EU Prize for Women Innovators 2020
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EU Prize for Women Innovators 2020 is a cash prize awarded every year to European women who founded a successful company and brought an innovation to market.
The contest is open to women from across the EU and countries associated to Horizon 2020. Finalists are selected by a high-level jury of independent experts from across Europe, from business, venture capital, entrepreneurship and academia.
Three winners receive €100,000 each, and €50,000 is awarded to a Rising Innovator (an exceptional entrepreneur – age 35 or younger – at the beginning of her career).
The prize money (EUR 100,000, EUR 100,000, EUR 100,000 and EUR 50,000) will be paid to the participant in one instalment after the award ceremony by bank transfer, provided all the requested documents have been submitted.
How to apply
Applications must be submitted by the participants via the Funding and Tenders Portal.
Applications must be readable, accessible and printable. Incomplete applications may be considered inadmissible if essential elements are missing.
The page-limit for this prize application (Part B) is 10 pages.
Participants must support their applications with an inspiring video message lasting up to 90 seconds with their application.
The submission consists of a complete application, including a link to the video. Participants must be able to provide proof of eligibility .
Two or more female co-founders of a single company may submit a joint application.
Deadline: 21.04.2020
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EuropeAid call for proposal: Support to Local Civil Society Action Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée
Reference: EuropeAid/167786/DH/ACT/PG
Attention:
Subject: Extension to the deadline for the Submission of the Concept Note
New deadline for submissions of Concept Notes: 28 May 2020 at 05:00 pm (PNG date and time)
Notice:
This is a restricted call for proposals. In the first instance, only concept notes (Part A of the grant application form) must be submitted for evaluation. Thereafter, lead applicants who have been pre-selected will be invited to submit a full application. After the evaluation of the full applications, an eligibility check will be performed for those which have been provisionally selected.
Global objective
- To enable civil society organizations to engage as actors of development and peaceful resolution of conflicts.
Specific objectives
- to empower, strengthen and support the work of actors in the communities and the society to address conflict and violence,
- to contribute to promoting peace in Southern Highlands, Hela and Enga Provinces.
Priorities
- Promote the participation of individuals and communities to take an active role in managing and resolving conflicts at all levels to contribute to achieving peaceful and inclusive societies.
- Resolving of inter-communal conflicts at community level
Proposals must include community-led conflict mediation and resolution initiatives that include all parties in the peace building and conflict resolution process. The parties, as well has the specific roles that they will play, need to be clearly identified.
- Preventing violence, maintaining peace and inter-communal order
Proposals must put forward initiatives to prevent further violence and future conflicts. Possible causes of violence and target groups should be identified and innovative ways of engagement in the whole process of preventing violence and conflicts proposed.
- Advocacy, awareness raising, policy dialogue.
Proposals must adequately demonstrate what information, education and communication tools and materials will be used for advocacy and awareness raising. The selection of tools and materials should be based on evidence about their effectiveness. As violence is a phenomenon affecting individuals and communities in the three provinces, proposals must demonstrate how dialogue and interactions between warring parties or affected communities can be facilitated.
Each proposal must address the three priorities above which are interlinked and mutually reinforcing. Should this not be the case, the application will be rejected. The role of youth and women must be considered and promoted.
Duration
The initial planned duration of an action may not be lower than 18 months nor exceed 24 months.
Location
Actions must take place in the following region: Enga and/or Southern Highlands and/or Hela Provinces in Papua New Guinea.
Types of action
The following types of action are ineligible:
- actions concerned only or mainly with individual sponsorships for participation in workshops, seminars, conferences and congresses;
- actions concerned only or mainly with individual scholarships for studies or training courses;
Types of activity (non exhaustive list)
Multi-Sectoral Approach
- Involvement of government and partner agencies to support any peacebuilding outreach programs
- Initiatives of the government and partner agencies that encourage a return to resilient livelihoods.
- Partnerships between government and partners to support community development and peace building activities (including conflict prevention and recovery activities).
Law and Order Sector
- Capacity building of the law and order sector agencies
- Engagement of village courts and mediation with higher involvement of women and youth
- Capacity building of community leaders (even at community level) for conflict resolution
- Outreach and awareness raising including peer to peer arrangements Gender based violence and narcotics awareness
Community Level
- Strengthening leadership at all levels, particularly ward development committees, communities and even family unit level
- Strengthening of provincial council of women and its network
- Strengthening of youth and council of churches and their networks
- Youth empowerment programmes
- Promoting sustainable alternatives and incentives to replace arms and conflict
Budget
The overall indicative amount made available under this call for proposals is EUR 1 million. The contracting authority reserves the right not to award all available funds.
