Deadline: 30 March 2015
Open to: non-profit organizations from Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Tajikistan, Macedonia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan,Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Somalia, State of Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen
Grant: US$ 20 000- US$ 55 000
Description
The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) invite non-profit organizations from Europe and Central Asia and the MENA region to submit their project ideas to the OFID-UNDP Cross–Regional Grants Competition and jointly develop, test, or share innovative and scalable solutions to development challenges from the two regions.
The two thematic priorities of this competition are:
- Priority 1: Affordable energy and water solutions: looking into technological solutions that combat the lack of access to energy or water;
- Priority 2: Economic governance and employment: addressing the need for a more inclusive labor market while increasing the capacity of people to access it.
Eligibility
The grants will be awarded to non-profit organizations from the following countries:
- Middle East and North Africa: Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Somalia, State of Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen.
- Europe and Central Asia: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Tajikistan, Macedonia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
Grant
The grants of minimum US$ 20,000 to maximum US$ 55,000 will support projects over a 12-month period.
Application
The OFID – UNDP Cross-Regional Grants Competition has two submission phases:
1. Expression of interest phase
Potential applicants briefly explain their project idea within their organization background and qualifications. They should fill in the Annex A- Expression of interest form and submit it together with a copy of the certificate of registration translated into English indicating non-profit status of the organization to: crgrants.irh@undp.org.
The deadline for the submission of expressions of interest is 30 March 2015.
2. Full application phase
After a favorable selection of the Expression of interest, the applicants establish/strengthen the partnership with at least one more organization from the other eligible region. They jointly develop a detailed project proposal as required in the Annex B – Full application form and Annex C –Budget. Additionally, each one of the partners has to fill in the Annex D – Letter of commitment and send it together with a copy of the certificate of registration translated into English to: crgrants.irh@undp.org.
The deadline for the full application phase is 31 May 2015.
For any enquiries please contact the Grant management team directly at: crgrants.irh@undp.org.