Deadline: 31 August 2015
The European Union represented by the European Commission is currently inviting call for proposals to enhance and provide Albania, Civil Society facility through its program divided into four prior lots:
Lot 1 – Promotion of good governance and fight against corruption.
Lot 2 – Monitoring of judiciary system and access to justice.
Lot 3 – Monitoring living conditions in prisons and pre-detention structures.
Lot 4 – Re-use of assets confiscated to organized crime.
Objective
The global objective of the Call for Proposals is to encourage the active participation of civil society in policy-making and contributing to the fulfillment of Albania’s obligations under the EU Albania Stabilization and Association Agreement.
Financial Allocation by Contracting Authority
The overall indicative amount made available under this call for proposal is EUR 3,400,000 that will be divided accordingly among the four lots.
Size of Grants
Lot1: Any grant requested under this call for proposal must fall between EUR 500,000 and EUR 1,300,000.
Lot2: Any grant requested under this call for proposal must fall between EUR 500,000 and EUR 1,300,000.
Lot3: Any grant requested under this call for proposal must fall between EUR 450,000 and EUR 550,000.
Lot4: Any grant requested under this call for proposal must fall between EUR 450,000 and EUR 550,000.
Location
Actions must take place in Albania.
Duration
The planned duration of an action may not be lower than 18 months nor exceed 36 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- In order to be eligible for a grant, the applicant must:
- be legal persons and
- be non-profit-making and
- be a civil society organization, such as non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and be established in2
- Albania or in a Member State of the European Union, in an accession or official candidate country as recognized by the European Union or in Member State of the European Economic Area, 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.
- Applicant must act with Co-applicant(s) who must satisfy the eligibility criteria as applicable to the applicant himself.
- Co-applicant(s) can be Civil Society Organization constituted and legally established in any of the Member States of the European Union and must have been registered for at least five years at the time of the submission of an application. In this case, the proposed action shall respond to an initiative emanating from the local actor(s) ensuring their involvement during all the stages of the implementation of the action. This should be clearly demonstrated in the application;
- The applicant and its co-applicant(s) may act with affiliated entity(ies) having a structural link with the applicants. Eligible entities may thus include-
- Entities directly or indirectly controlled by the beneficiary (daughter companies or first-tier subsidiaries). They may also be entities controlled by an entity controlled by the beneficiary (granddaughter companies or second-tier subsidiaries) and the same applies to further tiers of control;
- Entities directly or indirectly controlling the beneficiary (parent companies).
- Entities under the same direct or indirect control as the beneficiary (sister companies).
- Entities legally defined as a e.g. network, federation, association in which the proposed affiliated entities also participate or the beneficiary participates in the same entity (e.g. network, federation, association) as the proposed affiliated entities.
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 who have been pre-selected will be invited to submit a Full Application Form.
- Prior registration in Europe Aid’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 EU-Albania.
