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USAID Bulgaria congratulates its partners who successfully competed for grants
13.Feb.2008
The Ministry of State Administration and Administrative Reform recently announced the winners of the first open competition for EU grants to NGOs under the operational program “Administrative Capacity.” This program strives to strengthen NGO-government and NGO-judiciary links as well as to promote enhanced NGO participation in public policy decision-making.
USAID Bulgaria congratulates its partners who successfully competed for grants. They are: the Foundation for Local Government Reform (FLGR), Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD), Regional Association of Municipalities Trakia, Regional Association of Municipalities Maritza, Association of Black Sea Municipalities, National Association Legal Initiative for Local Government, Pazardjik Community Fund, Open Society Club-Sliven, Center for Social Practices, Vidin Agency for Regional Development, Institute for Market Economics, and Eyes on Four Paws. Below are brief summaries of the winning projects:
• FLGR will focus on building capacity of NGOs in South-Central Bulgaria in regional and local development and social services.
• CSD will strive to engage government and EU institutions on monitoring corruption, crime and judicial reform, consolidating their work with USAID assistance from the past ten years.
• RAM Maritza will develop a web-platform, “E-South Central Region,” which will present information and collect feedback about services of regional and local administrations.
• RAM Trakia will train NGOs from its member-municipalities to jointly prepare projects with local administrations based on the Czech experience utilizing EU funds at the municipal level.
• Association of Black Sea Municipalities will develop a web-platform for training municipal and NGO staff in a variety of demand-driven subject areas.
• National Association Legal Initiative for Local Government aims to develop NGO capacity in the areas of public procurement, public-private partnerships, and interaction with public authorities.
• Pazardjik Community Fund will continue its work with the Public Council for Anti-trafficking, which consists of representatives of civil society organizations, public institutions, media, and schools.
• Program for the Development of the Judicial System (a sub-grant to the Institute for Market Economics) will implement a communications campaign targeting the judiciary in order to raise awareness about EU funding opportunities for enhancing professional qualifications and public relations capacity.
USAID Bulgaria congratulates its partners who successfully competed for grants. They are: the Foundation for Local Government Reform (FLGR), Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD), Regional Association of Municipalities Trakia, Regional Association of Municipalities Maritza, Association of Black Sea Municipalities, National Association Legal Initiative for Local Government, Pazardjik Community Fund, Open Society Club-Sliven, Center for Social Practices, Vidin Agency for Regional Development, Institute for Market Economics, and Eyes on Four Paws. Below are brief summaries of the winning projects:
• FLGR will focus on building capacity of NGOs in South-Central Bulgaria in regional and local development and social services.
• CSD will strive to engage government and EU institutions on monitoring corruption, crime and judicial reform, consolidating their work with USAID assistance from the past ten years.
• RAM Maritza will develop a web-platform, “E-South Central Region,” which will present information and collect feedback about services of regional and local administrations.
• RAM Trakia will train NGOs from its member-municipalities to jointly prepare projects with local administrations based on the Czech experience utilizing EU funds at the municipal level.
• Association of Black Sea Municipalities will develop a web-platform for training municipal and NGO staff in a variety of demand-driven subject areas.
• National Association Legal Initiative for Local Government aims to develop NGO capacity in the areas of public procurement, public-private partnerships, and interaction with public authorities.
• Pazardjik Community Fund will continue its work with the Public Council for Anti-trafficking, which consists of representatives of civil society organizations, public institutions, media, and schools.
• Program for the Development of the Judicial System (a sub-grant to the Institute for Market Economics) will implement a communications campaign targeting the judiciary in order to raise awareness about EU funding opportunities for enhancing professional qualifications and public relations capacity.