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 USAID, within the “Snaga lokalnog” Program, the Foundation announces a public call for financial support for projects in the Tuzla Canton.
The support is realized through the project “Our community is our responsibility” which aims to strengthen local organizations and local initiatives that bring citizens together and encourage them to self-organize, participate in solving specific problems in their local communities, cities and country.
The total value of the project is 38,000.00 BAM.
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 the civil society sector 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 April 15 to May 16, 2021.
WHAT DO WE SUPPORT?
- Innovative projects from different areas 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 volunteer engagement of applicants and the promotion of intersectoral cooperation;
- Projects aimed at solving a specific priority problem in the local community or meeting a specific need in the community;
- We support projects lasting from 1 month to a maximum of 1 year.
- The value of support per project can range from 500.00 BAM to 3,000.00 BAM; (more in the “I love my city” Fund Criteria).
NOTE: The funds from this Public call do not include the costs of value added tax, VAT. All legal entities that receive these funds can use the right to a VAT refund through the Indirect Taxation Authority. According to the above, applicants are required, when filling out the project budget, to enter amounts and values of goods without VAT.
WHAT PROJECTS DO WE SUPPORT?
According to the results of the Vital Signs 2019 research, we will 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 Global Sustainable Development Goals. Under this Call, we want to support projects that encourage innovative cross-sectoral partnerships that will improve the following areas of living:
- CONSERVATION OF NATURE, CARING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE;
- QUALITY EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING;
- REDUCING INEQUALITY AND RESPECT OF HUMAN RIGHTS.
HOW TO APPLY?
You can apply exclusively through the online application platform on the Tuzla Community Foundation website.
Once the online application is accepted, the applicant will receive a confirmation receipt by e-mail. After reviewing the project application by the grant team, the applicant will receive an e-mail confirmation receipt (PDF document of the completed application), which applicants 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 help in completing the online application, you can contact us directly at the office of the Tuzla Community Foundation or by phone 035/362-830 / 831 or via e-mail: inicijative@fondacijatz.org, with subject “Fond Volim svoj grad˝- Javni poziv: 3 – FVSG – 1/2021”
In addition to the completed application form (via the online module), formally registered organizations are required to submit the following additional documents:
- Decision on registration (copy), statute of the association (copy),
- Financial report for the previous year (balance sheet and income statement – copy), proof of association’s bank account (copy), and
- A statement of partnership, in the case of partnership projects.
Financial support will not be awarded to projects that are incomplete, as well as those that are submitted 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, prior to the award of the grant, to 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. 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 complaint will be resolved 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).
