Deadline: 4 February 2019

The Financial Mechanism Office – the Secretariat of the EEA and NorwayGrants is inviting a Fund Operator to develop and implement the Active Citizens Fund–Regional, the EEA Grants programme for civil society at the regional level in Poland, for the period 2014-2021.

The objective of the Civil Society Programme Area is: ‘Civil society and active citizenship strengthened and vulnerable groups empowered’.

Areas of Support

• Democracy, active citizenship, good governance and transparency
• Human rights and equal treatment through combating any discrimination on the grounds of racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation or gender identity
• Social justice and inclusion of vulnerable groups
• Gender equality and gender-based violence
• Environment and climate change

Funding Information

The allocation to the Active Citizens Fund–Regional in Poland for the period 2014-2021 is EUR23,000,000

Eligibility Criteria

• In order to be eligible for the Fund Operator role, all organisations submitting a bid (Lead and Co-Bidders) must:
  • Be legal entities in the EEA and
  • Be non-governmental, independent of local, regional and central government, political parties and religious institutions and
  • Form a consortium and
  • Have stable and sufficient sources of finance to maintain their activity throughout the Programme and
  • Have experience working with the civil society sector in the beneficiary country The lead bidder and co-bidders must satisfy all the eligibility criteria above
• In addition, the lead bidder must:
  • Be non-profit making with a non-commercial purpose
• At least one organisation in the consortium bidder must:
  • Have sufficient re-granting experience
  • Have sufficient experience in strengthening civil society capacity and sustainability

How to Apply

Applicants can apply via given website.

For more information, please visit https://eeagrants.org/News/2018/Invitation-to-bid-Fund-Operator-for-the-Active-Citizens-Fund-Regional-in-Poland