Overview
Donor: | Middle East Regional Platform USAID-MERP |
Application procedure: | Full Proposal |
Donor base: | United States |
Reference number: | 72066422RFA00001 |
Eligible applicants: | Non-Profit Organisation, Social Business |
Deadline: | 15.09.2022 |
Financial details
Grant size: | Large - more than $1,000,000 |
Minimum grant size: | - |
Total available budget: | 25.000.000$ |
Funding type: | Grants |
Maximum grant size: | 25.000.000$ |
Funding ratio: | up to 100% |
Sectors
- Capacity Building
Project Locations
Africa
Tunisia
Description
1) Objective
The overall goal of the Civil Society Activity (“The Activity”) is to empower Tunisian citizens to act and advocate for specific issues and effect change at the local, regional, and national level in advancing Tunisia’s development and to build the legitimacy and sustainability of the civil society sector. Interventions will be focused on five to ten thematic areas decided through a participatory approach, over the course of the award, that reflect local priorities, political will, and strong potential to make tangible improvements in the daily lives of citizens.
This activity has three main objectives:
1. Increase the engagement and agency of citizens to act and advocate for specific issues of public interest.
2. Strengthen the institutional capacity of civil society organizations to promote positive change on citizen and constituent priorities (based on the organizational mission).
3. Promote effective partnerships (intra- inter- and multi-sectoral) at local, regional and national levels (e.g., government, civil society, citizens, private sector) to act and advocate for specific issues of public interest.
2) Eligibility
Eligibility is unrestricted.
3) Location
Actions must take place in Tunisia.
4) Budget
Total available funding is $25,000,000. Anticipated Number of Awards is 1.
5) Application
Applications are due no later than 15 September 2022 and must be submitted online.