Deadline: 8-May-23
The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a project to counter corruption in Montenegro.
Vision: Through this call for applications and support to non-profit civil society organizations, Embassy Podgorica envisions Montenegrin civil society increase engagement with the public and government to combat corruption and strengthen the rule of law for:
C: corruption-free, and
L: law-abiding public officials;
E: engaged citizens;
A: accountable, and
R: resilient institutions.
Goal: Reduce Montenegro’s national level corruption problems highlighted by the European Commission in the 2022 Report.
Objectives
- Reduce public corruption by high-level public officials.
- Increased citizen awareness of public corruption.
- Decreased societal tolerance for public corruption.
- Strengthen control mechanisms against corruption in public institutions.
Funding Information
- Total Funding Available: $300,000 U.S. Dollars
- Funding Source: Post-Funds
- Application Ceiling: $150,000 U.S. Dollars
- Application Floor: $50,000 U.S. Dollars
- Anticipated Number of Awards: 2-4 awards
- Initial Project Implementation Length: 12-18 months
- Estimated Project Start Date: September 1, 2023
Priority Region/Countries: Montenegro
Participants and Audiences
- Project beneficiaries could be the Montenegrin public, the Agency for Preventing Corruption, and/or public sector institutions, including the prosecution and judiciary, depending on the anti-corruption mechanism applicants aim to investigate.
- The applicants should plan participatory, inclusive, and intersectoral approaches in their activities. For project proposals which include advocacy and policy-related activities, applicants should consider forming a wide anti-corruption coalition.
- For project proposals and activities tackling issue of corruption in public services delivery, applicants should consider including vulnerable and/or underrepresented groups.
- Applicants should also identify specific location/s in which the project will be implemented. INL Montenegro will only consider proposals for activities that take place in Montenegro.
Eligibility Criteria
- Montenegrin not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks, civil society/non-governmental organizations, professional associations, and other organizations that have a proven track record of trustworthiness.
- Applicants must also meet the following requirements to be eligible to apply to this NOFO:
- Applicants must have demonstrated experience implementing similar projects, preferably in the target country or region. INL reserves the right to request additional background information on organizations that do not have previous experience administering similar programs and/or federal grant awards.
- Applicants must have existing, or the capacity to develop, partnerships with stakeholders in order to successfully carry out the proposed program.
- Incomplete application packages will not be considered for funding.
- American and third-country organizations and individuals are not eligible for grants under this program.
- Applicants are only allowed to submit one proposal per organization. If more than one proposal is submitted from an organization, all proposals from that institution will be considered ineligible for funding.
For more information, visit U.S. Embassy in Montenegro.