Digitalizacija organizacij civilne družbe na Češkem
| Ciljne organizacije: | Neprofitne |
| Kategorija: | Medn. sodelovanje |
| Izdajatelj: |
EEA and Norway Grants |
| Spletna stran: | https://www.activecitizensfund.cz/en/we-want-to-apply/open-c… |
| Celotni budžet: | 151.000 € |
| Rok za oddajo: | 31.05.2021 |
| Podelitev min-max: | 1.000 € – 3.000 € |
| Lastna udeležba*: | 0% |
| Ključne besede: | civilna družba, nadnacionalno |
| Zanimiv razpis? |
Izboljšanje digitalnega znanja in veščin ter širša uporaba digitalnih tehnologij in orodij organizacij civilne družbe. Namen razpisa je pomagati neprofitnim organizacijam pri digitalizaciji.
- namensko uporabljati digitalna orodja pri svojem delu, dejavnostih, zagotavljanju storitev, komunikaciji s ciljnimi skupinami, itd.
- razširiti uporabo tehnologij, da bi zadovoljili dejanske potrebe svojih ciljev
- razširiti uporabo tehnologij kot orodij za aktivno državljanstvo
10 3. Eligible Applicant Action grants in the programme outcome 5 are intended for non-profit (civic) organizations that operate at the local, regional or national level. Cooperation with other stakeholders is highly welcomed, only non-financial partnerships can be concluded within the action grants.
10 Neither a sole proprietorship (in Czech “OSVČ”) nor a natural person is an eligible project applicant or a partner.
10 The applicant operates in at least one of the (thematic) programme areas:
→ Active citizenship, i.e. actively participates in the public life and decision making
→ Human rights, i.e. promotes respecting of human rights
→ Social justice, i.e. supports and engages vulnerable groups in the process of their own empowerment and their ability to exer- cise their rights
→ Gender equality, i.e. promotes equal opportunities for women and men
→ Environment, i.e. is involved in climate protection Eligible Applicant:
1. It is a non-governmental non-profit organization, which is a registered legal entity in the Czech Republic defined by the Czech law as: civic association (i.e. legal name in Czech: spolek, ústav, obecně prospěšná společnost), foundation and endowment fund (i.e. legal name in Czech: nadace a nadační fond) or organization department of church and religious society (i.e legal name in Czech: účelové zařízení registrované církve a náboženské společnosti) on the condition, that the proposed and funded project activities do not promote a religious doctrine, mission or proselytism related to the beliefs of a particular faith; possibly interest association of legal persons (i.e. legal name in Czech: zájmová sdružení právnických osob); if all members of the asso- ciation are non-governmental non-profit organizations and individually fulfil the eligibility criteria;
2. It is a registered legal entity at least one year prior to the submission deadline of the application; Religious institutions (except charities), political parties, social partners or profit-distributing cooperatives (including trade- and pro- fessional associations, where an aim and purpose of association is to further deepen a specific interests of its members only) are not considered NGOs.
11 If the applicant for an action grant is supported by a strategic or mid-sized grant and has not yet reached the limit of € 125,000 per organization (total support as an applicant and/or pro- ject partner), it may apply for an action grant only up to the remaining limit. (For example, an organization has already received a grant of € 123,500 – then it can only apply for an action grant of up to € 1,500) Grant Conditions The project grant is up to 100% of the eligible expenditure. The project promoter is not obliged to provide co-financing for the pro- ject.
13 Project Selection Procedure list of projects approval of projects to be supported for grant support formal control of by the selection by the OSF Prague/ the application committee VDV board of informing the trustees the committee applicant on evaluation of provides the the results and/ applications in both applicant is executive board or inviting for points and words informed about the with justification confirmation of corrections by two external results supporting its the selection evaluators successful decision committees list by applications are the ranking of the executive board randomly assigned applications of the programme to impartial according to evaluators evaluation averages the board of trustees receives applications with the final ranking list the minimum of projects for grant points received support as well as are discussed rejected projects by the selection committee a) Formal Control The formal control (review of administrative and eligibility criteria of the applicant/application) follows the next working day after the call for proposals deadline and is finalised within 10 working days. Detailed list of administrative and eligibility criteria is available in the Checklist at the end of this call for proposals.
