Call for selection of a civil society organisation from the Security Zone to implement the activities of the grant project “Resilient CSOs + Responsible Budgeting = Accelerated Implementation of the Association Agreement”

The overall objective of the project is to increase and strengthen the capacities of civil society organisations to support the implementation of the conditionalities related to the Republic of Moldova's EU accession process and the Association Agreement agenda, at national and local level.

The overall objective of this task

The purpose of the call is to select, through a competitive process, one civil society organisation from the Security Zone that will implement the project activities. The selected organisation will receive financial support in the form of a grant of up to EUR 20,000, allocated for the entire duration of the project. The funding will be intended to cover salary costs, relevant administrative costs and costs related to bank transactions.

The grant beneficiary will be responsible for:

• The organisation will prepare 2 reports monitoring budget expenditure: one on the local budget and the other on the central-level budget (the state budget). The organisation will select the topics of the 2 reports taking into account its area of expertise, as well as the local context and priorities. The topics will be coordinated with the experts of the central project team. The methodology of the budget monitoring reports will follow the recommendations of the Guide on civic participation in the budget process, developed under this project and available on euromonitor.md (available in Romanian and Russian). In preparing the budget reports, the CSO will work actively with the mentor assigned by the central project team, who will provide practical guidance and the support necessary to ensure that the reports meet the requirements of quality, relevance and impact.
• The selected organisation will carry out visibility and advocacy activities to promote the results of the budget expenditure monitoring reports it has prepared. The visibility and advocacy activities will include at least two round tables presenting the reports and two advocacy meetings with decision-makers and other stakeholders (at least one round table and one advocacy meeting for each report prepared).
• The organisation will engage in networking activities with other CSOs, to ensure an exchange of experience and lessons learned among CSOs and, in particular, between local (small) CSOs and central (well-established) CSOs.
• The organisation will provide the information requested by the central project team that is needed to monitor and evaluate the impact of the project.

Application procedure 

Interested CSOs are invited to submit an application file in line with the terms of reference attached below. It will include the following documents:

• a short motivation letter indicating the objectives and results to be achieved through the use of the grant;
• a brief description of the organisation (1-2 pages);
• a list of relevant projects previously implemented (no limit);
• the proposed budget for carrying out the project activities;
• the organisation's registration certificate (an extract from the State Register of Legal Entities issued at least 12 months before the application submission date will be requested upon signing the contract);
• the organisation's activity report for the most recent year;
• the organisation's Statute;
• financial statements for the last 3 years (balance sheet, profit and loss statement, etc.);
• the most recent audit report on the organisation's financial statements (if available).

The application file must be submitted by 24 July 2024, 18:00, to the email address procurari@expert-grup.org ecaterina@expert-grup.org , stating the email subject: “Selectare OSC Zona de Securitate”.

Additional information can be requested by sending an email to: info@expert-grup.org (Ecaterina Rusu, project manager).