Call for Concept note: Strategic Grants
The Civil Society Support Program Phase 2 (CSSP 2) supports Ethiopia’s Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to help them contribute to the country’s national development; poverty reduction; and the promotion of good governance in line with the government’s policies and strategies. CSSP2 works to support effective relationships that foster collaboration between civil society actors, citizens and the government in order to support the needs of women, men, youth, boys and girls, including those hard to reach groups.
CSSP2 invites eligible CSOs to apply, in the coalition, for grants under the following strategic themes and sub-themes, with an emphasis on human rights-based approaches:
1. Gender Transformation: Gender based violence; land rights; and women’s political participation
2. Young People: Substance abuse; decent work; and youth voice
3. Citizen-State Engagement: Social minorities inclusion; stronger and better CSOs; and trust and confidence
Applicants must meet all the following eligibility criteria. In order to be eligible for a grant, the lead and co-applicants must:
1) be a local civil society organization and
2) have a renewed registration license given by the Agency for Civil Societies Organisation (ACSO), and
3) be non-profit-making, and
4) be directly responsible for the preparation, management, and implementation of the project, not acting as an intermediary, and
5) have functional financial management systems (to be checked using audit reports and due diligence assessment), and
6) have at least one year of experience of implementing a project in the thematic area on which the applicant is submitting the application, and
7) have proven track record of managing a grant, which has a proportional budget size with the amount that the applicant is proposing, and
8) Willing to develop and submit a safeguarding policy of the lead and co-applicants. Submission of safeguarding policy is not required at the concept note stage but will be required at the full proposal submission stage