UNDP Open call for Development of Social Innovation Projects in Georgia

Deadline: 15-Dec-21

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is inviting you to submit Call for proposals for Grant Competition for Development of Social Innovation Projects in Akhalkalaki, Tetritskaro and Lagodekhi Municipalities.

The primary objective of the call is to respond to pressing social demands of ethnic minority communities in Akhalkalaki, Tetritskaro and Lagodekhi municipalities by development and implementation of new ideas (products, services and models) to meet social needs and create new social relationships or collaborations.

This further means, entire process by which new responses to social needs are developed in order to deliver better social outcomes.

Priorities

The priority will be given to the proposal ideas that:

Are driven by a social mission, and the value they create is necessarily shared, social value.
Empower ethnic minorities at local level to invent together solutions to social problems.
Are aimed at identification of new/unmet/inadequately met social needs; development of new solutions in response to these social needs and designed to evaluate of the effectiveness of new solutions in meeting social needs.
Are focused on innovation in services and in service products, new or improved ways of designing and producing services; and/or innovation in service delivery organizations.

Funding Information

Any funds requested for the grant(s) under this Call for Proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:
- minimum amount: USD 10,000.
- maximum amount: USD 15,000.
Applicant organizations should submit proposals with justified and realistic budgets.

Implementation Location and Duration

Activities of Social Innovation grants should be implemented within administrative boundaries of at least one village in municipalities of Akhalkalaki, Tetritskaro and Lagodekhi.
Duration of the Social Innovation grant activities within the grant application shall not exceed 5 months, counted from the date of the contract signature to the date when all relevant activities have been successfully completed, reported and accepted by the UNDP/IRDG Project (Note: per grant agreement month should be allocated for final reporting to the UNDP/IRDG Project).
Only successful grant proposals will be awarded with the funding. It is anticipated that at least 3 grant proposals (regardless of the grant implementation location) will be financed under this Call of the Proposals. However, no or less than 3 grants may be awarded by UNDP/IRDG, depending on the evaluation results.

Eligibility Criteria

LEADER/CLLD and non-LEADER/CLLD entities are invited to apply for this Call for Proposals. For the purposes of this Call for Proposals:
- LEADER/CLLD entities (non-profit (non-commercial) legal entities) are: Local Action Group (LAG) and local community group (AMAG) organizations established with support of ENPARD program in IRDG project target municipalities (for the purposes of this call in Akhalkalaki, Tetritskaro and Lagodekhi).
- Non-LEADER/CLLD entities are non-profit (non-commercial) legal entities (NGOs), except:
  - Local Action Group (LAG) and local community group (AMAG) organizations established with support of ENPARD program in IRDG project target municipalities (for the purposes of this call in Akhalkalaki, Tetritskaro and Lagodekhi);
  - Religious and Political organizations;
  - Government owned entities
- LEADER/CLLD and non-LEADER/CLLD entities should be registered in accordance with the legal requirements of the Government of Georgia, must be able to provide organization’s statute and the debt certificate.
- All applicant organizations must demonstrate proven experience and capabilities in carrying out rural development interventions, including but not limited to: needs appraisal, community mobilization, socioeconomic development actions, measures related to social inclusion and support of disadvantaged groups (youth, women, PWDs, IDPs, ethnic, religious, sexual and other minorities). Coalitions (based on co-application) with NGOs and private sector is encouraged. Note: Co-applicants must satisfy the eligibility criteria as applicable to the primary applicant.