Deadline: 24 April 2020
The Embassy of the Slovak Republic in New Delhi has announced a call for proposals for small grants for 2020 in India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
Priorities
The submitted projects must be related to sectors of:
- Quality education as entry point to job market – education at all levels, equipment of schools.
- Good health – with a special focus on mothers and children.
- Good governance and building a civic society – reform of public sector, state of law, crisis management, capacity building, etc.
- Foodstuff security and agriculture – new technologies, job creation, etc.
- Infrastructure and sustainable use of water resources – water management, drinking water, waste water, energy security, disaster resilience, biodiversity, etc.
- Support to market environment – support to micro, small and medium enterprises, innovations, job creation.
- Environment and climate change
- Equal opportunities
The proposals must be in accordance with the Strategy of the Slovak Republic for Development Cooperation for 2019– 2023. Project proposals, which are not in line with the focus of this call for proposals, will not be accepted.
Focus Areas
The projects have to be in line with the Mid-term Strategy for International Development Cooperation of the Slovak Republic 2019 – 2023 and focus on one or more of the selected Sustainable Development Goals:
- No Poverty and Zero Hunger;
- Good Health and Well-Being;
- Quality Education and Gender Equality;
- Clean Water and Sanitation and Affordable and Clean Energy;
- Decent Work and Economic Growth;
- Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure;
- Sustainable Cities and Communities;
- Climate Action, Life on Land and Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions.
Funding Information
- The maximum amount of the non-repayable financial contribution is maximum 10 000 EUR per project.
- A maximum number of the selected projects is limited by the budget allocated for this call for proposals which is 10 000 EUR.
Duration
The duration of each project is from 6 to a maximum of 12 months beginning from the date of the signing of the Agreement between the Slovak Agency for International Development Cooperation and the Final Beneficiary.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants for small grants can be legal entities of not entrepreneurial nature legally registered in the recipient country such as NGOs, civic society associations, municipalities and other local self-government bodies, schools, hospitals, health and social care institutions, education, sport and culture associations and organizations.
For more information, visit https://www.mzv.sk/web/dilli-en/slovak-development-cooperation