The Financial Mechanism Office (FMO), the secretariat of the EEA and Norway Grants,
is seeking a Fund Operator to develop and implement the Active Citizens Fund in
Hungary, an EEA Grants programme for civil society.
The overall objective of the programme is: ‘Civil society and
active citizenship strengthened and vulnerable groups empowered’.
The Active Citizens Fund shall seek to develop
the long-term sustainability and capacity of the civil society sector, with the
aim of strengthening its role in promoting democratic participation, active
citizenship, and human rights. The Fund Operator will be responsible for the
development and implementation of the Active Citizens Fund in Hungary.
The Programme shall be based on the common
values of respect of human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of
law and the respect for human rights including the rights of persons belonging
to minorities.
The Programme shall adhere to the following
principles of implementation:
- Principles of good governance;
the Programme shall be participatory and inclusive, accountable,
transparent, responsive, effective and efficient. There shall be
zero-tolerance towards corruption
- It shall be consistent with
sustainable development, long-term economic growth, social cohesion and
environmental protection
- It shall follow a results and
risk management approach, in line with the Civil Society Results Manual
Areas of Support
The Areas of Support are
the thematic areas that are eligible for support under the Programme. The Fund
Operator may select from among the following Areas of Support in order to
achieve the Programme objective:
- Democracy, active citizenship,
good governance and transparency
- Human rights and equal
treatment through combating any discrimination on the grounds of racial or
ethnic origin, religion or belief, gender, disability, age, sexual
orientation or gender identity
- Social justice and inclusion of
vulnerable groups
- Gender equality and
gender-based violence
- Environment and climate change
Funding Information
In Hungary, the
allocation to the Active Citizens Fund is €10,890,000.
Eligibiliy Criteria
In order to be eligible
for the Fund Operatorrole, all organisations submitting a bid (Lead and
Co-Bidders) must:
- Be legal entities in the EEA
and
- Be non-governmental,
independent of local, regional and central government, political parties
and religious institutions and
- Form a consortium and
- Have stable and sufficient
sources of finance to maintain their activity throughout the Programme and
- Have experience working with
the civil society sector in the beneficiary country
In addition:
- The lead bidder must:
- Be non-profit making with a
non-commercial purpose
- At least one organisation in
the consortium bidder must:
- Have sufficient re-granting
experience
- Have sufficient experience in
strengthening civil society capacity and sustainability
Post
Date - 06-Jan-2021