Deadline: 15 March 2018
U.S. Embassy Tunis is seeking applications in response to the Office of Assistance Coordination’s Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) Program for its 2018 Local Grants Program in Tunisia.
Project Objectives
To address the problem of corruption locally, the U.S. Embassy Tunis seeks proposals that support civil society organizations and local level anti-corruption initiatives in the following sector(s): public procurement, the health sector, and municipal services.
Proposals must identify local/regional case(s) of corruption in one of the aforementioned sectors that the project could address, raise awareness of, or work to eliminate. Proposals must respond to at least one of the following objectives:
- Increase citizen participation in reporting instances of corruption.
- Promote initiatives that provide platforms to report local-level corruption and develop strategies to increase their use by citizens and civil society groups
- Monitor, evaluate, and report on government responses to the reports.
- Create mechanisms to help prevent corruption.
- Create tools that highlight instances of corruption.
- Develop or utilize existing methods/platforms to monitor and ensure local-level transparency and accountability (e.g. through established social media platforms and local media outlets such as radio).
- Work with local public officials to improve transparency, integrity, and accountability.
- Develop mechanisms to solicit and incorporate citizen feedback into local decisionmaking.
- Initiate joint public and private sector anti-corruption initiatives.
Funding Information
- Estimated Award Ceiling: $250,000
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,000,000
- Estimated Award Floor: $50,000
- Length of Project Period: 12-24 Months
Eligibility Criteria
- Local civil society organizations, non-profit organizations, community groups, non-governmental organizations, professional associations, private sector organizations, and universities based in Tunisia that meet all other eligibility criteria, including all required registrations.
- Applicants must have prior experience working in Tunisia on issues related to anti-corruption, civil society capacity building, open government, and/or citizen engagement.
- Preference will be given to MEPI Alumni, but new partners are also welcome to apply.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted via email at the address given on the website.
Eligible Country: Tunisia
For more information, please visit U.S. Embassy in Tunisia.