PROJECT PROPOSAL - Regional Empowerment Grant

INTRODUCTION

Regional Empowerment grants are meant for (informal) groups or organisations who would like to transfer knowledge and skills on how to raise awareness, develop transformative leadership, build confidence and work against stigmatisation of marginalised and discriminated groups. Regional Empowerment grants are available for up to 75,000 Euros for a timeframe between 12 and up to 24 months.

PROJECT OVERVIEW

1. Title of the project: Title of the project.
2. Name of the applicant organisation: Name of the applicant organization.
3. Contact information of the applicant organization: Full Name and Position of Main Contact Person: Full Name, Position Address: Physical Address Only (No P.O. Box). Phone number: (Please include country code).
4. Project Period (How many months?):From 12 up to 24 months.
5. Proposed Budget (How much will the proposed project cost?): Total Amount Requested in Euros.
6. Proposed start date and end date of this project: From: Click or tap to enter a date. Until: Click or tap to enter a date.
7. Voice target groups: ☐ LGBTI+ ☐ Indigenous Peoples and/or Ethnic Minorities ☐ Age Discriminated Groups (Youth or Elderly) ☐ People with Disabilities ☐ Women facing exploitation, abuse and/or violence
8. Geographical scope: Choose an item. Please list the specific countries: Click or tap here to enter text.
9. Short project summary (Max. 500 words): (Devote at least one sentence each to the statement of the problem/goal, context, project mission and objectives, organizational and community capacity, methods, evaluation plan, and plan for sustainability. Keep it clear and simple). Click or tap here to enter text.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The Problem: What is the issue/problem you want to address?

Tell us the issues faced by you and your members particularly as they relate to access to resources, social services and/or participation in decision making either at household or political level (Max. 1 Page).

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Project Objectives: What do you hope to achieve or change with this project?

Describe at least 3-4 specific measurable results of how much of what will be accomplished by when.

General Objective.
1. Measurable result.
2. Measurable result.
3. Measurable result.
4. Measurable result.
5. Measurable result.
6. Measurable result.

Activities: What do you need to do to achieve the above?

Please provide a step-by-step description of your plans (Max. 500 words), and mention at least 3-4 specific key activities to be conducted. Attached as Table A is a Work Plan tool that you can use to help you describe the project activities.

General description.
1. Specific Activity.
2. Specific Activity.
3. Specific Activity.
4. Specific Activity.
5. Specific Activity.
6. Specific Activity.

Expected results: What your project is trying to “change” (e.g. change in awareness levels)? How do you see the results of this project affecting your target audience? How will the results of your project have national and/or regional implications and benefits?

Please note that if you work with a Theory of Change approach, please share it with us.

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Proposed Project Team: Projects are implemented by people. Please tell us about all the people that will be involved in the implementation of this project.

Kindly provide their full names, gender identity, a brief description) of their experience, what roll will they play in the proposed project (Max. 1 paragraph per person).

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Partnerships and Collaborations: Preference will be given to proposals that demonstrate multi-sectoral engagement or involvement. Describe your plan for collaboration between your group, policy makers and other community-led organisations.

(Max. 500 words)

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Monitoring/Reporting: How will you know that the activities are successful?

Describe the expected results of the activities and how you are going to monitor them. (Max 750 words).

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Risks Assessment: Which events, things, problems or issues can limit the success of the project?

Describe each possible risk and your plans to mitigate them.

Risk	Likelihood	Mitigation Strategy
1.	Risk.	Choose an item.	Mitigation strategy.
2.	Risk.	Choose an item.	Mitigation strategy.
3.	Risk.	Choose an item.	Mitigation strategy.
4.	Risk.	Choose an item.	Mitigation strategy.

Knowledge Sharing Activities: Knowledge sharing and transfer activities move the products, results, and learnings (such as best practices and lessons learned) from a project beyond the project team to a range of audiences (e.g. not-for-profit organisations, communities, universities/colleges) who can benefit from this material and/or knowledge. Projects must demonstrate the use and transfer of information and knowledge that expands beyond local or regional areas.

(Max. 500 words per question)

What knowledge products or transfer activities will be developed or conducted as part of this project? Click or tap here to enter text.
How will your project results reach your target population(s) and how do you plan to follow-up? Click or tap here to enter text.

Additional Comments: Use this section to make any additional comments about your project. Please also make comment on any help you might need to implement this project

(Max. 300 words)

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BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF THE APPLICANT ORGANIZATION:

Tell us about your organisation or group, by answering the following questions.

(Max. 1 page)

a) Provide your group/organisation’s mandate or vision statement. Click or tap here to enter text.
b) Describe your group/organisation’s key activities and main programs/projects and lessons learnt from past work. Click or tap here to enter text.
c) Outline why your group/organisation is well-suited to undertake the proposed project (e.g. credibility, relevant skills, interest, experience with the target population). Click or tap here to enter text.
d) Describe your group/organisation’s management structure, governance, and capacity to carry-out projects. How are you organised? Click or tap here to enter text.

CONSOTIUM APPLICATION:

If you are applying as the lead organization in a consortium, please tell us about your alliance: What motivated you to join forces for this project, when did it start, and why do you think this partnership will be successful.

Per each member of your alliance please provide the following information: (1) name of the organization, (2) key contact person, and (3) the role it will they play for this project (Max. 1 page).

Describe your alliance.
Information about your partners.

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Please note if you work with a Theory of Change Approach, you are encouraged to share it with us.