Call for proposals – “TWIST – ToWards a new socIal entrepreneurShip model in confiscaTed assets in Albania” project
Call for Proposals
“TWIST – ToWards a new socIal entrepreneurShip model in confiscaTed assets in Albania”
Budget Reference: Grant Contract 2021/428-971
Co-funded by the European Union, under Support to Social Entrepreneurship and reuse of Confiscated Assets component – Reference – EuropeAid/171607/DD/ACT/AL.
Contracting Authority of Sub-Granting Scheme: Partners Albania for Change and Development
The deadline for the submission of applications is February 24, 2023, at 14.00 local hrs.
Open Call for Proposals:
Partners Albania for Change and Development announces the Open Call for Proposals within the sub-granting scheme of the project “TWIST – ToWards a new socIal entrepreneurShip model in confiscaTed assets in Albania” (hereafter called “The TWIST Project”).
The TWIST project is implemented by Libera, Associazioni, nomi e numeri contro le mafie APS, in partnership with Partners Albania for Change and Development and Municipality of Tirana, and in cooperation with the Agency for the Administration of Seized and Confiscated Assets (AAPSK).
It aims to contribute to strengthening the effectiveness of social entrepreneurship as a potential practice for increasing the social reuse of confiscated assets from organized crime and as an effective model of inclusive economy/ social business to provide services, skills, employment, and support to vulnerable groups, such as victims of organized crime.
The specific objective of this Call for Proposals is to support the development of existing and new social enterprises, either in confiscated assets from organized crime for social reuse, or support to those social enterprises that address community needs.
Who can apply:
Partners Albania invites all Non-Profit Organizations (NPOs) registered in compliance with Law no. 8788, date 7.5.2001 “On Nonprofit Organisations”, that fulfill all the eligibility criteria defined in the Application Guideline.
The total budget allocated for the sub-granting scheme of the TWIST project is 230,000 EUR.
The Number of financed grants, size of the sub-granting, and duration of the projects:
| LOT | Sub-grants amount range | Duration of the projects | Max no. of projects to be supported | |
| LOT 1 | Support to social enterprises in confiscated assets from organised crime |
45,000 |
12 months |
Up to three (3) projects – One project per each confiscated asset will be awarded through this Lot.
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| LOT 2 | Support to social enterprises that address community needs |
9,000 |
Not less than 10 months |
Up to ten (10) projects |
Co-funding:
No co-funding by the applicants is requested under this Call for Proposals. The Sub-Granting Authority will fund 100% of the total project budget through the TWIST project.
Project proposal language:
Project proposals must be prepared and submitted in the English language, in accordance with the published application forms.
Application procedures: Organizations interested to submit a Project Proposal for this Call must complete and submit the documents which are available in the Application Package:
- Annex 1.2 Application Form
- Annex 1.3 Budget Form
- Annex 1.4 Logical Framework Form
- Annex 1.5 Legal Entity Form
- Annex 1.6 Financial Identification Form
- Annex 1.7 Information on Confiscated Assets
- Annex 1.8 Declaration On Honor
and other supporting documents required in the Application Guideline.
The deadline for the submission of applications is February 24, 2023, at 14.00 local hrs.
Questions may be sent by mail within February 10, 2023 to partners@partnersalbania.org. The answers will be published on February 17, 2023, on Partners Albania’s website: www.partnersalbania.org.
INFO SESSION NOTICE:
Partners Albania will organize info sessions for potential grant applicants to inform them about the Call and to provide guidance on developing successful grant proposals, as follows:
- January 24, 2023 (10:00 – 11:30 hrs.)
Tirana
National Resource Centre for Civil Society, Rruga e Elbasanit, Pallati Singapor, Kati i 10-të, Ap. 73, Tiranë (on the premises of Partners Albania for Change and Development).
- January 26, 2023 (10:00 – 11:30 hrs)
Online – Please register in advance to participate in this session - January 30, 2023 (10:00 – 11: 30 hrs)
Durrës.
The informative session will be followed by a visit to the confiscated assets, subject of this call for proposals.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS REGARDING THE CALL
Download here the Guidelines with instructions for this call and all the Annexes
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