Deadline: 6 May 2016
United Nations Development Programme in Georgia (UNDP), in cooperation with Swiss Cooperation Office for the South Caucasus (SCO) and Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC), invites non-governmental organizations and civil society organizations to apply for the Small Grants Scheme (SGS) programme in selected regions of Georgia.
The goal of the project proposals is to support Implementation and Monitoring of the Projects Based on the Regional Development Strategies/Action Plans and Municipal Priority Documents and to Facilitate Citizens’ participation in Local Self-Governance.
Programme Priorities
Projects shall fall within the following directions:
- citizens’ participation in local self-governance
- regional and rural development
- good governance
- environmental protection
- disaster risk reduction
- education
- social protection
- gender related issues
Grants Available
Individual grants shall be no less than 10.000 GEL and shall not exceed 100.000 GEL.
Eligibility Criteria
- NGOs and CSOs should have at least three years of working experience in one of the following six Regions of Georgia: 1) Guria, 2) Racha Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, 3) Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, 4) Kvemo Kartli, 5) Imereti and 6) Mtskheta-Mtianeti;
- NGOs and CSOs should be registered in accordance with legal requirement of Government of Georgia and must provide the Statute, along with debt certificate;
- CSOs and NGOs must provide evidence that they have sufficient capacity to execute the proposed application and operating experience of minimum 3 years (e.g. number of projects implemented, letters from donor organizations and other supporting documentation);
- In case of consortium, apart from the leading organization’s requirements, subcontractor organization(s) should have no less than 1 year registration certificate in at least one of the regions mentioned above.
How to Apply
Applicants are required to submit application forms via email.
Eligible Country
Georgia
For more information, please visit UNDP Georgia.
