Deadline: 26 May 2020
The Grant Contest “Supporting Initiatives of Local Action Groups and Target Communities in Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts” is administered by ISAR Unity to fund the UN Peacebuilding and Peacebuilding Program.
This Call for Proposals aims to support initiatives by local action groups and NGOs to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment in target communities in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. According to this direction, the competition is allowed organizations registered in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions (territories controlled by the Government of Ukraine), carrying out project activities in the target communities of the competition. NGOs must apply for project implementation in the area in which these NGOs are registered and have statutory activities.
Funding under this grant competition will be provided with the support of the European Union.
Priorities
The Program activities are grouped by such key components of the Program that reflect the priority needs of the region:
- Component I: Economic Recovery and Critical Reconstruction infrastructure;
- Component II: Effective Local Government and Reform with decentralization of power;
- Component III: Public safety and social cohesion
Target Communities
Projects that will be implemented at the expense of this grant competition must be implemented in the target communities, namely:
- Communities of Donetsk region: Kurakhove, Ocheretynska OTG, Zvanivska OTG, Krasnohorivka, Velyka Novosilka, Toretsk, Druzhkivka, Dobropillya, Soledar, Khlibodarivka;
- Communities of Luhansk region: Belovodsk OTG, Kreminna, Shiroky, Popasna, Shchastynska OTG, Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolotynska OTG, Novoaidar, Severodonetsk, Rubizhne.
Funding Information
The maximum grant amount is 46,580 USD.
Duration
The proposed implementation period of project proposals may be up to 4 months. Projects that will receive funding under this grant competition, should be completed by November 15, 2020
Eligibility Criteria
- Public or charitable organizations that will submit project proposals for this the competition must meet the following requirements:
- to be officially registered with the status of a legal entity on the territory of Donetsk, and Luhansk oblasts in the territory controlled by the government of Ukraine;
- have non-profit status (only non-profit codes 0032, 0034, 0036, 0038, 0039 or 0048);
- Priority will be given to organizations with no experience or little experience implementation of projects. Organizations with more experience are admitted to the competition, however, their applications will be supported unless a sufficient number is received applications from less experienced organizations.
- In this area, organizations with registration in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts (territories controlled by the government of Ukraine) carrying out the project activities on the territory of the target communities of the competition. NGOs must submit grant applications for the implementation of projects in the area in which these NGOs registered and authorized activities.
- Organizations that currently have a direct grant agreement with the component “Public Safety and social cohesion” of the United Nations Program for Reconstruction and Peacebuilding (which administered by UNDP) or an agreement with ISAR United with the support of the UNDP Restoration and peacebuilding can participate in this competition if projects for agreements will be implemented no later than July 31, 2020, but their applications will be supported provided that not enough applications are received from other organizations.
- An organization may submit any number of applications for competitions announced by ISAR Unity at within the framework of the UN Peacebuilding and Peacebuilding Program in one or different areas, however, only one application can be supported, which will score the most points during the review Competition commission.
- Action groups can only submit project proposals in partnership with public or charitable organization.
For more information, visit http://ednannia.ua/news/nashi-novini/183-undp-2020/12108-local-initiatives