Size of grants
Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:
- minimum amount: EUR 200,000
- maximum amount: EUR 333,000
Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum percentages of total eligible costs of the action:
- Minimum percentage: 50 % of the total eligible costs of the action.
- Maximum percentage: 90% of the total eligible costs of the action
Financial support to third parties
- Applicants shall propose financial support to third parties.
- Applicants shall propose financial support to third parties in order to help achieving the objectives of the action.
- The maximum amount of financial support per third party is EUR 5.000. Not less than EUR 20.000 and not more than EUR 30.000 should be budgeted in total for third party support.
- Under this call, financial support to third parties is considered essential to achieve the objective of the action.
Contributions in kind
Contributions in kind mean the provision of goods or services to beneficiaries or affiliated entities free of charge by a third party. As contributions in kind do not involve any expenditure for beneficiaries or affiliated entities, they are normally not eligible costs.
As an exception, contributions in kind may include personnel costs for the work carried out by volunteers under an action or work programme (which are eligible costs).
Volunteers’ work may comprise up to 50 % of the co-financing. For the purposes of calculating this percentage, contributions in kind in the form of volunteers’ work must be based on the unit cost provided by the contracting authority. This type of costs must be presented separately from other eligible costs in the estimated budget. The value of the volunteer’s work must always be excluded from the calculation of indirect costs.
Number of applications and grants per applicants / affiliated entities
- The lead applicant may not submit more than two application(s) under this call for proposals.
- The lead applicant may not be awarded more than two grant(s) under this call for proposals.
- The lead applicant may be a co-applicant or an affiliated entity in another application at the same time.
- A co-applicant/affiliated entity may be the co-applicant or affiliated entity in more than one application(s) under this call for proposals.
- A co-applicant/affiliated entity may be awarded more than one grant(s) under this call for proposals.
Ethics clauses and Code of Conduct
- Absence of conflict of interest
The applicant must not be affected by any conflict of interest and must have no equivalent relation in that respect with other applicants or parties involved in the actions.
- Respect for human rights as well as environmental legislation and core labour standards
The applicant and its staff must comply with human rights.
- Anti-corruption and anti-bribery
The applicant shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations and codes relating to anti-bribery and anti-corruption.
- Unusual commercial expenses
Applications will be rejected or contracts terminated if it emerges that the award or execution of a contract has given rise to unusual commercial expenses.
- Breach of obligations, irregularities or fraud
The contracting authority reserves the right to suspend or cancel the procedure, where the award procedure proves to have been subject to substantial breach of obligations, irregularities or fraud.
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PROGRESS call for proposal: Incubators (business support organisations) for inclusive and social entrepreneurship
Reference: VP/2019/017
Attention
the deadline for this call has been extended to 25 May 2020
Objective
This call aims at mobilising existing network(s) of mainstream business incubators to expand their outreach to inclusive and social entrepreneurship.
To achieve this, the supported action shall draw from the experience of support organisations and networks already targeting social entrepreneurs and (potential) entrepreneurs from underrepresented groups. Optimally, this will be combined with support for scaling and replication of social enterprise and social innovation business ideas through dissemination of knowledge and understanding of potential market opportunities in other territories. This type of knowledge transfer can be ensured by involving pertinent partners as co-applicants and/or by qualified experts directly involved in the project implementation.
The supported action needs to cover a large part of the EU Member States / EaSI participating countries including regions and cities outside of the capital area of countries. The aim is also to achieve a geographically balanced coverage of countries (North, South, East, West of Europe).
Technical definitions
“Business incubators” mean support organisations of which the main purpose is to promote business creation and entrepreneurship by offering relevant services such as training, workshops, business coaching and mentoring, business advice, networking opportunities and financing for potential start-up companies and micro entrepreneurs. These bodies can support the start-up as well as the scale-up of businesses.
“Network of business incubators” means an established network, which among its members includes organisations fulfilling the above definition of business incubator. Consequently the call is open also to networks which include multiple types of member organisations.
“Social entrepreneurship/social enterprises” mean businesses, of which the primary objective is to achieve positive social impact. Consequently they are subject to profit distribution limits and participatory governance principles.
“Inclusive entrepreneurship” is an approach to ensure that all people, regardless of their background, have an equal opportunity to start and run their own businesses. It focuses on target groups that are under-represented in entrepreneurship, or that face greater barriers to business creation and self-employment, e.g. women, migrants, youth and the unemployed.
