Deadline: 24-Feb-22
The UN Development Program invites local NGOs operating in Syunik and Gegharkunik marzes of Armenia to participate in a bidding competition to support the resumption or development of agricultural small and micro-entrepreneurial activities / businesses in Syunik and Gegharkunik regions by socially vulnerable individuals or families.
The grant competition is announced under the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) “Our Lives: Our Future. Supporting Self Recovery and Resilience of Conflict Affected Communities in Armenia” project funded by the European Union Humanitarian Assistance (hereinafter referred to as the Project).
Objectives
- Support the displaced in re-establishing their livelihood systems and decrease their dependence on humanitarian assistance.
- Support the agricultural endeavors of the DPs and most vulnerable population in bordering communities of Syunik and Gegharkunik regions.
- Provide coaching and mentoring to beneficiaries to sustain their activities.
- Strengthen capacities of the civil society organizations operating in Syunik and Gegharkunik regions.
Funding Information
- For Syunik marz the maximum allowable budget amount for a given job is 53,000 (fifty-three) US dollars.Each of the winner/implementing organization (two organizations will be selected) will issue at least 30 small business grants with the amount up to 1,500 USD to each.
- The maximum allowable budget amount for a given job is 45,000 (forty-five thousand) US dollars for Gegharkunikmarz. The winner/implementing organization will issue around25 small business grants with the amount up to 1,500 USD to each.
- Project initial maximum and tentative duration is from April 15, 2022 – November 1, 2022.
Eligibility Criteria
Applications may be submitted by applicants who meet the following criteria:
- The grant applicant must be a local non-governmental organization operating in Syunik marz (preferably in Goris, Sisian or Kapan regions) or in Gegharkunik marz or with significant representation in these areas.
- The applicant can apply for a grant to be implemented in either Syunik or Vardenis region. The same applicant cannot apply for a grant for both regions. Together with the main applicant, there may also be a partner NGO, who will be responsible for a specific action, about which the Applicant must inform in its application.
- The grant applicant must have at least 1 year of proven work experience in providing and managing small entrepreneurship grants in Syunik Marz or Gegharkunik Marz.
- The applicant must have 1 year of work experience working with displaced persons and socially vulnerable groups in Syunik and / or Gegharkunik.
- The applicant must have at least 3 years of work experience in project implementation, donor grants, budget management, monitoring, and public relations reports in Syunik and / or Gegharkunik marzes.
- Description of work with the beneficiaries of the border settlements of the respective regions should be in the application;
- Applicant should present actions in the application that provide specific mentoring to the beneficiaries in the field of narrow business activities or general entrepreneurship.
- Application must showcase how it targets women/girls and most vulnerable groups.
- The project application should be prepared in strict accordance with the format, and the information presented is complete, accurate and clear.
For more information, visit https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=87685