The Tuzla Community Foundation (hereinafter: the Foundation) invites organizations and informal groups of citizens to propose projects that will enable citizens to actively participate in activities and create content for the benefit of the community and solve common problems in Tuzla Canton.
With the support of the German Federal Ministry of Foreign Development (BMZ), the Foundation announces a public call for financial support for projects of local development groups in the Tuzla Canton.
The support is realized through the project “Democratic and economic empowerment of underdeveloped communities in Tuzla Canton” which aims to strengthen local organizations and local initiatives that bring citizens together and encourage them to self-organize, participate and include in solving specific problems in their local communities, settlements, cities and the whole country.
FUND OBJECTIVES
The main goal of the Fund is the promotion and development of active communities in Tuzla Canton, through co-financing of projects and initiatives of active citizens to solve common problems, with maximum use of all available local resources and promotion of cooperation between public, civil and business sectors.
WHO CAN APPLY?
Local Community Development Groups, active members of the Network of Active Communities, can apply from the following areas:
- City of Tuzla: Dobrnja, Gornja Tuzla, Grabovica, Par Selo, Simin Han, Solina
- City of Srebrenik: Tinja,
- City of Živinice: Živinice Gornje,
- Municipality of Kalesija: Seljublje,
- Lukavac municipalities: Bokavići, Turija
- Municipality of Kladanj: Tuholj.
WHAT DO WE SUPPORT?
- Innovative projects from different areas of social life that respond to the needs of the local community according to the submitted action plan on an annual basis to local communities.
- Projects that promote civic activism and volunteerism which are based on the voluntary engagement of applicants.
- Projects that are aimed at solving a specific problem or meeting a specific need in the community.
- We support projects that last from 1 month to 1 year.
- The value of support per project can range from 500.00 BAM to 3,000.00 BAM.
WHAT KIND OF PROJECTS DO WE SUPPORT?
We support projects from different areas that respond to the needs of the local community or are aimed at solving a specific problem in the community. The needs and problems to be addressed must be expressed in the community action plan.
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 Sustainable Development Goals. Under this call, we want to support projects that encourage innovative cross-sectoral partnerships and that will improve the following areas:
- CONSERVATION OF NATURE, CARING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE;
- QUALITY EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING;
- REDUCING INEQUALITY AND PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS;
- DEVELOPMENT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT.
More information on areas of support is available in the call criteria.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
The call for applications is open from May 12 to June 13, 2021.
HOW TO APPLY?
You can apply exclusively through the online application platform located on the website of the Tuzla Community Foundation. If you are applying for the first time, we recommend that you first read the instructions.
Once the online application is accepted the applicant will receive a confirmation of receipt by e-mail. After reviewing 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 completing the online application, you can contact directly the office Tuzla Community Foundation, at the phone number 035362-830 / 831 or via e-mail: inicijative@fondacijatz.org with a subject “Fond za aktivne zajednice – JAVNI POZIV 5 – FAZ – 1/2021 – Fund for active community – CALL 5 – FAZ – 1/2021“
In addition to the completed application form (via the online platform) 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 (copy), and
- a statement of partnership, in the case of partnership projects.
Financial support for community projects will not be awarded to projects that are incomplete, as well as those that arrive after the deadline or are not submitted in the above manner, as well as applications submitted on inappropriate forms.
CONDITIONS FOR AWARDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Applicants are required to allow the Foundation’s grant team to, prior to the award of the grant, evaluate the work and operations of the organization/group 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 it 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 their position on the ranking list of approved grants have the right to appeal. The appeal will be resolved shortly by the Foundation’s management.
We recommend you to read the detailed information and instructions for completing the online application and the criteria which are available on the Foundation’s website (www.fondacijatz.org).