Through the supported action, the members of the network(s) shall gain knowledge about:
- the concepts of inclusive and social entrepreneurship and about the added value of adequately integrating these concepts in their work;
- the key challenges specific to the underrepresented target groups and social entrepreneurs (amongst others, specific barriers, communication);
- the methodologies needed to work effectively with these target groups (amongst others, target group specific working methods, communication methods, social impact measurement, knowledge of available mutual support networks and specific funding schemes);
- about European and international programmes, networks, organisations, and platforms in these fields.
Type of actions
Proposals must be centred around activities promoting the concepts “inclusive and social entrepreneurship” amongst all individual member organisations of the network or the consortium of networks. Activities shall notably focus on transferring knowledge and building capacities amongst the member organisations, so that they will be well equipped to work with the (potential) entrepreneurs in these fields.
The types of activities which may be funded under this call for proposals can include:
- gathering, production and diffusion of relevant information materials;
- study visits and exchange of good practices;
- training activities, webinars, seminars, conferences, etc;
- developing business support services for inclusive and social entrepreneurs, including toolkits, templates, manuals and other support material;
- actions aiming at creating and improving connections to stakeholders in inclusive and social entrepreneurship;
- awareness and dissemination actions amongst the network’s members and towards the wider audience.
This list is not exhaustive and applicants are encouraged to use new, innovative and experimental ways of achieving the objectives.
Applications shall detail the resources foreseen for each of the activities proposed as well as the professional qualifications and relevant experience of the teams that will conduct those activities.
General requirements for the activities to be funded under EaSI
- pay particular attention to vulnerable groups, such as young people;
- promote equality between women and men,
- combat discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation;
- promote a high-level of quality and sustainable employment, guarantee adequate and decent social protection, combat long-term unemployment and fight against poverty and social exclusion.
Budget
The total budget earmarked for the EU co-financing of projects under this call is estimated at 1 300 000 EUR.
The EU grant requested should indicatively be between EUR 1 000 000 and EUR 1 300 000.
The Commission expects to fund 1 proposal.
Notice budget preparation:
The successful applicant/s must take care to avoid any unnecessary or unnecessarily high expenditure.
The beneficiary’s internal accounting and auditing procedures must permit a direct reconciliation of the costs and revenue declared in respect of the action with the corresponding accounting statements and supporting documents. Documentation justifying costs must be kept by the beneficiary for five years following the Commission’s final payment (three years for low value grants). The salary costs must be actual and should not exceed the rates corresponding to the beneficiary’s usual policy on remuneration.
Costs of travel and related subsistence allowances are eligible provided that they are in line with the beneficiary’s usual practices in force at the time of application. In the absence of usual practices for travel costs, these costs should not exceed the scales approved annually by the Commission.
Attendance lists of all meetings that take place in the context of the action must be established and signed by all participants. These lists must be provided to the Commission if so requested.
The following activities are core activities and may not be subcontracted:
- Project coordination/management activities;
- actions aiming at creating and improving connections to stakeholders in inclusive and social entrepreneurship, exchanging good practices.
Selection Criteria
The single applicant or lead applicant and each co-applicant must have the financial and operational capacity to complete the activities for which funding is requested. Only organisations with the necessary financial and operational capacity may be considered for a grant.
Operational capacity
Single applicants or lead applicants, or, in the case of a consortium, lead applicant and co applicants jointly, must have the professional competencies as well as appropriate qualifications necessary to complete the proposed action. In particular, they must have:
- demonstrable experience (in all countries covered) of business incubation/support over the last three years;
- demonstrable experience or capacity to identify and use relevant expertise on inclusive and social entrepreneurship
- demonstrable experience in mobilising members or partner organisations in the covered countries to participate in a joint project or to deliver jointly defined outputs
- the necessary operational resources (management, administration) to carry out the action;
- capacity to produce professional reports in English: C1 level in English and a university degree or equivalent for the coordinator;
- 3 years of proven international project management activities for the coordinator.
Deadline: 30/04/2020
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EuropeAid call for proposal: promoting a Circular Economy and Local Development open until 28.04.2020
Global objective
- to support actions that will promote a circular economy and local development.
Specific objective
- support actions that will contribute to a more sustainable and healthier environment while creating local employment opportunities.
To this purpose it will encourage collaboration among Civil Society Organisations, and Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies and other stakeholders.
Priorities
• Promotion of a cleaner and healthier environment;
• The development of appropriate technology for the management of community waste to improve sanitation and generate income;
Proposals must ensure comprehensive gender mainstreaming in proposed actions and activities.
Budget
The overall indicative amount made available under this call for proposals is EUR 4,700,000.00 . It leaves EUR 17,500 for support measures.
The contracting authority reserves the right not to award all available funds.
