Deadline: 10 Aug 2020
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Georgia is pleased to announce Call for Proposals for Grant Competition on Social Accountability and Citizen Participation Initiatives.
The objective of the Call for Proposals is to help Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) deliver targeted projects to support citizen participation in local decision-making and advance social accountability in the municipalities located in Imereti, Mstkheta-Mtianeti, Kvemo Kartli, Guria, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti and Racha-Lechkhumi-Kvemo Svaneti regions.
Priority will be given to the proposals targeting the engagement of women, youth and ethnic minorities in decision-making and creating enabling environment for effective social accountability. Applicants are encouraged to come up with the initiatives seeking to advance the participation mechanisms defined by law (e.g. general assembly of a settlement; petition; council of civil advisors; participation in the sessions of the municipality Sakrebulo and the sessions of its commission; hearing reports on the work performed by the Mayor of the municipality and by a member of the city council, etc) as well as cooperation with municipalities to engage communities in identifying and addressing current challenges, including Covid-19. Initiatives that cokaribute to the fulfilment of the following objectives will be considered:
- Promoting dialogue and cooperation between CSOs and local authorities in the decision-making process;
- Encouraging democratic participation of citizens at the local level by raising citizens’ awareness on local policy-making process and promoting opportunities for civic engagement;
- Introducing innovative citizen participation mechanisms/activities;
- Introducing mechanisms for effective cooperation between LSGs, Civil Advisory Councils and citizens’ initiative groups, including development and advocacy of joint projects aimed at sustainable development of the municipality;
- Introducing effective mechanisms for managing citizens’ enquiries by LSGs;
- Promoting active participation of women, ethnic minorities and young people in local decision-making to encourage active citizenship;
- Empowering women, youth, ethnic minorities to identify, address and advocate for their needs and priorities at the local level;
- Promoting volunteerism and engagement in local authorities’ efforts to respond to current challenges;
- Overseeing the quality of municipal services and advocating to address the gaps and needs through social accountability process.
Funding Information
- Individual grants requested under this Call for Proposals should not be less than USD 10,000 and shall not exceed USD 30,000. Proposals with the grant staff salary costs exceeding 25% of the total budget will be disqualified without further consideration. Co-funding and in-house contributions are strongly encouraged.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for this call, an applicant must:
- Be a non-profit organization (civil society organization, think tanks, independent media, etc.) registered in accordance with the legal requirements and provide organization’s registration certificate, statute and the debt certificate;
- Have sufficient capacity to execute the proposed application and operating experience of minimum two years;
- Be established and operating in the target region/municipalities;
- Have experience of managing at least two similar projects during the last four years.