Deadline: 14 March 2013
Global Partnership for Social Accountability (GPSA) is seeking proposals from donors, governments and civil society organizations (CSOs) to improve development results by supporting capacity building for enhanced citizen feedback and participation.
The GPSA will contribute to country-level governance reforms and improved service delivery. To achieve this objective, the GPSA provides strategic and sustained support to CSOs’ social accountability initiatives aimed at strengthening transparency and accountability.
Funding will be provided up to US$500,000-US$1,000,000
Eligibility & Criteria-
- Legal status: the recipient needs to be a legal entity in Bangladesh and provide proof of such legal status;
- Representation: key criteria are community ties, accountability to members or beneficiaries, diversity and gender sensitivity;
- Governance: sound internal management policies and practices, comprising organizational dimensions, such as clear management roles and responsibilities, clear methods of planning and organizing activities, human capital, financial and technical resources, and partnerships;
- Transparency: including disclosure of sources of funding, financial accountability and governance transparency;
- Fiduciary capacity: ability to meet applicable World Bank policies for grants;
- Institutional capacity: appropriate scale of operations, facilities, and equipment;
- Competence: proposed executing team possesses relevant skills and experience across all areas for which activities have been proposed;
- Proven track record: organization can provide evidence of its experience (at least 3-5 years) in the area of the call for proposals, and a vision matching the goals of the GPSA.
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