Uganda: Call for Proposals under the Thematic Programme on Human Rights and Democracy - 12/01/2023
1.2. OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME AND PRIORITY ISSUES
The overall objective of the thematic programme on human rights and democracy is to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms, democracy and the rule of law. The action will achieve this by supporting and strengthening civil society organisations (CSOs), democracy activists and human-rights defenders working on critical human rights and democracy issues.
The global objective of this call for proposals is:To contribute to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms, democracy and the rule of law worldwide.
The specific objective(s) of this call for proposals are:
1. Strengthened evidence-based advocacy to safeguard respect for human rights and freedoms in Uganda;
2. Reduction of child labour in Uganda through strengthened civil society action.
Proposed actions can target either one, but not both, specific objectives. This call for proposals is organized into two lots, which align, with the two specific objectives:
Lot I: Monitoring, documentation and advocacy to safeguard respect for human rights and freedoms in Uganda.
Lot II: Prevention and reduction of child labour in Uganda.
1.3. FINANCIAL ALLOCATION PROVIDED BY THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
Theoverall indicative amount madeavailable under this call forproposals is indicatively EUR 3,530,000
Indicative allocation of funds by lot:
Lot I: EUR 1,530,000
Lot II: EUR 2,000,000
If the allocation indicated for a specific lot cannot be used due to insufficient quality or number of proposals received, the contracting authority reserves the right to reallocate the remaining funds to the other lot.
Size of grants
Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:
• minimum amount: EUR 400,000
• maximum amount: EUR 600,000
2.1.1. Eligibility of applicants (i.e. lead applicant and co-applicant(s))
Lead applicant
(1) In order to be eligible for a grant, the lead applicant must:
• be a legal person
• be non-profit-making and
• Be established in Uganda, or in any country. However, where the lead applicant is not established in Uganda, it must act with minimum one co-applicant established in Uganda, and
• be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the co-applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies), not acting as an intermediary
(2) Potential applicants may not participate in calls for proposals or be awarded grants if they are in any of the situations listed in Section 2.6.10.1 of the practical guide;
Lead applicants, co-applicants, affiliated entities and, in case of legal entities, persons who have powers of representation, decision-making or control over the lead applicant, the co-applicants and the affiliated entities are informed that, should theybe in one of the situations of earlydetection or exclusion according to Section 2.6.10.1 of the practical guide, personal details (name, given name if natural person, address, legal form and name and given name of the persons with powers of representation, decision-making or control, if legal person) may be registered in the early detection and exclusion system, and communicated to the persons and entities concerned in relation to the award or the execution of a grant contract. In this respect, provisionally selected lead applicants, co-applicants and affiliated entities or those placed in the reserve list are obliged to declare that they are not in one of the exclusion situations through a signed declaration on honour (PRAG Annex A14).
In Annex A.1 Section 2 and Annex A.2 Section 5 (‘declaration(s) by the lead applicant’), the lead applicant must declare that the lead applicant himself, the co-applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies) are not in any of these situations.
The lead applicant may act individually or with co-applicant(s). If the lead applicant is not established in Uganda, it must act with a co-applicant established in Uganda.
If awarded the grant contract, the lead applicant will become the beneficiary identified as the coordinator in Annex G (special conditions). The coordinator is the sole interlocutor of the contracting authority. It represents and acts on behalf of any other co-beneficiary (if any) and coordinate the design and implementation of the action.
Co-applicant(s)
For actions presented by applicants established in countries other than Uganda, a local co-applicant is obligatory. Projects shall respond to an initiative emanating from the local partner in Uganda and ensure their involvement during all the stages of the action implementation. Additionally, non-Ugandan applicants which propose an action must demonstrate an established and effective partnership with local organization(s) in Uganda.
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