Deadline: 4-Sep-25
The European Commission has launched the EU Justice Initiatives Facilitation Fund II of the EU Justice and Legal Empowerment Programme – Phase II.
Objectives
- The overall objective of EU JULE – Phase II is to improve the rule of law and protect rights for all people by strengthening capacities of relevant stakeholders in line with Resolution No.27-NQ/TW and Vietnamese laws and Constitution.
- The global objective of this call for proposals is: Enhanced access for all people to an increasingly qualified, transparent, inclusive, and independent justice system in line with Vietnamese regulations and international human rights standards to which Vietnam is a member.
- The specific objective of this call for proposals is: Implementation of a sub-grant scheme for non-state actors.
Priorities
- The priorities of this call for proposals are:
- To award a unique grant for the establishment and management of the “EU Justice Initiatives Facilitation Fund II” under EU JULE – Phase II (EU JIFF II) to a single grantee who will become the EU JIFF II Secretariat. Sub-granting is the main purpose of this unique grant as the EU JIFF II is a sub-grant scheme to support nonstate actors’ initiatives through small grants in order to successfully support selected non-state actors. Selected non-state actors shall be legally established and operational under Vietnamese regulations, having recognized experience with implementing activities in the legal sector to support access to justice for Vietnamese citizens.
- Priority of sub-grant scheme is to improve the efficiency and quality of public services in the field of state management of the MOJ, other relevant line ministries and judicial agencies; Strengthen alternative dispute resolution mechanisms (mediation and arbitration), provide law information and legal aid, especially for women, children and vulnerable groups.
Funding Information
- The overall indicative amount made available under this call for proposals is EUR 10,000,000.
- Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:
- minimum amount: EUR 9,000,000
- maximum amount: EUR 10,000,000
Duration
- The initial planned duration of an action may not be lower than 48 months nor exceed 56 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- 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: non-governmental organisation and
- be effectively established in6 a Member State of the European Union or Viet Nam 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, and
- be able to operate in Vietnam under Vietnamese regulations.
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