Deadline: 2-Feb-24
The Europe Foundation is pleased to announce a request for proposals for grassroots civil society organizations (CSOs) to participate in the Small Grants Competition.
The call is specifically designed to strengthen the organizational capacity of grassroots CSOs and to increase their effective and sustained engagement in the decision-making processes at a local level, so as to address the problems of their constituencies.
Goal
- The goal is to contribute to the improved institutional capacity of recently established grassroots CSOs so that they are proactive participants in solutions to communities’ salient problems and, as a result, foster inclusive and democratic governance practices at the local level.
Objectives
- Support activities directed at the enhancement of the capacity of newly established grassroots CSOs in terms of institutional development through effective interaction with communities, and partnership with different stakeholders.
- Support CSOs’ civic monitoring and advocacy efforts that are focused on identifying and resolving issues of local concern in cooperation with community members, experienced CSOs, and the media.
Funding Information
- The maximum grant award for each proposal is GEL 30,000 (thirty thousand Lari) with project activities lasting at least ten months or longer.
Eligibility Criteria
- Only newly established grassroots civil society organizations that are legally registered in Georgia and have a proven record of operations of at least one year are eligible to apply for this opportunity. Civil servants, members of the current parliament, staff of public broadcasting, and/or leaders and members of political parties cannot participate in a grant project as a director or any grant remunerated participant.
For more information, visit Europe Foundation.