1. Review Of Administrative Criteria In case the application fails to comply with a maximum of 2 administrative criteria (except those 2 elimination criteria, which me- ans an automatic elimination of the application, see the checklist at the end of this call), the applicant will be invited to make co- rrections (i.e. by supplementing missing documents or removing formal mistakes in the application). The applicant has 3 working days (3×24 hours) since the receipt of this invitation for these corrections. The application will be automatically excluded from further evaluation if the applicant does not submit the correction on time. The application will be rejected automatically from further evaluation if it fails to comply with 2 defined elimination criteria, or more than 2 administrative criteria.
2. Review Of Eligibility Criteria The application is automatically excluded from further evaluation if one or more eligibility criteria were not met.
13 The applicants will be informed about the results of formal control (if the application will be further evaluated or about the applica- tion exclusion from further evaluation for formal reasons) within 20 working days of the date of the call closure. If an application was rejected due to non-compliance with administrative criteria or eligibility criteria, the applicant may appeal in the written form and request a reassessment of the decision within 5 working days of the information on the results of the review. The programme Executive Board decides and the applicant is informed about the results by email within 5 working days of the date of appeal.
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14 b) Evaluation of Applications by Expert Evaluators Each project application complying with the administrative and eligibility criteria is scored by two impartial and independent eva- luators who assess the quality of the applications from an expert point of view. Applications are assigned to the evaluators by lot. The evaluation process is based on evaluation criteria with score. The final score is an arithmetic average of points given by both evalua- tors.
18 Applicant is eligible (i.e. it is a registered non-governmental non-profit organization at least one year prior to the
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18 yes/no The applicant is not allowed to correct eligibility criteria, even one mistake leads to an automatic elimination from further evaluation.
04 The Programme Strategy
→ To increase capacity and cooperation within the civil society sector;
→ To increase the number of partnerships between the civil society sector and public/private sector entities and the ability of the civil society sector to approach inactive or marginalized groups;
→ To strengthen civil society advocacy and watchdog role and to increase the participation of citizens in civic activities such as public policy-making and its enforcement;
→ To address the public in the underserved regions and outside of the civic society activism centers;
→ To address the vulnerable groups and minorities including Roma to strengthen their rights with the aim to increase their ability to advocate for their rights (e.g. disadvantaged families with children, the LGBTI community, single parents and the elderly at risk of poverty, people with disabilities, migrants or other groups facing discrimination in education, housing, health care, at the labor market, etc.);
→ To increase youth participation in civic life.
05 Supported organizations must demonstrate in which fields and aspects will they streamline their work, internal processes, services for target groups or citizens and / or increase their readiness to work in an online environment. In particular, the grant is intended for:
→ purchase or subscription / setup / installation of digital tools and software;
→ development or optimization of websites, applications, e-shops;
→ consultation with IT experts, incl. performing an analysis of the applicant‘s needs in the field of digital technologies and designing a solution;
→ educational activities and training for employees, co-workers and partners of the organization to strengthen skills / knowledge and using of digital technologies;
→ preparation and / or implementation of the plan / strategy of the applicant‘s organization for the use of technologies for public welfare (civic tech), communication of citizens with the government / local council.
