Deadline: 28 June 2017
The European Union (EU) is currently accepting proposals from eligible organisations for “EU &Civil Society Programme: Partners for Development (CSO 2016/2017)” with an aim to enhance Civil Society Organisations’ contributions to human rights at the national and/or local levels and to advance the role of community-based organizations in the development processes at the local level in Jordan.
The programme is divided into three lots:
- LOT 1: Capacity Development and Gender Equality
- LOT 2: Community-Based Organizations Co-Actors in the Local Development Planning and Implementation with Local Authorities
- LOT 3: Financial Assistance to Community-Based Organizations Co-Actors in the Local Development Planning and Implementation with Local Authorities
Size of Grants
Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:
- LOT 1:
- minimum amount: EUR200,000.00
- maximum amount: EUR250,000.00
- LOT 2:
- minimum amount: EUR 100,000.00
- maximum amount: EUR 150,000.00
- LOT 3:
- minimum amount: EUR 500,000.00
- maximum amount: EUR 680,000.00
Eligibility Criteria
- In order to be eligible for a grant, the lead applicant must:
- be non-profit-making
- be a non-governmental organisation
- be established in a Member State of the European Union or in Jordan.
- be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the co-applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies), not acting as an intermediary.
- Potential applicants may not participate in calls for proposals or be awarded grants if they are in any of the situations
- The lead applicant must declare that the lead applicant himself, the co-applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies) are not in any of these situations.
- The lead applicant may act individually or with co-applicant(s).
- The lead applicant will become the beneficiary identified as the Coordinator. The Coordinator is the main interlocutor of the Contracting Authority. It represents and acts on behalf of any other co-beneficiary (if any) and coordinate the design and implementation of the action.
How to Apply
- The application procedure consists of two phases:
- Concept notes
- Full applications
- In the first instance, only concept notes must be submitted for evaluation. Thereafter, lead applicants who have been pre-selected will be invited to submit a full application.
Eligible Countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the UK, Jordan.
For more information, please visit Europeaid and download the guidelines.
