The Tuzla Community Foundation (hereinafter: the Foundation) invites citizens, associations and institutions from the Tuzla Canton to show how much they love the place where they live and propose projects for the benefit of all, which will solve key community problems and make positive changes in the environment.
In partnership with the Porticus Foundation, the Foundation announces a public call for financial support for projects in the Tuzla Canton.
The support is implemented with the aim of strengthening local organizations and local initiatives that bring citizens together and encourage them to self-organize, participate and be inclusive in solving specific problems in their local communities, settlements, cities and throughout the country.
OBJECTIVES OF THE CALL
- Increase citizen participation in community development in all cities of Tuzla Canton;
- Improve living conditions in local communities in Tuzla Canton;
- Strengthen the civil sector and the capacity of civil society leaders in Tuzla Canton;
- Establish cross-sectoral partnerships and promote the important role of civil society and civic initiatives in community development.
WHO CAN APPLY?
- Independent organizations and associations from the area of Tuzla Canton;
- Independent public institutions from the area of Tuzla Canton (libraries, kindergartens, schools, formally registered local communities, etc.);
- Informal groups of citizens of at least 3 adult members from the area of Tuzla Canton.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
The call for applications is open from September 23 – October 31, 2021.
WHAT DO WE SUPPORT?
- Innovative projects from different areas of life that respond to the needs of the local community and which directly improve living conditions in Tuzla Canton.
- Projects that promote civic activism and volunteerism and are based on the voluntary engagement of applicants and the promotion of intersectoral cooperation;
- Projects aimed at solving a specific and priority problem in the local community or meeting a specific need in the community;
- Projects aimed at mitigating the consequences of the pandemic with a special emphasis on preserving and strengthening mental health of elderly, women and other social categories.
- We support projects lasting from 1 month to a maximum of 1 year.
- The grant per one project can range from 500.00 BAM to 3,000.00 BAM;
(more information is available in the “I LOVE MY CITY” Fund criteria).
WHAT PROJECTS DO WE SUPPORT?
According to the results of the Vital Signs 2019 research, we give priority to projects that are in line with the priority needs of local communities in Tuzla Canton, and the challenges at the global level defined by the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Under this call, we want to support projects that encourage innovative cross-sectoral partnerships and that will improve the following areas of living:
- CONSERVATION OF NATURE, ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE;
- QUALITY EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING;
- REDUCING INEQUALITY AND IMPROVING PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS;
- HEALTH PRESERVATION.
Attached are the Criteria of the “I LOVE MY CITY” Fund, which contain detailed information about the call and the areas we can support.
HOW TO APPLY?
You can apply exclusively through the online application platform located on the website of the Tuzla Community Foundation.
Once the online application is accepted the applicant will receive a confirmation of receipt by mail. After inspecting the project application by the grant team, the applicant will receive an e-mail confirmation of receipt (PDF document of the completed application), which you must submit within 7 days, signed and certified in two hard copies, to the address of the Foundation: Pozorišna 13, 75000-Tuzla (in person or by mail).
If you need support in filling out the online application, you can contact the office of the Tuzla Community Foundation directly or on the phone number 035 362-830 / 831 or via e-mail: initijative@fondacijatz.org with the note “Fond Volim Svoj Grad˝ – Javni poziv: 10 – FVSG – 2/2021”
In addition to the completed application form (via the online module), formally registered organizations are required to submit the following additional documentation:
- Registration decision (copy),
- Statute of the association (copy),
- Financial report for the previous year (balance sheet and income statement-copy),
- Proof of open bank account in the bank (copy), and
- A statement of partnership, in the case of partnership projects.
Financial support for youth projects will not be awarded to project proposals that are incomplete, as well as those that arrive after the deadline or are not submitted in the above manner, as well as those that submit applications on inappropriate forms.
CONDITIONS FOR AWARDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Applicants are required to enable the Foundation’s grant team to, prior to the award of the grant, evaluate the work and operations of the organization in the previous period. This assessment involves an analysis of the organizational, financial, administrative and human resources of the project applicant. Only organizations that meet the assessment process can receive financial support.
Informal groups that receive support for their project will implement activities so that all payments for costs incurred during the project will be paid directly by the Foundation, and the duty of the informal group is to prepare estimates and submit them to the Foundation.
After the final selection of projects and the publication of the results on the website of the Foundation, the deadline for appeals will be open for 7 working days. All applicants who are not satisfied with the ranking list of approved grants have the right to appeal. The appeal will be resolved shortly by the Foundation’s management.
It is recommended that all applicants read the detailed information and instructions for completing the online application and the criteria found on the Foundation’s website (www.fondacijatz.org).