07 empowered V5.1 Number of CSOs with transparent and accountable governance (particularly relevant for this call – includes e.g. more effective internal communication or presentation or own services) V5.2 Number of CSOs using a M&E system for their work (particularly relevant for this call – the organisation may choose relevant digital tools / competencies to Outcome 5 strengthen it‘s capacities based on monitoring and evaluation) Increased capacity V5.3 Number of initiatives implemented through partnerships between CSOs and public/ and sustainability of private entities at least one the civil society sector (particularly relevant for this call – includes e.g. cooperation of the organisation with the public institution indicator of and individual civil with the aim to design / implement an appropriate tool to address the needs of the target group) this outcome society organizations V5.4 Number of innovative joint initiatives conducted by CSOs in collaboration with (CSOs) other CSOs (relevant for this call – includes e.g. cooperation between CSOs with the aim to improve the availability of services / activities / offices for the target group) V5.5 Number of national policies and laws related to the enabling environment for CSOs influenced (usually not relevant for this call) Examples of activities (eventually Outputs eligible expenditures) Output indicators (the list is not exclusive)
→ consultations and methodological support of IT experts
5.1.1 Number of partnerships between
→ performing an analysis of the appli- established and less-experienced CSOs cant‘s needs in the field of digital (relevant for this call – e.g. mentoring and sharing technologies experience in the field of IT)
→ educational activities and trainings for representatives of two or more NGOs in the field of digital technolo- Output 5.1 gies and tools, incl. e-learning
5.1.2 Number of partnerships between CSOs Cooperation among → data analysis at least one and public/private sector entities CSOs and with public/ → preparation of the plan / strategy of (particularly relevant for this call – e.g. sharing indicator of private entities sup- the applicant organization for the experience with public administration bodies or this outcome ported use of digital technologies / work cooperation with expert organizations in the field of and communication in the online IT on a voluntary basis) environment
→ development of applications and databases
→ networking and sharing experiences 5.1.3 Number of CSOs that become
→ cooperation, involvement in members of civil society networks/ platforms platforms/ coalitions*
→ establishment of platforms / coaliti- (usually not relevant for this call) ons across disciplines / sectors
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10 3. Eligible Applicant Action grants in the programme outcome 5 are intended for non-profit (civic) organizations that operate at the local, regional or national level. Cooperation with other stakeholders is highly welcomed, only non-financial partnerships can be concluded within the action grants.
10 Applicants as well as cooperating entities (or partners) must respect the principles of human dignity, liberty, human rights, rights of minorities, equality, democratic values and the rule of law.
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10 Neither a sole proprietorship (in Czech “OSVČ”) nor a natural person is an eligible project applicant or a partner.
10 Project Cooperation If it is useful and beneficial for the project, applicants may invite other cooperating entities (or partners) to the project implementation or its part. They can participate in the project implementation in the form of consultations, professional guarantees, sharing experien- ce in problem solving in the related area etc. In projects supported by action grants only partnership without a financial contribution can be concluded, where the partner receives no financial contribution for participation in the project. The organization can be involved in any number of projects as a non-financial partner.
10 Projects under Active Citizens Fund Programme are encouraged to seek partners from the Donor States – Norway, Liechtenstein, Iceland. Contact organizations in the donor states are instrumental in facilitating mutual contact and cooperation. For Norwegian partner searching, also the partner database may be used. Links to such organizations are present on the website of the programme in the Fund for Bilateral Relations sections.
10 The applicant operates in at least one of the (thematic) programme areas:
→ Active citizenship, i.e. actively participates in the public life and decision making
→ Human rights, i.e. promotes respecting of human rights
→ Social justice, i.e. supports and engages vulnerable groups in the process of their own empowerment and their ability to exer- cise their rights
→ Gender equality, i.e. promotes equal opportunities for women and men
→ Environment, i.e. is involved in climate protection Eligible Applicant:
1. It is a non-governmental non-profit organization, which is a registered legal entity in the Czech Republic defined by the Czech law as: civic association (i.e. legal name in Czech: spolek, ústav, obecně prospěšná společnost), foundation and endowment fund (i.e. legal name in Czech: nadace a nadační fond) or organization department of church and religious society (i.e legal name in Czech: účelové zařízení registrované církve a náboženské společnosti) on the condition, that the proposed and funded project activities do not promote a religious doctrine, mission or proselytism related to the beliefs of a particular faith; possibly interest association of legal persons (i.e. legal name in Czech: zájmová sdružení právnických osob); if all members of the asso- ciation are non-governmental non-profit organizations and individually fulfil the eligibility criteria;
2. It is a registered legal entity at least one year prior to the submission deadline of the application; Religious institutions (except charities), political parties, social partners or profit-distributing cooperatives (including trade- and pro- fessional associations, where an aim and purpose of association is to further deepen a specific interests of its members only) are not considered NGOs.
