June 5, 2013

Civil Society Development Foundation is publishing the Guidelines and specific annexes for NGO CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT. NETWORKS AND COALITIONS Component, within Round 1 of the NGO Fund, part of the EEA Financial Mechanism 2009-2014, funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.

The general objective of NGO CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT. NETWORKS AND COALITIONS Component is to support the overall development of the NGO sector in Romania as well as the development of effective networks, coalitions and think tanks. 

The Component has 3 Sub-components:

Sub-Component 5.1 - Support for coalitions and networks at regional and national level and for think tanks

The specific objective of Sub-Component Support for coalitions and networks at regional and national level and for think tanks is to strengthen the internal capacity of coalitions, networks and think tanks for a better support of constituencies and for the implementation of relevant watchdog, policy and advocacy initiatives at regional and national level.

Sub-Component 5.2 – Support for initiatives that contribute to an enabling environment for NGOs in Romania and strengthen the overall sector representation

The specific objective of Sub-Component Support for initiatives that contribute to an enabling environment for NGOs in Romania and strengthen the overall sector representation is to develop an enabling environment for NGOs in Romania and to strengthen the overall sector representation.

Sub-Component 5.3 – Strengthening membership and volunteer base of organisations and increasing participation of members/volunteers in organisations’ activities

The specific objective of Sub-Component Strengthening membership and volunteer base of organisations and increasing participation of members/volunteers in organisations’ activities is to support NGOs in attracting and retaining members and/or volunteers and to increase their abilities to extend their areas of intervention and multiply positive impact activities.

The total allocation for this Component under the first round of Call for proposals is 1,650,000 Euro.

Grants are dedicated to NGOs. More information about eligibility conditions for the applicant and partners can be found in the Guidelines for applicants. Guidelines and annexes are available only in Romanian language.

An applicant organisation may submit a maximum number of 2 project proposals under NGO CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT. NETWORKS AND COALITIONS Component for this Call for proposals, out of which only 1 proposal for Large grants.

Deadline for submitting applications is 9^th of August, 2013.

Questions related to this Call for Proposals may be addressed by potential applicants by e-mail, phone or by fax no later 5^th of August (including) to: Adriana Popescu – Senior Grants Officer, e-mail: ngodevelopment {at} fdsc.ro; phone: 021 310 01 81; fax: 021 310 01 80.

Answers will be given no later than 7^th of August 2013 and questions that may be relevant to other applicants, together with the answers, will be published on the Programme website.

In order to support possible applicants, 5 general information sessions will be organised, containing information about the launching of all 5 Components of the NGO Fund.

The documents can be downloaded HERE.

Documents are available only in Romanian. Short summary in English is available under the Components section of the website.