Deadline: 15 November 2024
The Project “Democratic Development, Decentralisation and Good Governance in Armenia – Phase II” has announced a call for proposals to support inter-municipal co-operation initiatives aimed at providing improved service delivery, ensuring sound financial management and delivering value for money to citizens.
This application process is open to all 64 consolidated communities in Armenia. Successful municipalities will receive grants for the implementation of inter-municipal co-operation projects. The inter-municipal co-operation will encompass neighboring communities all over Armenia.
Project proposals shall aim to produce an added value to the Council of Europe efforts in this domain.
Funding Information
- The indicative available budget under this call for proposals is AMD 37,800,000.
- The Council of Europe intends to award up to 3 grants of a maximum amount of AMD 12,600,000 each.
Eligible Projects
- Further to the general objective, preference will be given to:
- Projects/actions relevant to the communities’ needs;
- Projects/actions targeting youth, women and disadvantaged / poor people;
- Projects/actions aiming at promoting or protecting human rights at the local level;
- Projects/actions with the potential to be replicated throughout the country;
- Projects/actions involving three pillars of project sustainability: social, environmental and economic;
- Project/actions proving by documentation the establishment of inter-municipal co-operation arrangements between two or more communities involved in the proposed action.
Ineligible Projects
- The following types of action will not be considered:
- Projects/actions providing financial support to third parties (re-granting schemes);
- Projects/actions concerning only or mainly individual scholarships for studies or training courses;
- Projects/actions supporting political parties;
- Projects/actions financed by other donors;
- Purchase of land or buildings.
Eligibility Criteria
- In order to be eligible for a grant, an applicant must:
- be local authority of a consolidated community from Armenia;
- have sufficient operational and professional capacity, including human resources (staff), to carry out activities described in its project proposal;
- indicate an official bank account in Armenian Drams, in which the grantee can securely deposit the funds for the grant.
Assessment Criteria
- Applications will be assessed against the following criteria:
- extent to which the proposed project meets the objective and requirements of the call (60%);
- accuracy, clarity and cost-effectiveness of the application and the estimated budget (30%);
- previous experience with grant projects (10%).
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