Human Rights for All

Description

1) Objective

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with funds from the European Union (EU) in Georgia, is announcing a grant competition for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to support civil society’s role in advancing human rights and promoting non-discrimination across Georgia under the joint initiative “Human Rights for All”.

The objective of the grant competition is to support civil society initiatives in three key areas:

• Protecting fundamental freedoms and civic space.
• Promoting equality and inclusion for minority and vulnerable groups.
• Strengthening grassroots human rights initiatives, particularly in rural and minority-populated regions.

2) Eligibility

Eligible applicants shall meet the following criteria: Be a non-profit organization (civil society organization) registered in Georgia and provide organization’s registration certificate and statute; Have experience of working on human rights; Have sufficient capacity to execute the proposed application and operating experience of minimum one year.

3) Location

Actions must take place in Georgia.

4) Budget

Grants range from $20,000-$40,000. Administrative costs (grant staff salary, office costs) are expected not to exceed 25% of the total budget of the proposal. Co-funding and in-house contributions are strongly encouraged. Unspent funds from this grant must be returned to UNDP.

5) Application

All application materials must be submitted electronically to nino.jomarjidze@undp.org, in both PDF format (signed and stamped) and Word format. Please ensure that the email subject line is labelled as “Grants for CSOs.” The deadline for submission is 11 March 2025.