Deadline: 23-Jan-22
The United Nation Development Program (UNDP) is inviting local NGOs operating in Syunik and Gegharkunik marzes of Armenia to participate in a bidding competition to support the resumption or development of agricultural small and micro-entrepreneurial activities / businesses in Syunik and Gegharkunik regions by socially vulnerable individuals or families.
Objectives
- Support the displaced in re-establishing their livelihood systems and decrease their dependence on humanitarian assistance.
- Support the agricultural endeavors of the DPs and most vulnerable population in bordering communities of Syunik and Gegharkunik regions.
- Provide coaching and mentoring to beneficiaries to sustain their activities.
- Strengthen capacities of the civil society organizations operating in Syunik and Gegharkunik regions.
Tasks
- Select local beneficiaries on competitive basis. The list of applicants should be reviewed and validated by the special local selection committees. Local selection committee should include at least one representative from UNDP, and 1 expert. Representative from a local administration is desirable. This will ensure that the selection is impartial, transparent and based on agreed criteria exclusively.
- Develop selection criteria along with Project staff.
- Conduct the whole process of grant distribution (including procurement of necessary equipment, follow up on beneficiaries’ purchases or reimbursing beneficiaries’ purchases etc.) according to identified needs of beneficiaries, also monitoring, assuring all the financial documentation (such as budgets, business plans, invoices, receipts) are in place. Ongoing consultations with UNDP project staff are required.
- Provide ongoing mentoring and coaching to beneficiaries. Provide ongoing monitoring, including on financial and procurement matters of the process.
Funding Information
- For Syunik marz the maximum allowable budget amount for a given job is 60,000 (sixty thousand) US dollars. Each of the winner/implementing organization (two or three organizations will be selected) will issue at least 6 small business grants with the amount up to 4,000 USD to each, and 15 agricultural small contribution-grant with the amount of up to 1500 USD each. Separate budget line should be for business coaching or mentoring services. Transportation, administrative and staff salaries/honorariums shall be reflected in the budget as well.
- The maximum allowable budget amount for a given job is 44,000 (forty-four thousand) US dollars for Gegharkunik marz. The winner/implementing organization will issue around 5 small business grants with the amount up to 4,000 USD to each, and 10 agricultural small contribution-grant with the amount of up to 1500 USD each.
- All projects must be implemented in the specific period mentioned in the Cooperation Agreement/contract with UNDP. Overall, projects must be implemented maximum within the period between March 1, 2022- October 1, 2022.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications are accepted from non-profit organizations that have a certificate of registration with the Ministry of Justice of Armenia and have the right to operate in the country;
- The grant applicant must be a local non-governmental organization operating in Syunik marz (preferably in Goris / or Kapan regions) or in Gegharkunik marz (preferably in Vardenis region) or with significant representation in these areas.
- The grant applicant must have at least 1 year of proven work experience in providing and managing small entrepreneurship (preferably agricultural) grants in Syunik Marz or Gegharkunik Marz.
- The applicant must have 1 year of work experience working with displaced persons and socially vulnerable groups in Syunik and / or Gegharkunik.
- The grant applicant must have 3 years of proven work experience in project implementation, donor grants, budget management, monitoring, and public relations reports in Syunik and / or Gegharkunik marzes.
- Application must showcase how it targets women/girls and most vulnerable groups.
For more information, visit https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=86777