Size of grants
Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts: • minimum amount: EUR 800,000.00
• maximum amount: EUR 1,500,000.00
Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum percentages of total eligible costs of the action:
• Minimum percentage: 50 % of the total eligible costs of the action
• Maximum percentage: 90 % of the total eligible costs of the action for Ghanaian and EU Partner countries’ CSOs and 75% of the total eligible costs of the action for other countries’ CSOs .
Contributions in kind
Contributions in kind mean the provision of goods or services to beneficiaries or affiliated entities free of charge by a third party. As contributions in kind do not involve any expenditure for beneficiaries or affiliated entities, they are normally not eligible costs.
As an exception, contributions in kind may include personnel costs for the work carried out by volunteers under an action or work programme (which are eligible costs). Volunteers’ work may comprise up to 50 % of the co-financing.
For the purposes of calculating this percentage, contributions in kind in the form of volunteers’ work must be based on the unit cost provided by the contracting authority. This type of costs must be presented separately from other eligible costs in the estimated budget. The value of the volunteer’s work must always be excluded from the calculation of indirect costs. When the estimated costs include volunteers’ work, the grant shall not exceed the estimated eligible costs other than the costs for volunteers’ work.
Duration
The initial planned duration of an action may not be lower than 24 months nor exceed 48 months.
Sectors or themes
Environmental Protection and job creation
Location
Actions must take place in Ghana.
Types of action
• actions that will promote the minimal use of primary raw materials, energy and waste through the improvement of efficiency in production and consumption processes;
• actions that will contribute to achieving a zero-waste economy in Ghana through recycling and value-addition to waste;
• actions that will contribute the restoration of the environment and improved wellbeing to the community;actions that target sustainable clean coastal landscape management
• actions that will create awareness in schools and communities on the need for reduction, reusing, reducing and recovering of plastic;
• promoting the design and installation of appropriate technology for the efficient management of household and community waste to improve sanitation and generate income
• the promotion of sustainable waste management systems that support the livelihood of informal sector workers, while creating community recycling, reuse and education programmes to promote the adoption of environmentally sustainable practices;
Deadline for submission of concept notes: 28/04/2020 at 18:00 (Brussels date and time)
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Norway Grants call for proposal Social Dialogue – Decent Work in Lithuania open until 22.04.2020
The Programme in Lithuania is expected to reach the following two outcomes:
(1) Improved social dialogue and cooperation,
(2) Enhanced implementation of the decent work agenda (fair and decent working conditions).
This second call for proposals will therefore only concern project applications aiming at delivering on outcome 2.
Enhanced implementation of the decent work agenda (fair and decent working conditions)
The focus is to finance projects at national and sector level with the objective to use bipartite and tripartite dialogue in the implementation of the decent work agenda. The aim is to increase the number of employees and enterprises that have improved decent work arrangements.
The programme will raise awareness of the benefits of decent work, e.g. work-life balance, gender equality and non-discrimination, attitudes on health and safety, knowledge about rights and obligations and the fight against undeclared work and social dumping (work-related crime).
The programme will support enforcement of national regulations related to the decent work agenda, awareness-raising activities and training on decent work topics addressing e.g. social partner staff, company health and safety officers, and labour inspectors. In addition, cooperation between public authorities in the Beneficiary States and Norway, particularly between labour inspection authorities, will be supported.
Eligible activities
- support to awareness-raising campaigns on decent work topics (e.g work-life balance, gender equality and non-discrimination);
- support to projects on improving the enforcement of national legislation related to decent work;
- support to training on decent work issues.
Projects must contribute directly to one or more of these outcome indicators: Outcome 2 indicators:
- better access to improved decent work arrangements (e.g. prohibit undeclared work and abuse of atypical contracts, improve work-life balance, parental leave, working time, etc.);
- enhanced awareness on decent work issues (e.g. through awareness-raising campaigns);
- training of professional staff on decent work issues (e.g. company health and safety officers, staff from labour inspectorates, social partner institutions, etc.).
Donor partnership projects are strongly encouraged and will be awarded extra points during the project assessment process. A donor partnership project is defined as cooperation between a project promoter in Lithuania and at least one eligible entity in Norway, or a project promoter in Norway and at least one eligible entity in Lithuania, implementing a project where all entities are independent of each other and perform substantial and relevant tasks in the completion of the project.
Budget
The total amount available for financing of projects from this call is EUR 176,000.
The maximum grant rate for a project is 90 percent.
The minimum amount of grant assistance applied for shall be EUR 20,000.
The maximum amount of grant assistance applied for shall be EUR 100,000.
The applicant (project promoter ) shall secure the full financing of the project. The project promoter (and/or the project partner(s)) shall provide or obtain the remaining co-financing in the form of cash. Man-hour contribution from staff employed with the project promoter and project partner(s) may be accepted as cash contribution, based on documented hourly rate for salaries.
