Deadline: 27-Jun-23
The Civil Society in Action/Counterpart International, in partnership with Urban Foundation for Sustainable Development through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is seeking applications from Armenian CSOs to implement activities focused on supporting democratic processes in Armenia.
The CSI program is a five-year program funded by USAID, implemented by Counterpart in partnership with the Urban Sustainable Development Fund. The goal of the project is to promote the sustainability of civil society through dialogue on financial viability, organizational capacity development and policy development. Counterpart’s vision for the implementation of the GCC program is to enable local organizations and civil movement initiators to strengthen two important areas of civil society: the influence of CSOs on political dialogue (external influence) and the advocacy of CSOs on behalf of stakeholders (internal influence).
The GCC program will support the financial viability of civil society at the national and local levels (Goal 1) and the capacity building of community-based organizations (Goal 2) to ensure the external and internal influence of CSOs. The CSI program will also expand CSOs’ knowledge and skills and dialogue capabilities (Goal 3) so that they can effectively participate in government policy and advocacy processes, strengthening CSOs’ external influence capacity. In order to achieve the stated goals, the programs arising from the needs of the community will be taken into account, as well as the community’s ownership of their results (Goal 4).
Objectives
- Objective 1: Improving the financial stability of CSOs.
- Objective 2. Capacity building of community-based organizations Goal 3.
- Promotion of CSO-government dialogue towards development of state policy Goal 4.
- Support for initiatives arising from local needs.
Funding Information
- Depending on the availability of funds, GKH-Counterpart plans to award ten (10) grants for the first year, ranging from 5,200,000 – 5,700,000 AMD, with an expected duration of up to one year.
Eligibility Criteria
- The applicant or application must meet the following requirements:
- The organization must be officially registered in the Republic of Armenia (RA) and act according to RA legislation. In case the applicant is not yet registered, the application must clearly state the obligation to register before signing the contract.
- Get the unique UEI of the organization from the website number (before signing the grant agreement).
- The application must comply with the goals and principles of the program, include expected results, which should be consistent with and related to project objectives.
- Applicant must not be barred by the US government in the list of organizations.
- They have the right to participate in the National People’s Congress:
- civil society organizations,
- community organizations,
- foundations,
- professional associations.
For more information, visit Counterpart International.