11 If the applicant for an action grant is already supported by a strategic or mid-sized grant ex- ceeding the limit of with an amount higher than € 125,000 per organization (total support as an applicant and/or project partner), the application for action grant will be excluded from further evaluation within the formal control.
11 If the applicant for an action grant is supported by a strategic or mid-sized grant and has not yet reached the limit of € 125,000 per organization (total support as an applicant and/or pro- ject partner), it may apply for an action grant only up to the remaining limit. (For example, an organization has already received a grant of € 123,500 – then it can only apply for an action grant of up to € 1,500) Grant Conditions The project grant is up to 100% of the eligible expenditure. The project promoter is not obliged to provide co-financing for the pro- ject.
11 The amount of financial support to be distributed: Total allocation Annual allocations for 2021, 2022 and 2023 Programme outcomes (in EUR) (in EUR) outcome 5: Increased capacity and sustaina- € 60,400 bility of civil society sector and individual civil € 151,000 (precisely € 30,200 for 2023) society organisations The Active Citizens Fund provides each organization (be it applicant or project partner) with the financial support up to the maximum of € 125,000 in total for all calls for propo- sals (excluding the projects supported by the Fund for Bilateral Relations).
07 empowered V5.1 Number of CSOs with transparent and accountable governance (particularly relevant for this call – includes e.g. more effective internal communication or presentation or own services) V5.2 Number of CSOs using a M&E system for their work (particularly relevant for this call – the organisation may choose relevant digital tools / competencies to Outcome 5 strengthen it‘s capacities based on monitoring and evaluation) Increased capacity V5.3 Number of initiatives implemented through partnerships between CSOs and public/ and sustainability of private entities at least one the civil society sector (particularly relevant for this call – includes e.g. cooperation of the organisation with the public institution indicator of and individual civil with the aim to design / implement an appropriate tool to address the needs of the target group) this outcome society organizations V5.4 Number of innovative joint initiatives conducted by CSOs in collaboration with (CSOs) other CSOs (relevant for this call – includes e.g. cooperation between CSOs with the aim to improve the availability of services / activities / offices for the target group) V5.5 Number of national policies and laws related to the enabling environment for CSOs influenced (usually not relevant for this call) Examples of activities (eventually Outputs eligible expenditures) Output indicators (the list is not exclusive)
→ consultations and methodological support of IT experts
5.1.1 Number of partnerships between
→ performing an analysis of the appli- established and less-experienced CSOs cant‘s needs in the field of digital (relevant for this call – e.g. mentoring and sharing technologies experience in the field of IT)
→ educational activities and trainings for representatives of two or more NGOs in the field of digital technolo- Output 5.1 gies and tools, incl. e-learning
5.1.2 Number of partnerships between CSOs Cooperation among → data analysis at least one and public/private sector entities CSOs and with public/ → preparation of the plan / strategy of (particularly relevant for this call – e.g. sharing indicator of private entities sup- the applicant organization for the experience with public administration bodies or this outcome ported use of digital technologies / work cooperation with expert organizations in the field of and communication in the online IT on a voluntary basis) environment
→ development of applications and databases
→ networking and sharing experiences 5.1.3 Number of CSOs that become
→ cooperation, involvement in members of civil society networks/ platforms platforms/ coalitions*
→ establishment of platforms / coaliti- (usually not relevant for this call) ons across disciplines / sectors
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12 Eligible Expenditures All budget items must be linked to project activities and comply with eligibility criteria, they have to be necessary and paid within the project period specified in the project contract. All expenditures have to be controllable and proportionate.
12 Eligible expenditures are the purchase of digital tools or technologies and software (primarily not the purchase of IT equipment – see chapter 2 Focus of the Call) or the development of applications and databases, unless it is the acquisition of tangible or intangible fixed assets (investment costs are not eligible expenditures in the Active Citizens Fund). Detailed list of eligible expenditures and conditions for their eligibility is specified in the Guide for applicants. Non-eligible costs are also specified in the Guide.
