Deadline: 15 September 2015
The European Commission through its Civil Society Fund II is accepting proposals for its Large Grants program to promote the development of a common strategic approach to poverty reduction, consistent with the objectives of sustainable development.
The Civil Society Fund II (2nd phase) is intended to increase and improve the NSAs’ role in the national development and democratisation process of Ethiopia, capitalising on the lessons learnt from the work already done under its predecessor programmes as well as other programmes.
Objectives
- to improve and increase the role of NSAs in the national development and democratisation process.
- to increase the capacity of Ethiopian NSAs to engage in governance and development activities.
Expected Results
- Increased human, material and technical capacity of NSAs to engage in governance and development;
- Increased sustainability, accountability and constituency of NSAs working on governance and development; and
- More effective and efficient delivery of services in the governance and development sectors
Funding Information
- Lot 1: Supporting the Ethiopian NSAs’ role in natural resources management – EUR 1,600,000.00
- Lot 2: Supporting the Ethiopian NSAs’ role in deepening governance – EUR 1,800,000.00
- Lot 3: Supporting a multi-stakeholder, constituency-based approach to strengthen the NSAs’ role in development- EUR 600,000.00
Size of Grants
Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between EUR 150,000.00 and EUR 250,000.00.
Location
Actions must take place within the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Duration
The initial planned duration of an action may not be lower than 12 months nor exceed 30 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- In order to be eligible for a grant, the lead applicant must:
- Be a legal person and
- Be non-profit-making and
- Be a specific type of Ethiopian organisation such as: civil society organisations, including non-governmental and not for profit organisation, faith-based organisations, and private-sector non-profit agencies, institutions and organisations and networks thereof registered at sub-national or national level; such as charities and societies, trade unions and labour federations, employers’ federation, chambers of commerce, professional associations, public-sector non-profit institutions of higher learning and centres attached to them, and
- Be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the co-applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies), not acting as an intermediary and
- Be able to demonstrate to have regularly carried out activities in the field covered by this Call for Proposal.
- Applicant must act with its co-applicant which can be from NSAs established in a Member State of the European Union or of African Union and have established office in Ethiopia.
- Applicant and co-applicants must act with affiliated entities which include:
- Entities directly or indirectly controlled by an applicant (daughter companies or first-tier subsidiaries). They may also be entities controlled by an entity controlled by an applicant (granddaughter companies or second-tier subsidiaries) and the same applies to further tiers of control;
- Entities directly or indirectly controlling the applicant (parent companies). Likewise, they may be entities controlling an entity controlling the applicant;
- Entities under the same direct or indirect control as the applicant (sister companies).
How to Apply
- The application process consists of two phases-
- Phase 1, concept note
- Phase 2, full proposal
- Only Concept Notes must be submitted for evaluation. Thereafter, applicants selected will be invited to submit a Full Application Form.
- Prior registration in EuropeAid’s on-line database, PADOR, is obligatory for applicants, co-applicants and affiliated entities.
- Applicants must be registered before submitting the concept note, while co-applicants and affiliated entities must be registered prior to submission of the full application, if applicable.
For more information, please visit 2015 Large Grants by Civil Society Fund II and download the guidelines.
