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> On Nov 26, 2014, at 8:37 PM, Yosem Companys <[email protected]> wrote: > > United Nations Democracy Fund invites civil society organizations to > apply for funding for projects to advance and support democracy during > the annual proposal window, which is open only from 15 November to 31 > December at www.un.org/democracyfund. Only on-line proposals during > this period, in either English or French, will be accepted. > > UNDEF projects are two years long, project grants ranging from > $100,000 to $300,000, and fall under one or more of six main focus > areas: > > · Community development > · Rule of law and human rights > · Tools for democratization > - Media > · Women > · Youth > > The stages of the process are: > > 1. Online Project Proposal System > > The on-line project proposal system can be accessed at the UNDEF > website at www.un.org/democracyfund, only during the annual window. > Please read an example of an application form, project proposal > guidelines, lessons learned for applicants, frequently asked questions > and summaries of existing projects. > > Project proposals submitted by e-mail, regular post, facsimile, > diplomatic or UN pouch, hand or courier delivery or any other channel > will NOT be considered. Neither will project proposals in any language > other than English or French. > > > 2. Long List > > Proposals are subjected to a thorough process of assessment, quality > control and due diligence. An initial examination by a team of > independent assessors is conducted, a process in which all > applications are judged on their inherent quality and scored according > to the following criteria: > > The project promotes the objectives of UNDEF > The project draws on the United Nations comparative advantage > The project will have a significant impact > The project will encourage inclusiveness > The project will enhance gender equality > The project has strong prospects for successful implementation > The applicant organization has a strong track record > The project is technically sound in conception and presentation > The project represents good value for money > The project has strong prospects of sustainability beyond the project > duration. > The UNDEF team then narrows down the list to 200-300 of the highest > scoring projects. In doing so, the global and regional projects is > considered separately from the various national project proposals and > are considered within the respective global and regional baskets. > 3. Short-List > > The long list produced by the team of independent assessors is then > examined by the Fund’s Programme Consultative Group -- comprising the > Department of Political Affairs, the Department of Peacekeeping > Operations, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the > UN Development Programme, the UN Development Fund for Women and the UN > Office on Drugs and Crime -- in consultation with United Nations > Resident Coordinators in the field. > > 4. UNDEF Board > > The Programme Consultative Group review yields a short list which is > reviewed by the UNDEF Advisory Board -- comprising Governments, civil > society and individuals. > > 5. UN Secretary-General > > The final short list is then submitted to the UN Secretary-General for > approval, usually in May or June. > > 6. Project Document > > Once the short list is approved by the Secretary-General, the proposal > moves into the final stage in the selection process: the negotiation > of a project document, which is in effect the contract between UNDEF > and the grantee. This negotiation requires the applicant to provide a > more elaborated project design, and involves detailed input from both > UNDEF and the applicant, as well as scrutiny and due diligence > enquiries by UNDEF. Only upon successful conclusion of the project > document, and its approval by the United Nations Controller, will the > project proposal formally be approved for funds disbursement. This can > be expected to happen in September at the earliest. > > http://www.un.org/democracyfund/apply-funding > -- > Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. Violations of > list guidelines will get you moderated: > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. Unsubscribe, > change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at > [email protected]. -- Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at [email protected].
