The “Support to Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and De-institutionalisation with CSOs” Project implemented by Expertise France comes within the framework of the EU-funded Programme “Support to Social Protection in Jordan” launched in partnership with the Ministry of Social Development (MoSD).
The overall objective of the Programme is to support social sector reforms and the development of an equitable and inclusive society in Jordan through the improvement and modernisation of the quality and performance of the social protection system. The specific objectives of the Project are:
- to strengthen the capacities and the roles of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) as actors in the development, service-delivery, monitoring and evaluation of social protection and to support their participation in quality social services for target beneficiaries
- to support the Deinstitutionalisation (De-I) reform for People with Disabilities with CSOs
The Grant Scheme will support MoSD in fulfilling its mandate and the implementation of the National Social Protection Strategy. In line with the Project objectives, the Grant Scheme will reinforce the relationship that the Ministry and other Public Institutions have with CSOs by providing a comprehensive tool to consolidate a new approach with a focus on:
- promoting a culture of partnership among CSOs / CBOs and other not-for-profit organisations, to develop new models of service delivery
- building on examples of good practice
- developing innovative and cooperative practices
- improving monitoring and evaluation and increasing sustainability of services and activities.
Priority Issues
- Support to De-I
- Youth recognition and economic empowerment
- Promotion of the financial autonomy and social inclusion of women
- Economic empowerment of vulnerable groups
- Multifaceted issues related to social cohesion (such as accessibility to services and support, participation, prevention, intergenerational solidarity)
Elements
The following elements will be considered as added-value for the actions when assessing the proposals (this is not an exhaustive list and innovative suggestions are welcome):
- Building on previous experiences, extension of activities and/or additional dissemination;
- Creating new forms of local partnership in order to better respond to needs in the field of social cohesion and social inclusion;
- Improving interaction and dialogue between project developers and local/national authorities in order to contribute to future policy and the design of actions;
- Setting up organisational models involving beneficiaries and other stakeholders;
- Gradually adapting the quality of services and infrastructure to requirements in terms of equity, access, satisfaction and well-being of beneficiaries;
- Supporting home care-givers / family carers who provide care to their relatives with support needs, by enabling them to access quality services, sport, culture, and leisure;
- Increasing the autonomy and self-confidence of people with disabilities;
- Involving young people in cross-cutting and collaborative activities leading to new jobs, sport and cultural opportunities, including in social enterprises;
- Improving the quality of goods produced by women by introducing design techniques and cooperative forms of access to marketing, for instance using digital techniques;
- Recognising and integrating the knowledge of vulnerable people in designing solutions and elaborating suggestions for improving actions and policies;
- Supporting advocacy in social protection;
- Improving existing public infrastructure for children, including children with disabilities; enlarging access and use (multi-functionality) of existing infrastructure for social, sport or cultural activities;
- Improving the quality of public spaces, involving citizens, especially youth, to improve the overall image of the area;
- Enhancing and using traditional or neglected skills, know-how and cultural resources;
- Supporting small businesses, social enterprise (involving Youth, Women and vulnerable groups);
- Improving the links between rural and urban areas, reducing the negative impact of distance;
- Providing innovative childcare solutions;
- Contributing to data collection and improvement in social policy design.
Funding Information
Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:
- minimum amount: EUR 25,000
- maximum amount: EUR 40,000.
Duration
The initial planned duration of an action may not be less than 8 months nor exceed 12 months; longer duration may be accepted where the case is justified but in any case, implementation must end by at the latest 28th February 2022.
Location
Actions must take place within Karak Governorate – Jordan, which includes rural and urban areas with the exception of participation in regional and national capacity building activities and/or workshops, including cluster/networking meetings organised by the Contracting Authority.
Eligibility Criteria
- Lead Applicant(s)
- In order to be eligible for a grant, the lead applicant must:
- be a Jordanian legal entity;
- be a Society registered in compliance with the Jordanian law on Societies or be a not for-profit company registered in compliance with the Jordanian Companies law;
- have been established to pursue general / public interest and benefit objectives;
- be legally registered for a minimum of 2 years at the concept note submission date;
- be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the coapplicant(s) and not be acting as an intermediary;
- the area of operations for one of the applicants – lead or co-applicant – should be in Karak governorate (specified in the statute);
- In order to be eligible for a grant, the lead applicant must:
- Co-applicant(s)
- There should at least one co-applicant.
- Co-applicants participate in designing and implementing the action, and the costs they incur are eligible in the same way as those incurred by the lead applicant.
- The role of a co-applicant should not be limited to the provision of local logistics.
How to Apply
The official language of this programme is English, nevertheless, under this Call, Applicants may apply in English and/or Arabic (while the Contracting Authority will be supporting awarded Beneficiaries in having minimal part of the documentation provided with a translation in English. The official version of all contractual documents will be provided by the Contracting Authority in English, accompanied by an Arabic courtesy translation of the key extracts).