Call for Concept Notes for Georgian Civil Society Organisations – MATRA

Description

1) Objective

The Embassy of the Netherlands in Georgia is pleased to announce a call for concept notes 2023 for Georgian civil society organisations under two instruments: MATRA programme and Human Rights Fund. MATRA is a Dutch abbreviation and stands for “societal transformation”. The objective of the MATRA fund is to contribute to sustainable societal transformation by supporting reforms in the areas of rule of law, good governance and democracy. Focus of MATRA in Georgia is implementation of the Association Agreement between Georgia and the EU.

Activities supported under the MATRA fund have to fall within the following areas:

• Rule of law, including reform of the judiciary;
• Public administration; promotion of integrity, transparency and accountability;
• Public order and law enforcement;
• Stability and security, with a focus on reconciliation, countering disinformation and prevention of hate speech;
• Democracy, including electoral processes and procedures, upholding the separation of powers and democratic participation, and inclusion of minorities.

2) Eligibility

This call is open to independent, non-partisan Georgian civil society organisations, which are registered and based in Georgia.

3) Location

Actions must take place in Georgia.

4) Budget

Projects can have a proposed start date any time between 1 April 2023 and 1 December 2023. However, applicants must take into account that it may take up to several months for winning projects to have the contribution formally approved. Budget requested from the Embassy of the Netherlands for the project can be between GEL 50,000 and GEL 250,000.

5) Application

An organisation submits a concept note using the enclosed form by 5 December 2022,18:00 Geo time to TBI-projects@minbuza.nl.