EU-Israel Call for Proposals: European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) 2018-2019

Deadline: 8 February 2019

The European Union (EU) is currently accepting proposals from eligible organisations for a program entitled “European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) Israel 2018-2019” to contribute to the promotion and protection of human rights in Israel in line with international and domestic standards and obligations and to the upholding of democratic principles.

Objectives

The objectives of this call for proposals are:

• Objective 1: Safeguarding democratic principles and upholding of obligations under international human rights law in Israel. Pursue of this objective can be articulated around 3 dimensions:
  • Reinforcing respect and protection of fundamental freedoms understood as freedom of thought, belief, opinion; freedom of association and of peaceful assembly; and freedom of expression, including freedom of the press and media, both on-line and offline, and fighting against racism and hate speech.
  • Invigorating support to human rights defenders and human rights organisations, including enhancing their capacity to protect themselves against all forms of reprisals.
  • Strengthening implementation of international human rights obligations and resisting any attempts to call into question the universal application of human rights.
• Objective 2: Fighting discrimination in all its forms within Israel: notably by fostering the freedom of religion and combating practices resulting in inter-sectoral discriminations based on grounds of race, ethnicity, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation. It includes advocating for the rights of persons belonging to minorities, and particular attention should be given to actions empowering the most marginalised and vulnerable groups.
• Objective 3: Reinforcing respect for international humanitarian law (IHL) and human rights in the territories occupied by Israel: in particular by enhancing accountability of duty bearers.

Size of Grants

Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:

• Minimum amount: EUR 150,000
• Maximum amount: EUR 300,000

Eligibility Criteria

• Lead applicant
  • In order to be eligible for a grant, the lead applicant must:
    • be a legal person and
    • be non-profit-making and
    • be a specific type of organisation such as:
      • civil society organisations, including non-governmental non-profit organisations and independent political foundations, community based organisations, universities and private sector non-profit agencies, institutions and organisations, and networks thereof at local, national, regional and international level;
      • public sector non-profit agencies, institutions and organisations and networks at local, national, regional, and international level; and
    • 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.
  • No nationality restriction applies to applicants and, if any, to co-applicants and affiliated entities
  • Potential applicants may not participate in calls for proposals or be awarded grants if they are in any of the situations.
• Co-applicant(s)
  • Co-applicants participate in designing and implementing the action, and the costs they incur are eligible in the same way as those incurred by the lead applicant.
  • Co-applicants must satisfy the eligibility criteria as applicable to the lead applicant himself.
• Affiliated entities
  • The lead applicant and its co-applicant(s) may act with affiliated entity(ies).
  • Only the following entities may be considered as affiliated entities to the lead applicant and/or to co applicant(s): Only entities having a structural link with the applicants (i.e. the lead applicant or a co-applicant), in particular a legal or capital link.
  • This structural link encompasses mainly two notions:
    • Control, as defined in Directive 2013/34/EU on the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings:
      • Entities affiliated to an applicant may hence be:
        • Entities directly or indirectly controlled by the applicant (daughter companies or first-tier subsidiaries). They may also be entities controlled by an entity controlled by the applicant (granddaughter companies or second-tier subsidiaries) and the same applies to further tiers of control;
        • Entities directly or indirectly controlling the applicant (parent companies). Likewise, they may be entities controlling an entity controlling the applicant;
        • Entities under the same direct or indirect control as the applicant (sister companies).
      • Membership, i.e. the applicant is legally defined as a e.g. network, federation, association in which the proposed affiliated entities also participate or the applicant participates in the same entity (e.g. network, federation, association) as the proposed affiliated entities.

How to Apply

• The application procedure consists of two phases:
  • Concept notes
  • Full applications
• The concept note together with the declaration by the lead applicant must be submitted at the address given on the website.

For more information, please visit https://bit.ly/2GDvY3O and download the guidelines.