Deadline- 28 January 2013
European Economic Area(EEA) grants is pleased to invite proposals for NGO Activity Support Measure to strengthen civil society in Latvia and support the activity of associations and foundations, building the institutional and human resources capacity of NGOs and providing financial support in order to ensure regular and long-term participation of NGOs in policy development, action policy initiatives and decision making processes.
Total funding available for projects is 9 678 064 EUR. 95% of the funding is provided by the European Economic Area Financial Mechanism and 5% is co-financed by the state budget of Latvia.
The minimum period of project implementation is 1 year. The maximum period is 3 years.
Applications must be accompanied by the following supporting documents-
- CVs of the staff of the Project Promoter and project partner (if applicable) assigned in the project
- a detailed cost estimate for the repair, renovation, or reconstruction works (if applicable).
Areas of support-
- democracy and participatory democracy
- human rights, including minority rights (ethnic, religious, linguistic and sexual orientation)
- good governance and transparency
- anti-discrimination and combating racism and xenophobia
- gender equality and reduction of gender-based violence
- environment and sustainable development
Eligibility-
- are non‐profit, being organisations that have not been created nor operate to generate personal profit. Although they may have paid staff and may engage in revenue‐generating activities they do not distribute profits to their members nor to their board. Where revenue‐generating activities are undertaken, these should not represent the purpose of the NGO but should be solely a means to support its mission and values
- have members who do not have any direct commercial interest in the outcome of the work of the organisation or of its commercial activities and should not pursue the commercial or professional interests of their members. This requirement therefore excludes trade and professional associations, where the aims and purposes of the association is to further the specific interests of its members only
- are voluntary in nature, formed voluntarily by groups or individuals and usually involving an element of voluntary participation in the organisation
- act in the public arena and for the public good on concerns and issues related to the well‐being of people, groups or society as a whole
- have some degree of formal or institutional existence, unlike informal or ad hoc groups, involving formal statutes or other governing documents defining their mission, objectives and scope
- are membership‐based, with transparent structures and elected chair / board, and are accountable to their members and donors
- are independent of local, regional and national government and other public authorities
- are independent of political parties and commercial organisations
Project applications can be submitted in one of the following ways-
- in one paper copy with an enclosed electronic copy submitted by hand-delivery or by regular mail addressed to: Society Integration Foundation, Brīvības iela 40-39, Riga, Latvia, LV-1050
- in one electronic copy signed with an secure electronic signature and certified with a time-stamp submitted by e-mail addressed given in website like- project applications under the NGO Activity Support Measure, micro projects under the NGO Project Measure, medium and macro projects under the NGO Project Measure
- submitted online in the Electronic Project Management System of the Society Integration Foundation, access through website
Countries/Region- Latvia
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