List of mandatory documents
- Detailed Activity Budget (template)
- Relevant registration certificates of the Applicant (and Partner(s) – if relevant) (no template) o registration certificate (or similar), issued by the competent authority in the Donor State/Beneficiary State o latest approved statute (or similar), which proves that Applicant’s main activity is closely related to the activities in the project
- Proof of clean criminal and tax records of the Applicant (and Partner(s) – if relevant) (template)
- Disbursement Plan (template)
- Project Implementation Plan (template)
- Communication Plan (no template)
- CV’s for the project management team (template)
- Letter of commitment (template)
- Draft Partnership Agreement (if relevant) (template)
- Procurement Plan (template)
- Expected outcomes of the implementation of the project (template)
Deadline: Wednesday 22 April 2020, at 13.00 Lithuanian time
The application and supporting documents shall be submitted to the fund operator in English. Official certificates and certified annual accounts can be submitted in Lithuanian.
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2020 EIDHR CBSS Restricted Call for Proposals open until 15.04.2020
Reference: EuropeAid/167984/DD/ACT/PH
Note: This is a restricted call for proposals. In the first instance, only concept notes (Part A of the grant application form) must be submitted for evaluation. Thereafter, lead applicants who have been pre-selected will be invited to submit a full application.
Global objectives
- To support human rights and human rights defenders in situations where they are most at risk (EIDHR Global Objective 1)
- To support other priorities of the Union in the field of human rights where the Union has an added value or specific thematic commitment (EIDHR Global Objective 2).
Specific objective
- To support the work of civil society organisations in addressing the needs of vulnerable and marginalised groups (IPs and human rights defenders) with a particular focus on protecting them and supporting their empowerment to claim their rights.
This call for proposals will have two lots that each correspond to a focal theme and linked to the above mentioned objectives of the programme and priority issues.
Lot 1: Support to human rights defenders most at risk
Intended beneficiaries under this Lot include land rights and environmental rights defenders as well as HRDs working on women and LGBTI issues. Foreseen activities under this Lot include provision of immediate relief for HRDs at risk and long term protection measures to support the broadening of legal and civic spaces for CSOs and HRDs. Also foreseen are activities on capacity-building, advocacy, and social dialogues.
Lot 2: Support to indigenous peoples most at risk of discrimination, marginalisation and other forms of violations of their nationally and internationally protected rights
Foreseen activities for this Lot include capacity building, awareness and education campaign, social dialogue, institutional support, protection mechanisms, research and policy reform. Also foreseen are improvement of IP access to legal and redress mechanisms to prosecute violations and emergency support.
Budget
Indicative allocation of funds by lot:
- Lot 1: EUR 490 000
- Lot 2: EUR 490 000
If the allocation indicated for a specific lot cannot be used due to insufficient quality or number of proposals received, the contracting authority reserves the right to reallocate the remaining funds to (an)other lot(s).
Size of grants
Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:
- minimum amount: EUR 100 000
- maximum amount: EUR 250 000
Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum percentages of total eligible costs of the action:
- Minimum percentage: 60 % of the total eligible costs of the action.
- Maximum percentage:
- For proposals submitted by lead applicants registered in the Philippines, the grant may not exceed 95 % of the total eligible costs of the action
- For proposals submitted by lead applicants not registered in the Philippines, the grant may not exceed 75% of the total eligible costs of the action.
Contributions in kind
Contributions in kind mean the provision of goods or services to beneficiaries or affiliated entities free of charge by a third party. As contributions in kind do not involve any expenditure for beneficiaries or affiliated entities, they are normally not eligible costs.
As an exception, contributions in kind may include personnel costs for the work carried out by volunteers under an action or work programme (which are eligible costs).
Volunteers’ work may comprise up to 50 % of the co-financing. For the purposes of calculating this percentage, contributions in kind in the form of volunteers’ work must be based on the unit cost provided by the contracting authority. This type of costs must be presented separately from other eligible costs in the estimated budget. The value of the volunteer’s work must always be excluded from the calculation of indirect costs.
When the estimated costs include volunteers’ work, the grant shall not exceed the estimated eligible costs other than the costs for volunteers’ work.
Note: Recommendations to award a grant are always subject to the condition that the checks preceding the signing of the grant contract do not reveal problems requiring changes to the budget (such as arithmetical errors, inaccuracies, unrealistic costs and ineligible costs). The checks may give rise to requests for clarification and may lead the contracting authority to impose modifications or reductions to address such mistakes or inaccuracies. It is not possible to increase the grant or the percentage of EU co-financing as a result of these corrections.
