Deadline: 30 April 2019
The French Embassy is launching, in partnership with the Government Office for Cooperation with NGOs of the Republic of Croatia, a Call for proposals aimed at strengthening Franco-Croatian partnerships among civil society organisations.
The objective of this call is to encourage the development of joint projects between Croatian and French civil society organisations in the priority areas mentioned below.
Priorities
Priority will be given to the projects dealing with one or more of the following topics:
- Gender equality i.e. actions/activities aimed at:
- Promoting gender equality, for instance in the areas of access to employment, worklife balance, family protection issues (including violence against women), access to education, political participation;
- Fight against discrimination based on sexual orientation and any other type of discrimination.
- Climate change and environment i.e. actions/activities aimed at:
- Promoting the use of renewable energies, circular and social economy;
- Raising awareness on coastal risks and risk management, marine pollution, waste management, biodiversity, adaptation and climate change mitigation.
- Tolerance, remembrance and reconciliation i.e. actions/activities aimed at:
- Contributing to citizens’ understanding of European values and of EU history and diversity;
- Promoting tolerance, mutual understanding and inclusion of minorities.
Funding Information
- The total budget allocated to this Call for 2019 is 15.000 EUR.
- The maximum grant amount that can be awarded to a project is 3.000 EUR. There is no minimum grant.
- The maximum duration of the project is 12 months.
- Projects should start in 2019 and should be completed by July 2020. Activities occurring prior to June 2019 cannot be funded.
Type of Activities
- Organisation of conferences, roundtables, workshops and seminars involving French expertise.
- Organisation of study visit to France.
- Awareness raising, citizen mobilization and advocacy activities.
- Joint publications, trainings etc.
This list is not exhaustive. “One-off” conference or event without a clear line of follow-up activities should be avoided. Actions aimed at profit-making activities are not eligible.
Eligibility Criteria
- The lead Applicant must be a non-profit civil society organisation registered in the Republic of Croatia and in the Register of Non-profit Organisations at least 12 months. The Applicant has transparent financial reporting (which can be seen in the Register of Non-Profit Organisations, RNO).
- All projects must comprise a French component in terms of the connection with French expert/s, organisation/s, or institution/s in order to promote mutual understanding and sharing of experiences between the two countries.
- Number of applications and grants per applicant:
- The applicant may not submit more than one application under this Call for Proposals.
- The applicant may be a co-applicant or an affiliated entity in another application at the same time.
Selection Criteria
- Relevance of the project proposal to the particular needs and challenges faced by the Croatian society and alignment with the priorities of the call.
- Quality and relevance of the Franco-Croatian partnership. The ability of the French expertise to contribute to the expected outcomes of the project.
- Feasibility of the proposed activities within the project implementation deadlines and quality of project design.
- Impact of the project at local, regional and national levels.
How to Apply
Interested applicants should submit their applications via email at the address given on the website.
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