Deadline- 1 Feb, 2013
Countries/Region- Georgia
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invites applications form eligible Georgian organizations, partnerships of Georgian organizations, and partnerships led by Georgian organizations to advance women and girls’ political and economic empowerment in Georgia. The Mission supports a range of activities aimed at enhancing gender equality and female empowerment in Georgia.
USAID assistance has focused on increasing the demand for female candidates by political parties and voters through addressing negative stereotypes associated with women in politics. USAID has supported women candidates for parliament to develop their campaign, improve message development and communication skills, and conduct effective voter outreach in the 2012 pre-election period and during the election season. USAID’s Increased Trust in the Electoral Process project has been supporting activities for women in national minority regions to increase their awareness of election-related issues.
Eligibility-
Eligible Georgian organizations (such as NGOs, advocacy groups, for-profit businesses, trade and professional organizations, independent national institutions, research and public policy institutes, think tanks, and universities) that must-
- Be organized under the laws of Georgia
- Have their principal place of business in Georgia
- Be majority owned by individuals who are citizens or lawful permanent residents of Georgia or be managed by a governing body, the majority of whom are citizens or lawful permanent residents Georgia
- Not be controlled by a foreign entity or by an individual or individuals who are not citizens or permanent residents of Georgia.
Full applications must be-
- Typed, single space on letter size, not legal size, paper
- Printed in 12 font size; charts, tables and spreadsheets may be not less than10 font
- Written in English
- If submitted electronically, written in Word (version 2000 or later) or Adobe PDF format with spreadsheets in MS Excel (version 2000 or later) or in tables that are compatible with MS Word.
For more information, visit grants.gov and search by funding opportunity number. APS-114-13-000001
