Deadline: 09-Mar-21
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) invites Civil Society Institutions, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and / or Non-Governmental Legal Entities operating in the Kyrgyz Republic to take part in the call for proposals for “Implementation of small grants aimed at supporting the initiatives of young people at risk and community members in the development of own business, entrepreneurship and / or startups”.
The Call for Low-Value Grant proposal is announced within the framework of the UNDP Projects “Inclusive and Multi-sectoral Crisis Management and Responses” (PID 00122793) and «Strengthening Resilience to Violent Extremism in Asia» (STRIVE Asia, EU-UN Joint partnership) (PID 00107398).
The Low-Value Grant Goal is to support at-risk young men and women (youth) and community members to enable their own businesses, entrepreneurship and/or startups in pilot regions.
Objectives
- Announce a program to support local youth initiatives among 14 target communities (list is provided below and is flexible for selection by the applicant/s).
- Carry out the necessary monitoring and control over the implementation of youth initiatives, with appropriate documentation of the process (collection and processing of data based on the results, photo reports, etc.).
Funding Information
- The maximum allowable budget is up to USD $120,000.
- Duration: All projects shall be implemented within the people starting from signing from the Low-Value Grant Agreement with UNDP till June 30, 2021.
Expected Outcomes
- At least 50 youth benefitted from local youth initiatives support programme.
- At least halft of the beneficiaries of local initiatives are young girls.
Eligibility Criteria
- Civil Society Organizations, Non-governmental Organizations and/or non-governmental legal entities established and registered in the Kyrgyz Republic (hereinafter the Applicant).
- Proposals from a consortium of two or more non-profit organizations established and registered in the Kyrgyz Republic shall be accepted.
- All Consortium members – Low-Value Grant Applicants shall be legal entities established and registered in the Kyrgyz Republic as non-profit organizations in accordance with the current legislation.
- The Applicant shall submit the project proposal on behalf of one of the organizations authorized by the consortium member organizations to represent the consortium, with all subsequent commitments to its members and the Grantor.
- The Low-Value Grant applicant shall have proven experience working with vulnerable youth;
- The applicant has a network of representative offices/branches in the south and north of the Kyrgyzstan;
- The Low-Value Grant Applicant shall have a network of representative offices/branches in Chui and Osh oblasts.
For more information, visit https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=75884