It is therefore in the applicants’ interest to provide a realistic and cost-effective budget.
Duration
The initial planned duration of an action may not be lower than 12 months nor exceed 36 months.
Sectors or themes
- Support to human rights defenders most at risk
- Protection of the rights of indigenous peoples most at risk
Location
Actions must take place in the Philippines. However, the actions may include limited number of activities outside Philippines but these must be linked to the action’s objectives and of limited duration (e.g. attendance in International forum to present CSO human rights reports or testimonies).
Types of activity which may be financed under this call (non-exhaustive):
- Enhancement of security of human rights defenders and/or project beneficiaries through the use of information technology and/or installation of security systems and communications
- Human rights and democracy awareness raising towards concrete policy changes or improved claim-making (claiming or exercising rights and freedoms) by rights-holders that are poor, socially-excluded and vulnerable, including media initiatives for better public accountability;
- Public events or forum that bring together various stakeholders for constructive discussion of human rights issues
- Peaceful exercise of freedom of association and assembly
- Legal support, medical assistance and psychological counselling and other direct forms of support such as relocation/sanctuary to local human rights defenders or victims of human rights violations;
- Support efforts in the field of human rights documentation and monitoring, fact-finding missions, information and advocacy campaigns and claim-making for issues linked to the themes .
- Capacity-building training and educational activities including gender and rights-based approaches to organizational development and management and learning exchanges amongst rights-holders and/or duty-bearers;
- Participatory action research or policy research or media activities as part of a wider range of public advocacy or human rights accountability activities and reporting;
- Artistic activities to support awareness-raising (e.g. theatre, photo and art exhibition)
- Any other activities coherent with the effective implementation of the priorities
Deadline for submission of concept notes:
15/04/2020 at 12:00 (Brussels date and time)
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EEA and Norwegian Financial Mechanisms Call for Proposal Energy Efficiency in Romania
The overall expected outcome of projects financed by these present Calls is Reduced CO2 emissions in all sectors.
The overall expected output is Energy efficiency measures implemented in all sectors.
Available amount for financing of projects
Scheme
Available amount
Call for proposals – Call 4(a): “Increased energy efficiency in place” – financed by EEA Grants
EUR 3.279.806
Call for proposals – Call 4(b): “Increased energy efficiency in place” – financed by Norway Grants
EUR 6.705.369
Small Grants Scheme – SGS Call 3: “Increased energy efficiency” – for SMEs and NGOs’
EUR 3.000.000
An Applicant shall submit only one project proposal. Either for Call 4(a), Call 4(b) or SGS Call 3.
All three calls will provide support for projects that will directly contribute to greenhouse gas reductions and / or avoidance through energy efficiency measures.
They shall deliver “considerable reductions as a reasonable cost; a maximum of €150 grant per tonne CO2 eq. per year reduced/avoided should be aimed for 1 ’.
Eligible project area
a) Energy efficiency in buildings (owned by non-economic entities)
b) Energy efficiency in industry
c) Energy efficiency of infrastructure
d) Energy performance of products
e) Energy efficiency in transport sector
Note: Initial energy audits/energy balance need to be carried out by an accredited Romanian expert before the project application is sent to establish baseline and target indicators. The data used should not be older than 2018.
Extended deadline until March 31st, 2020.
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PROGRESS call for proposal: Actions to boost the development of finance markets for social enterprises
Attention:The deadline for this call has been extended to 21 April 2020
The objective of the call for proposals is to contribute to the development of a social finance market, by designing and launching financial instruments for social enterprises and, at the same time, generating effective demand for social finance among social enterprises by developing their “investment readiness”.
The call also encourages learning from different models and good practice in developing and enhancing social finance across the Union, through organized sharing and disseminating of expertise and experience. In order to achieve these objectives, the Commission will set up a learning network of the grant beneficiaries and facilitate peer learning and transnational exchanges. It will also assist projects in using EU financial instruments.
In order to take into account the different stages of development of social finance markets as well as different stages in the preparation of financing instruments for social enterprises, the call offers two strands. Each strand addresses a specific configuration of barriers in the social finance market. Both strands aim to develop and connect the supply side of social finance (by establishing partnerships, financial instruments or financial intermediaries) and the demand side (by enabling the delivery of business development and investment readiness services for social enterprises).
Strand A: Establishment of social finance partnerships
This strand encourages the first steps towards a social finance instrument by facilitating the development of a consortium and commitment to act in view of laying the groundwork for a future financial instrument. It is also meant to encourage learning from good practice examples and expertise that can guide the formation of this partnership.
