European Commission accepts Proposals from CSOs in Algeria

Deadline: 11-Apr-23

The European Commission (EC) has announced a call for proposals to support the activities of civil society organizations (CSOs) in improving the quality of life of people with disabilities, support for youth and territorial development in Algeria.

Objectives

The general objectives of this call for proposals are:
- Promote human rights and democracy by improving the living conditions of people with a disability;
- Support the actions of civil society organizations contributing to the development of young people and territorial development.
The specific objectives of this call for proposals are:
- Specific objective 1 (LOT 1): strengthen associations working for the well-being, rights, inclusion and participation in public life of people with disabilities in Algeria.
- Specific objective 2 (LOT 2): Support associations working to strengthen the democratic, active and participatory citizenship of young people, in particular through targeted actions that reduce marginalization and vulnerability among young people;
- Specific objective 3 (LOT 3): support associations working for territorial development In this context, several stakeholders work together to define priorities, plan and implement common development strategies, in favor of people in situations of vulnerability, protection of the environment and biodiversity, as well as prevention and adaptation to the consequences of climate change. local and environmental protection.

Priorities

The priorities of this call for proposals are:
- Lot 1:
  - All actions relating to Lot 1 must include activities aimed at improving the living conditions of people with disabilities in Algeria:
    - Capacity building and funding of Algerian associations in order to increase the impact of their actions to improve the quality of life of people with disabilities;
    - Capacity building and networking of Algerian associations in order to ensure the complementarity of their actions with the measures taken by the Algerian authorities and the other actors involved in favor of people with disabilities.
- Lot 2:
  - All actions relating to Lot 2 must include capacity building activities for youth associations and/or for youth:
    - Capacity building and funding for Algerian associations in order to increase the impact of their actions to support young people in civic participation, to reduce social scourges and to protect young people who are particularly marginalized and vulnerable, such as living with HIV and at risk of infection, drug users, etc.
    - Capacity building and networking of Algerian associations in order to ensure the complementarity of their actions with the measures taken by the Algerian authorities and other actors involved in favor of youth.
- Lot 3:
  - All actions relating to Lot 3 must include territorial development and/or environmental activities:
    - Capacity building and financing of Algerian associations in order to support the territorial development through participatory democracy and dialogue;
    - Capacity building and funding of Algerian associations in order to be able to respond to the increased needs of communities as a result of the challenges posed by climate change;
    - Capacity building and networking of Algerian associations in order to ensure the complementarity of their actions with the measures taken by the Algerian authorities at the local level in terms of environmental protection and mitigation and adaptation to climate change

Funding Information

LOT 1:
- Minimum amount: EUR 250,000
- Maximum amount: EUR 500,000
LOT 2:
- Minimum amount: EUR 350,000
- Maximum amount: EUR 750,000
LOT 3:
- Minimum amount: EUR 350,000
- Maximum amount: EUR 750,000
Duration: The initial planned duration of an action may not be less than 24 months nor exceed 36 months.

Eligibility Criteria

Lead applicant(s)
- To be eligible for a grant, the lead applicant must:
  - be a legal person and
  - belong to one of the following categories of organizations: civil society organization (NGO, association, etc.) and
  - have no profit motive and
  - Be established for at least two (2) years and
  - be established in a Member State of the European Union, the European Economic Area or There are three sets of eligibility criteria, which relate respectively to: in Algeria and
  - be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the co-applicant(s) and the affiliated entity(ies) and not act as an intermediary.
Co-applicant(s)
- Co-applicants take part in drawing up and implementing the action, and the costs they incur are eligible in the same way as those borne by the lead applicant.
- Co-applicants must meet the same eligibility criteria as apply to the lead applicant itself.
- Co-applicants must sign the mandate form
Affiliated entities
- The lead applicant and its co-applicant(s) may act with one or more affiliated entities.
- Only the following entities can be considered affiliated to the lead applicant and/or co-applicant(s):
  - Only entities that have a structural link with the applicants (the lead applicant or a co-applicant), in particular a legal or capital link
  - This structural link mainly encompasses two notions:
    - control on annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings.
      - Entities affiliated with an applicant can therefore be:
        
        entities controlled directly or indirectly by the applicant (subsidiaries or first-tier subsidiaries) or controlled by an entity itself controlled by the applicant (sub-subsidiaries or second-tier subsidiaries). This is valid for the other control levels;
        
        entities directly or indirectly controlling the applicant (parent companies). Similarly, they may be entities controlling a company controlling the applicant;
        
        entities with the same level of direct or indirect control as the applicant (sister companies); membership,
    - or association of which the proposed affiliated entity is a member, or the applicant is a member of the same entity (for example, a network, a federation or an association,) than the proposed affiliated entity.