Grants to Support Rural Women-led Entrepreneurship in Georgia
Deadline: 20-Jun-22
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is inviting applications to support rural women-led entrepreneurship to enable their increased income, employment, and inclusion in the municipalities of Keda, Khulo, Borjomi, Tetritskaro, Akhalkalaki, Kazbegi, Lagodekhi and Dedoplistskaro.
The EU financed and UNDP implemented project “Improving Rural Development in Georgia” (IRDG) is addressing the challenges of rural areas in Georgia by taking actions to achieve:
Improved governance for effective implementation of the Rural Development Strategy, it’s Action Plan and related programmes;
Improved rural economic diversification, employment and services;
Improved environment, sustainable management of natural resources and climate action.
Priorities
The priority will be given to the proposal ideas that:
Are focused on the needs of vulnerable women, esp. youth.
Are driven by preliminary analysis of rural women needs, with factual evidence.
Are aimed to deliver solutions that are collaborative (with private and public actors) and sustainable.
Funding Information
Any funds requested for the grant(s) under this Call for Proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:
minimum amount: USD 10,000.
maximum amount: USD 25,000.
Location: Activities of rural women-led businesses support grants should be implemented within administrative boundaries of at least 1 municipality of municipalities of Keda, Khulo, Borjomi, Tetritskaro, Akhalkalaki, Kazbegi, Lagodekhi and Dedoplistskaro.
Duration: of the grant activities within the grant application shall not exceed 3 months.
Eligibility Criteria
Georgian Non-profit (non-commercial) legal entities are invited to apply for this Call for Proposals.
These entities should be registered in accordance with the legal requirements of the Government of Georgia, must be able to provide organization’s statute and the debt certificate.
All applicant organizations must demonstrate proven experience and capabilities in carrying out rural development interventions, including but not limited to:
needs appraisal, business development, women entrepreneurship development, TVET, community mobilization, socio-economic development actions, measures related to social inclusion and support of disadvantaged groups.
Coalitions (based on co-application) with NGOs and private sector is encouraged. Note: Co-applicants must satisfy the eligibility criteria as applicable to the primary applicant.
Criteria
Grant Application(s) will not be further considered and will be disqualified if:
Applicant presents proposal (duplicate) already financed by any other project.
It is provided by the non-eligible entity.
It does not comply with primary and specific objectives, priorities, and instructions provided in this announcement.
It is not consistent with the UNDP/IRDG project document.
If the proposal includes the ineligible costs.
For more information, visit https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=91725