Request for Proposals: Watchdog Reporting for Positive Changes

Description

1) Objective

Europe Foundation continues to support civic monitoring and advocacy efforts for more accountable, transparent, and needs-based public policy making in Georgia. To this end, the Foundation is pleased to announce a call for proposals that aim at shining a light on systemic corruption or at exposing poor governance in Georgia through fact-finding, reporting, and advocacy activities geared toward bringing violations to the forefront and effecting changes that will improve the lives of Georgian citizens. The projects awarded under this grant scheme should establish CSO-media partnerships to investigate issues of common interest to citizens of Georgia and to implement evidence-based advocacy campaigns that aim at addressing the identified issues.

Europe Foundation is seeking to identify journalists and media outlets, who are interested and able to engage in holistic investigation of a single topic of interest, such as corruption or corporate wrongdoing, and who are able to involve more partners that can support their watchdog and advocacy efforts, such as civil society organizations, civic activists, etc.

2) Eligibility

Proposals must come from media outlets or civil society organizations legally registered in Georgia. It is mandatory to show real partnership between a civil society organization and a media outlet or a group of journalists.

3) Location

Grant funding is provided to initiatives in Georgia.

4) Budget

Maximum grant award for each proposal is GEL 85,000. The minimum duration of the project is 12 month and maximum duration 18 months.

5) Application

Interested applicants may submit the application by email to info(a)epfound.ge no later than December 11, 2023, by 17:00 local time.