Deadline: 25-Jul-21
UNDP is calling proposals for Public Outreach to Increase Engagement of Underrepresented Groups in Election Processes.
Funding Information
The project will award a grant in amount of $42,000 (forty-two thousand) to a Non-governmental organizations (NGO) on a competitive basis to implement the mentioned activities. The aim is:
- to educate voters from the underrepresented groups on their electoral rights and electoral processes for the local elections to be conducted in autumn 2021
- to raise awareness on gender equality standards introduced in the Electoral Code aiming to educate voters on importance of women’s participation in the political process.
Eligibility Criteria
United Nations Development Programme invites Non-governmental organizations (NGO) operating in Armenia to take part in a competition of proposals to conduct a national campaign on public outreach to increase participation and engagement of underrepresented groups in the election processes.
Criteria
Applications can be submitted by applicants meeting the following criteria:
- The Grant Applicant must have at least 3 years of proven work experience public outreach.
- Maximum coverage in numeric and qualitative means of target groups in all ten or in the most of marzes of the country and city of Yerevan. Project applications with greater and better target group coverage will have an advantage.
- The presence of activities or approaches in the applicant’s project application affecting the increased of participation and engagement of underrepresented groups in the electoral processes.
- The presence of activities or approaches in the applicant’s project application that envisions conducting public outreach through grass roots organizations, civic activists at the community level.
- The presence of activities or approaches in the applicant’s project application encouraging network building for local activists.
- The project application is prepared in strict accordance with the format, and the information presented is complete, accurate and clear.
Selection Process
The selection process will be held in one stage:
- In order to ensure transparency of consideration and approval of project proposals, a Grant Evaluation Commission for the evaluation of grant projects (GEC) formed from representatives of UNDP, the CEC, and, if necessary, specialized specialists/experts in various fields.
- The GEC is the authorized body responsible for the consideration, selection and decision-making on the project proposals received.
- The selection and approval of the project proposal as the winner of the grant will be carried out in one stage during the meeting of the GEC.
- The final decision on the award of the grant is made by the UNDP management based on the results of GEC.
For more information, visit https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=80613