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Horizonti, the Foundation for the Third Sector, upon agreement with IRIS Georgia and with the financial support of the United States Agency for International Development, announces the Public Officials for Combating Corruption Grants Program. Within the framework of this program, grants will be awarded on the competitive basis and in compliance with the Law on Grants, other legislative acts, and also with IRIS policies and procedures.
IRIS GEORGIA PROGRAM BACKGROUND:
I. THE GRANTS PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
Studies reveal that in many cases public awareness and anticorruption campaigns launched by NGOs in the area of administrative and human rights may not always produce expected results. As a result of the activities implemented by NGOs, many people may learn their rights vis-a-vis corrupt government officials, but many still do not believe that they can use this knowledge in real life. That often happens because the public officials, who are responsible for reviewing appeals and applications of citizens, believe that instructions of their supervisors are more important than the arguments of citizens and provisions of the law and the Constitution.
The effectiveness of public awareness and anticorruption activities can be increased considerably if appropriate high-level officials are somehow involved in the respective awareness campaigns and participate in the preparation of Public Services Announcements (PSAs), brochures, posters, billboards and other materials, where the fundamental administrative and human rights and freedoms secured by the Constitution of Georgia, legislative acts, and international treaties are clearly stated and explained. As a result, lower level officials will receive the message from the sources they acknowledge and obey (policemen from the Ministry of Interior, tax inspectors from the Minister of Finance, etc.). In order to help secure the cooperation on the part of ministries and other public authorities with the project, the PSAs, brochures, posters and other materials should mainly carry relevant quotations from the laws. It is recommended that these materials be co-signed by another high-level public official – the Ombudswoman, head of the Parliamentary committee, etc.
Within the framework of this Grants Program, NGO(s) will be selected to present the most pressing themes for such awareness campaigns and the most creative and effective mechanisms for the distribution of the materials developed under the program. Close links to other most effective and promising anticorruption projects, including the government’s initiatives, is highly desired.
II. ELIGIBILITY, SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS:
Resident non-entrepreneurial legal persons registered in a due procedure of law may participate in this Program.
Priority will be given to organizations that have:
• a relevant experience in the fields of human rights or public awareness raising;
• implemented at least three projects through the financing received from local or international donors;
• permanent staff including an accountant with relevant knowledge and skills.
An eligible organization shall be allowed to submit only one proposal.
An eligible organization should submit an individual project proposal. The projects may provide for recourse to human and technical resources of other partner organizations.
The applicants are required to submit projects to the head office of the Horizonti Foundation through handing the proposal to authorized staff members of the Cross-sectoral Partnership Program. The project and supplementary documentation should be placed in a closed envelope. The Horizonti Foundation authorized staff shall not admit proposals from the moment of expiration of the deadline for submission of projects.
Grantees to the IRIS Georgia shall not be eligible to submit a proposal within the framework of this Program until the previously funded projects are completed.
Duration of the works envisaged by the submitted project is not to exceed 12 months.
The budget of a submitted project should not be less than $15.000 and should not exceed $35.000 US. If the project cost exceeds the sum specified in this paragraph, applicant organization(s) should clearly indicate on the alternative sources of funding and present the documents supporting such a possibility.
The Grants Review Committee of the Horizonti Foundation shall make the selection from among the submitted projects and shall recommend the selected proposals to the Country Office of IRIS Georgia for a final decision. IRIS Georgia shall implement programmatic and financial monitoring over the implementation of the successful projects.
The applicants are required to submit projects to the Horizonti Foundation until 16:00 of ____________ 2003. The projects should be presented into three copies in any of these languages: Georgia, Russian or English. The applications should be drafted into “Lit-nusxuri” font (size 12). Submitted proposals or documents attached will not be returned to the applicants.
III. PROJECT
The project is to be composed of the following sections:
I. Cover Page
The Cover Page should be composed in the following format:
Horizonti, the Foundation for the Third Sector
IRIS Georgia
Name of the Project: ________________________________
Applicant organization: ________________________________
Address: ________________________________
zip ___________city_______________
Str.___________No._______________
Telephone: ________________________________
Fax: ________________________________
E-mail: ________________________________
Author of the project: ________________________________
Address:: ________________________________
zip ___________city_______________
Str.___________No._______________
Director of the project: ________________________________
Address: ________________________________
zip ___________city_______________
Str.___________No._______________
Tel/Fax/E-mail: ________________________________
Date of launching the project (Day/Month/Year): _________________________
Date of finishing the project (Day/ Month/Year) _________________________
Funds requested from the Foundations (USD): _________________________
Funds raised from other sources (USD): _________________________
Total cost of the project (USD): _________________________
I, ___________________, Manager of the Organization, take an obligation to use any of the financial or material assets obtained from IRIS Georgia in the way it is provided for in the project. I agree to follow the rules of reporting laid down in the grant contract. If there are committed any breaches during execution of the project I agree to reimburse the funds obtained through a grant and return the property acquired from the respective funds to IRIS Georgia as required by its decision.
___________________________ ___________
Signature of the project director Date
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Signature of the Coordinator Date
2. Information concerning the applicant organization (one page maximum)
• Name of the organization, date of establishment and principal objectives;
• Address, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail address;
• Bank account number;
• Name of the project coordinator and his position in the organization;
• A brief summary of the projects and programs implemented in the areas of human rights or public awareness raising, respective sources of funding and project/program outcomes.
The applicants are also required to indicate if their projects were previously submitted to other foundations or donors for funding (please specify the name of the project and the date of submission).
3. Information concerning the governmental organizations involved in the project (one page maximum)
• Precise names of the governmental agencies;
• Fields of activities or operation;
• Addresses, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail addresses;
• Names of the persons responsible for the execution of the project on the part of the respective authority, and their positions in the organizations;
• Past experiences of cooperation with NGOs.
4. Project Summary (one page maximum)
Applicant organizations are required to summarize the project objective(s), problems to be addressed, methodology to be used and the outcomes anticipated following the project implementation.
5. Project justification (two pages maximum)
Under this heading the applicants are required:
• to describe priority problem(s) for the respective project and ascertain its actuality;
• to prove the conformity of the project with IRIS/Georgia Grants Program priorities;
• to justify the necessity and reasonableness of cooperation between the respective NGO and public authorities for resolution of the identified problem(s);
• to specify responsibilities of partner organizations in the project implementation.
6. Description of activities (five pages maximum)
Applicants are required to provide the title and a detailed description of each activity (i.e. how the activity will be implemented and who will participate in the implementation). In this respect, the detailed description of activities must not be confused with the work plan (Section 7).
7. Work plan
Applicants are required to propose the detailed work plan, which should be presented by a schedule divided in months. In particular, it is necessary to indicate as precisely as possible the time-frame of every substantial activity within the project. The work plan should be presented in the graphical format of a timetable as suggested in the sample work plan below.
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