Open Call for Project Proposals
Are you a civil society organization that deals with locally relevant issues in the field of environment and climate change?
Are you worried by polluted air, too much waste, insufficient care of the rivers, the way decision makers treat nature and climate change?
Do you have a clear idea how the current situation can be improved?
Are citizens an important contributor in that process?
In that case – this is a call for you!
Apply for participation in the Green PowerUp – Civil Society Support Program for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development of Local Communities and become part of an incubator where we will work together on developing and realization of green project ideas that will improve quality of life in your communities. In this time of global crisis, local voices are particularly important, and we will work together to strengthen them.
The program is a part of the project “Green Incubator", which is implemented by Belgrade Open School together with partners Young Researchers of Serbia and Environmental Engineering Group. The project aims to strengthen the capacity of civil society organizations dealing with environmental issues, in particular to monitor the European integration process of the Republic of Serbia, to foster initiatives of local informal groups, as well as to explore the potential and make recommendations for socio-economic development of local communities based on principles of green (circular) economy. You can read more about the project HERE.
Green PowerUp – Civil Society Support Program for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development of Local Communities has two components:
1. Support for formal civil society organisations;
2. Support for informal grassroots organisations.
This particular call applies solely to the first component of the Program, intended for civil society organizations.
What does support for civil society organizations in the Green PowerUp Program look like?
Participating organizations will be provided with:
- Financial support for the realization of their projects;
- Capacity-building program for the project and financial management, as well as a program for the development of specific knowledge and skills related to Chapter 27 (environmental protection and climate change);
- Expert and mentorship support during project implementation;
- Participation in Coalition 27 activities, through monitoring local environmental policies and gathering data for contributions to the Coalition's 27 Annual Shadow Reports, as well as taking part in Coalition 27’s events.
What topics do we address on the Green PowerUp– Civil Society Support Program for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development of Local Communities?
The thematic areas covered by this Program are:
- Waste management;
- Air quality;
- Nature protection;
- Water protection and management;
- Climate change;
- Horizontal legislation;
- Community response to mitigate effects of COVID-19
Who can apply?
Support within this Program is intended for civil society organizations that:
- Are registered as associations, foundations or endowments, in accordance with the Law on Associations or the Law on Endowments and Foundations;
- Have an annual turnover of less than EUR 50,000.00;
- Currently are not beneficiaries of financial support from EU programs, nor are they beneficiaries of financial support within other programs funded by EU funds.
How can organizations apply?
The application process consists of two phases:
- Phase 1: Submission of Project Idea;
- Phase 2: Submission of full Project Proposal.
In the first phase of selection, organizations are expected to clearly describe in the form of a concept or project idea the problem they want to solve, describe what results they want to achieve, and propose activities that they believe to be adequate for solving the problem, and to identify all those actors who can help them in the process.
Pre-selection training will be organized for 30 selected organizations, during which the BOS team will give mentoring support and guidance for further development of project ideas to the level of full project proposals in the second phase. In accordance with the recommendations of the authorities, and in order to comply with the prevention and protection measures against COVID-19, it is possible that the pre-selection training will be organized online. Selected organizations will be informed in time how to participate in online pre-selection training.
All applications for participation in the Program have to be made exclusively through the online platform pozivi.bos.rs provided by BOS. Proposals of project ideas submitted otherwise will not be considered.
You want to know more details?
More information on the Green PowerUp – Civil Society Support Program for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development can be obtained at info-session to be held online, on the 12th of June 2020, starting at 12PM.
During the open call, interested organizations can contact the Belgrade Open School team by email: zeleni.inkubator@bos.rs. Belgrade Open School team will answer individual questions only via email.
By when is the call open?
The deadline for submission of project ideas is 28th of June 2020, up to 23 hours and 59 minutes.
Proposals of project ideas submitted after the deadline will not be considered.
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