Strand B: Establishment of social finance instruments and mechanisms
This strand is aimed at mobilising key partners (potential investors, support organisations and stakeholders) to act and to cooperate with a view to setting up a concrete financial instrument. This type of action can give a strong signal to capital providers by demonstrating the feasibility of social finance. It is also meant to reduce the risks associated with innovation and to facilitate the acquisition of specific expertise needed for drafting contractual agreements.
Budget
The EU grant requested should indicatively be:
– for strand A: between EUR 150 000 and EUR 200 000
– for strand B: between EUR 200 000 and EUR 250 000
Actions on both strands must be fully carried out in EaSI participating countries and must focus on supporting social enterprises that are in need of smaller investments (< 500,000 EUR).
Deadline: 31/03/2020
Swim, Courier and Post : 24:00 Brussels’ time (CET)
Hand deliveries 16:00 Brussels’ time (CET)
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EEA FM and NFM 2014 – 2021: Travel support scheme under the Fund for Bilateral Relations Bulgaria
The Travel Support Scheme has been launched under the Fund for Bilateral Relations (hereinafter referred to as “FBR”) with the purpose of providing opportunities for networking, exchange and transfer of knowledge, experience and best practices and to promote cooperation between Bulgarian entities and entities in the Donor States and/or international organizations. The Travel Support Scheme will offer small scale financial support on an ongoing basis for participation in seminars, workshops, conferences, etc. events with clear bilateral dimension within all programme areas under the EEA FM and NFM 2014 – 2021, based on applications submitted by the eligible beneficiaries.
Eligible applicants
The eligible applicants under the Travel Support Scheme are as follows:
- National Focal Point, Certifying Authority and Audit Authority for EEA FM and NFM 2014 – 2021;
- Ministries and other state institutions in charge of implementing national policies in the programme areas under the EEA FM and NFM 2014 – 2021 listed below;
- Universities and Scientific organizations;
- Local and regional authorities;
Public Donor state entities, international organizations, working in the field of programme areas under the EEA FM and NFM 2014 – 2021.
Budget
The Travel Support Scheme will provide 100% grant. The maximum amount eligible per entity for participation is EUR 5000.
The grant will be provided as reimbursement of incurred and verified actual costs, supported by relevant supporting documents.
Eligible expenditures include:
- Travel costs, incl. international and internal travel;
- Accommodation;
- Subsistence allowance;
- Participation fee, if applicable.
The travel and accommodation costs as well as the per-diem allowances of Bulgarian participants shall comply with the Ordinance for Business Trips and Specialization Abroad.
Per-diem allowances for foreign participants are 70 EUR per day. Accommodation is up to 130 euro per night.
When airplane has been chosen, tickets are to be purchased for economy class.
Deadline for submission of applications
The final date of eligibility of expenditures under the Travel Support Scheme shall be 28 February 2025.
Applications shall be submitted on an ongoing basis until exhaustion of funds.
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EIDHR Supporting Human Rights Priorities – Global Calls
Reference: EuropeAid/166151/DH/ACT/Multi
The global objective of this call for proposals is to support civil society in protection and promotion of democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms worldwide.
This call for proposal will finance projects that respect the rights-based approach (RBA) methodology. The RBA is a working methodology based on internationally recognised human rights and is directed to promoting and protecting human rights in practice. A RBA integrates the norms, standards and principles of international human rights law into the plans, policies and processes of development programmes and projects and applies to all sectors, all modalities, and each step of the project cycle – identification, formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. At the heart of the RBA is the recognition that unequal power relations and social exclusion deny people their human rights and often keep them in poverty. The approach therefore puts strong emphasis on marginalised, disadvantaged, and excluded groups. The five working principles, applying all rights, participation and access to decision-making, non-discrimination and equal access, accountability and access to rule of law and transparency and access to information, should be implemented as appropriate in relation to any proposed project. Gender equality is an integral part of the RBA, encompassing the promotion, protection and fulfilment of all human rights.
Lot 1 – BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS
The EU has a strong interest to improve implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) worldwide to enhance the level playing field for its companies, ensure a better prevention of abuses connected to business activities and access to remedy when abuses occur. This focus is strongly linked to other important policies of the EU such as those related to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the promotion of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)/Responsible Business Conduct (RBC). It is also a key priority of the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2014-2019. In addition, as the role of the private sector in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and as a key player in the EU’s development cooperation increases, we must address any potential adverse risks on human rights.
Lot 2 – FIGHT AGAINST TORTURE AND OTHER ILL-TREATMENT
Torture and other ill-treatment are among the most abhorrent violations of human rights, human integrity and human dignity. According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, no one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. The Guidelines on EU policy towards third countries on torture, and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment provide the general framework for the EIDHR support in this area. For the purpose of this call for proposals, torture and ill treatment mean any act as defined under international human rights norms and standards and existing jurisprudence.
