUR 14,000 (fourteen thousand Euros).
- For municipalities with above 50,000 inhabitants, a maximum budgeted amount of EUR 20,000 (twenty thousand Euros)
Eligibility Criteria
In order to be eligible for a grant, an applicant must:
- be a local authority from Ukraine, whose mayors and/or chairpersons of local councils have participated in the workshops “Mayors, leaders for change” organised during 2014 – 2017, within the project “Promoting local democracy in Ukraine”.
- be entitled to carry out activities described in its project proposal;
- not apply with a proposal which has been completed or shall be completed prior to 21 June 2017 phase;
- have sufficient financial capacity (stable and sufficient sources of funding) to maintain its activity throughout the period for which the grant is awarded and to participate by way of its own resources (including human resources or in-kind contributions);
- have sufficient operational and professional capacity, including Human Resources, to carry out activities described in its project proposal;
- indicate an official bank account in UAH which the receiving entity can securely deposit the funds for the grant.
How to Apply
Interested applicants must download the application form and send it via e-mail at the address given on the website.
Eligible Country: Ukraine
For more information, please visit Call for Proposals.