12 The eligible expenditures include staff costs, travel costs, costs of services or equipment necessary for project implementation.
01 Open Society Fund Prague on behalf of a consortium of the Active Citizens Fund announces the open interim call for proposals on action grants with the focus on Civil society strengthened Call#4 www.activecitizensfund.cz/en/ EEA and Norway Grants 2014–2021
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02 Are you an active Czech NGO with at least 1 year-long experience? Do you need to improve your digital knowledge and skills or need money to buy digital tools? Is it enough for your project implementation approximately € 1,000–3,000? Can you design a meaningful project until the interim annual call closure, i.e. until May 31 ? If yes, apply for the grant support!.
03 On March 16, 2021 the Open Society Fund Prague (hereafter referred to as OSF Prague) on behalf of a consortium of the Active Citizens Fund announces the open interim call for pro- posals on action grants for non-profit organizations to apply for a grant on improving their digital knowledge and skills and wider using of digital technologies and digital tools for their activities and the running of their organizations.
04 Programme Outcomes Citizen participation (outcome 1) Advocacy and watchdog activities (outcome 2) Vulnerable groups empowerment (outcome 3) Civic education and media literacy (outcome 4) Increased capacity and sustainability of civil society organisations (outcome 5) The Active Citizens Fund is implemented within the EEA and Norway Grants 2014-2021 and has a total budget of € 15 million. In the Czech Republic, a consortium of the Open Society Fund Prague, Committee of Good Will – Olga Havel Foundation and Czech Scouting Institute has been selected and appointed as Fund Operator in an open and competitive tender. The total amount designated for grant support is almost € 13 million (more than CZK 300 million).
16 6. Submission Of Application Only applications submitted before the continuous deadline in the prescribed format in an electronic version via Grantys database will be evaluated. Grantys database to be found:
→ https://granty.nadaceosf.cz/ (grant applications for project outcome 5 are processed by the OSF Prague) Preparation of the project aims Call for proposals on action grants Quantifycation of all selected indicators Guide for Applicants (in Czech) Project budget Grant application form start to fill in the grant in Word (in Czech) application in Word format download from the Registration to the Fill in the grant application programme website Grantys system in Grantys system register account for your finalize the grant organisation in Grantys application in Grantys system system until the given deadline of the call The application is compiled in Czech language (the only exceptions are the project name and a brief project annotation in the appli- cation in English).
16 Call for proposals continuous deadline: annualy until 23:59 May 31, 2021, May 31, 2022 or May 31, 2023. (In a given year there is only one deadline – i.e. all applications submitted by May 31 of the given year are evaluated.) Each applicant may submit a maximum of 3 applications2 in all calls of Active Citizens Fund but only 1 application under 1 call. For this continuous call there is an exception – organisation may apply more than once (the condition of a maximum 3 applications still applies) but may submit only one grant application within the chosen dead- line (there fore it is not possible to apply for support for two different grants at the same time). If there is more than one application submitted via Grantys system, only the first submitted application will be accepted and other application/s will be automatically ex- cluded from further evaluation.
2 excluding the projects supported by the Fund for Bilateral Relations.
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17 A continuously updated list of potential services and suppliers of IT technologies or education in the field of digital competencies (especially for non-profit organizations) was created for your inspiration Technical difficulties can be consulted until the interim call closure. It is necessary to report these technical difficulties in time, later we are unable to guarantee the timely settlement of your inquiry. We strongly recommend to register in Grantys a week before the interim call closure at least, to become familiar with the system and solve the relevant technical problems in time! Information Webinars/Seminars The consortium organizes information webinars/seminars for the applicants with more detailed information on the grant call. The webinar will take place online on March 30, 2021 from 2 p.m. You are welcomed to attend, please register via a simple online form here.
17 More information on consultations and dates of webinars/information seminars can be found on the programme website https://www.activecitizensfund.cz/en/. You can also subscribe to the programme newsletter here.
18 (i.e. until 23:59 on May 31, 2021, May 31, 2022 or May 31, 2023) All mandatory fields in the application are filled in with a logical text (see sections A and B of the application)
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