Lot 3 – DEMOCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITY
Accountability, transparency and access to information are essential for good governance, the bedrock of peaceful, resilient societies. Participatory democracy and improved oversight reduces corruption and improves public service delivery, whilst incentivising public officials to work in the public interest. Accountability, transparency have a positive impact on social cohesion, conflict prevention and the protection of minorities, and puts the rights based approach at the forefront of government actions. The New European Consensus on Development aligns EU policies and actions to the objectives of the 2030 agenda and stresses that good governance, democracy and rule of law are vital to sustainable development. This call follows up on the EU commitment to support initiatives to tackle corruption and introduce more transparency in public funding and the delivery of public services.
Financial allocation
The overall indicative amount made available under this call for proposals is EUR 18,000,000.
Indicative allocation of funds by lot
- Lot 1 – Business and human rights: EUR 5,000,000
- Lot 2 – Fight against torture and other ill-treatment: EUR 8,000,000
- Lot 3 – Democratic accountability: EUR 5,000,000
Size of grants
Any requested EU contribution under this call for proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:
Lot 1 – Business and human rights
- Minimum amount: EUR 700,000
- Maximum amount: EUR 1,500,000
Lot 2 – Fight against torture and other ill-treatment
- Minimum amount: EUR 700,000
- Maximum amount: EUR 1,500,000
Lot 3 – Democratic accountability
- Minimum amount: EUR 5,000,000
- Maximum amount: EUR 5,000,000
Any requested EU contribution under this call for proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum percentages of total eligible costs of the action:
Minimum percentage: 51 % of the total eligible costs of the action.
Maximum percentage: 95 % of the total eligible costs of the action.
The grant may cover the entire eligible costs of the action (100%) if this is deemed essential to carry it out. If the evaluation committee considers that the justification is not valid, only the maximum percentage allowed (95%) will be accepted.
Please note that the lead applicant can either ask for a maximum percentage of 95% or exceptionally 100%, under the conditions described above. A percentage between 95.01% and 99.99% is not allowed and it will lead to the rejection of the application.
Contributions in kind
Contributions in kind mean the provision of goods or services to beneficiaries or affiliated entities free of charge by a third party. As contributions in kind do not involve any expenditure for beneficiaries or affiliated entities, they are normally not eligible costs.
As an exception, contributions in kind may include personnel costs for the work carried out by volunteers under an action or work programme (which are eligible costs).
Volunteers’ work may comprise up to 50% of the co-financing. For the purposes of calculating this percentage, contributions in kind in the form of volunteers’ work must be based on the unit cost provided by the contracting authority. This type of costs must be presented separately from other eligible costs in the estimated budget. The value of the volunteer’s work must always be excluded from the calculation of indirect costs.
When the estimated costs include volunteers’ work, the grant shall not exceed the estimated eligible costs other than the costs for volunteers’ work.
Location
Lot 1 – Business and human rights
Actions have to be implemented in least developed countries, low- and middle-income (upper and lower) countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Actions must take place in a minimum of one and a maximum of three countries within the same region.
Lot 2 – Fight against torture and other ill-treatment
Actions have to be implemented in least developed countries, low and middle-income countries.
Actions must take place in a minimum of one and a maximum of three countries within the same region. Priority will be given to actions implemented in low and middle-income countries (upper and lower).
Lot 3 – Democratic accountability
Actions must take place in at least fifteen countries outside the European Union.
The lead applicant may propose, in the concept note and full application, an indicative list of ten countries where the action will take place. The definitive list of countries will be decided jointly between the lead applicant and the Contracting Authority, duly considering the inputs from the EU Delegations, during the implementation of the action.
Deadline
Deadline for submission of concept notes: 23/01/2020 at 12:00 (Brussels date and time).
How to apply and the procedures to follow
To apply for this call for proposals the lead applicants need to:
- Provide information about the organisations involved in the action. Please note that the registration of this data in PADOR is obligatory for this call for proposals:
Concept note (step 1): Registration is obligatory for lead applicants.
Full application (step 2): Registration is obligatory for co-applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies). Lead applicants must make sure that their PADOR profile is up to date.
- Provide information about the action in the documents listed under sections 2.2.2 (concept note) and 2.2.5 (full application). Please note that online submission via PROSPECT is obligatory for this call.
- It is strongly recommended to register in PADOR well in advance and not to wait until the last minute before the deadline to submit your application in PROSPECT. Please note that once the ECAS account (EU Login) is created, the synchronisation/validation may take up to 24 hours before PADOR/PROSPECT recognize the user’s ID and allow the access.
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