Contracting Authority: The ECOWAS Commission
Support to Regional Integration in West Africa
9ACP ROC 15
Open Call for Proposal for Non State Actors Participation in the Regional Integration Process in West Africa
GRANT APPLICATION FORM
Budget line 9ACP ROC 015- 9th European Development Fund
Call Reference EuropeAid/128-230/M/ACT/Multi
Deadline for submission of proposal: 15th May, 2009
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Title of the action: |
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Location(s) of the action: |
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Name of the applicant |
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Nationality of the applicant |
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(for official use only)
1. The status must make it possible to ascertain that the organization was set up by an act governed by the national law of the country concerned. In this respect, any legal
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Europe Aid ID,2 |
Only if Applicant is registered in PADOR!!!! |
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Legal status3 |
Non profit making, governmental body |
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Partner(s)4 |
Name,
EuropeAid ID,
Nationality
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Partner 3 |
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Partner 4 |
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Total eligible cost of the auction
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Amount requested from the Contracting Authority (B) |
%of total eligible cost of action (B/Ax100) |
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EUR 100,000 |
EUR 75,000 |
% 75,000 |
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Total duration of the auction: |
10 months |
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Contract details for the purpose of this auction |
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Postal address: |
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Telephone number: Country code+ city code + number |
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Fax Number : Country code+ city code+ number |
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Contact person for this auction: |
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entity whose statutes have been established in another country cannot be considered an eligible local organization.
2. To be inserted if the organization is registered in PADOR . This number is allocated to an organization which registers
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Contact persons email address: |
Personal/official email address of contact person and general office email address! |
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Website of the Organisation |
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Any contact an applicant. |
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its data in PADOR. For more information and to register, please visit http/ec.europa.eu/europeaid/onlineservices/pador
3. E.g. non profit making, governmental body, international organization
4. Add as many rows as partners.
PART A. CONCEPT NOTE
There is no specific template for the Concept Note but the applicant has to ensure that the text of his/her concept note:
· does not exceed 4 full pages (A4 size) of Arial 10 characters with 2 cm margins
responds, in the same sequence, to the headings listed below. It is expected that the size of each section will reflect the relative importance of each heading (ref max scores in the evaluation grid and in the Guidelines). The applicant may provide any additional information that he/she may deem useful for the evaluation, but which might not have been specifically requested (e.g added value and/or synergy with other similar interventions past and present, or planned activities, multiplier or spill over effects, why the applicant is the best placed for the implementation of the action etc). The evaluation will be carried out in accordance with the evaluation grid and it will be based solely on the information provided by the applicant in the concept note
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· Is drafted as clearly as possible to facilitate its assessment
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However, advisable to leave the headings below as they are, and provide responses immediately underneath each!
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1. Relevance of the Action
· Provide a general presentation and analysis of the problems and their interrelation at all levels.
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· Identify clearly specific problems to be addressed by the action.
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· Include a brief description of the target groups and final beneficiaries.
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· Demonstrate the relevance of the proposal to the needs and constraints in general of the target country(ies) or region(s) and to the target groups/final beneficiary groups in particular.
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· Demonstrate the relevance of the proposal to the objectives and priorities and requirements of the call for proposals (point 1.2 of the Guidelines for grant applicants).
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2. Description of the action and its effectiveness
· Provide a description of the proposed action including, where relevant, background information that led to the presentation of this proposal. this should include:
· a description of the overall objectives of the action, duration, expected results.
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· a description of the proposed activities and their effectiveness
· Involvement of any implementing partners, their role and relationship to the applicants, if applicable,
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· Other possible stakeholders (national, local government, private sector, etc) their anticipated role and /or potential attitudes towards the project.
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3. Sustainability of the action
· Provide an initial risk analysis and possible contingency plans. This should include at least a list of risks associate with each main activity proposed accompanied by relevant corrective measures to mitigate such risks. A good risk analysis would include a range of risk types including physical, political, economic and social risks.
· Give the main preconditions and assumptions during and after the implementation phase.
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· Explain how sustainability will be secured after completion of the action. This can include aspects of necessary measures and strategies built into the action, follow up activities, ownership by target groups etc.
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