Deadline: 31-Jul-20
The International Center for Nonprofit Sector Law (ICNL) is pleased to invite the submission of applications from civil society organizations (CSOs) in El Salvador for a grant of up to US $ 15,000 to carry out activities related to the legal challenges affecting CSOs in the country.
The grant will support the efforts of local partners to:
- Investigate and analyze specific legal challenges faced by CSOs to formally settle or operate in the context of law national, international and comparative;
- Dialogue within the civil sector and with the government and other sectors about legal challenges assessed; and
- Advance in collective action to promote or defend civic space.
Proposals related to broader issues, for example, rights to land or workers’ rights will not be considered. Any proposal It must incorporate among the topics to be treated, it can even be proposed assingle issue, anti-money laundering and anti-financing regulations terrorism (AML-CFT) that would affect CSOs in El Salvador.
Proposals must also take into account the context of the Covid pandemic. 19 in two aspects:
- The impact of the health crisis on the civil sector in relation to the challenges legal to be treated in the proposed activities; and
- The proposed methodology, which should be based on activities conducted virtually for at least the first three months and possibly during the life of the project.
Requests should be sent directly to ICNL as specified at continuation.
Eligibility Criteria
This call is open to individuals or organizations, including CSOs andacademic institutions. Applicants can apply in consortia, butan individual or organization must deliver the proposal and serve as a leader in representation of the consortium. Applications will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
- Compliance with eligibility requirements and procedures established (applications incomplete or delivered after the date limit will not be considered);
- Demonstrable experience related to the proposed topic;
- Quality of the proposal, including innovation, methodology, feasibility and the probability that it will contribute to improving the legal environment for civil society;
- The budget and value in relation to the cost of the activities to be carried out; and
- The commitment to continue collaborating beyond the conclusion of the proposed activities.
For more information, visit https://www.icnl.org/work-with-us/grants-fellowships
