The BEARR Trust is pleased to announce its Small Grants Scheme for 2012 and has invited applications from NGOs and other organisations. Full details are given below. The deadline was 4 February 2012.
Section A: A sum of $10 000 to be awarded for projects in Russia and Kazakhstan which encourage youth volunteering as a way of integrating young people more fully into wider society.
Section B: A sum of £5000 for innovative work with elderly people in Ukraine, Moldova or Belarus
The Trust may wish to support more than one initiative through the scheme, so proposals within the range $1000-5000 or £1000-5000 are requested. Awards will be made on a matching basis, and not exceed 50% of the overall cost of a proposal
What are the aims of the Scheme?
The 2012 Small Grants Scheme aims to support and encourage NGOs to
· share experience and learning among NGOs with relevant aims
· disseminate good practice more widely
· facilitate cooperation with and/or coordination among NGOs and other organisations working with relevant groups
· improve awareness, influence policy, or engage public institutions in addressing the relevant issues
· propose other, imaginative, ways of achieving the Scheme’s aims
The scheme is intended to further
the BEARR Trust’s current priorities, which can be seen here.
Who can apply for the grants?
The scheme is open to applications from NGOs and other organisations active in the countries covered by the Small Grants Scheme 2012. (Section A: Russia or Kazakhstan, Section B: Ukraine, Belarus or Moldova).
How to apply
There is no standard application form. Please send the information outlined below in English (with a Russian translation if you wish) by email to info@bearr.org before 4 February 2012.
The application should be no more than 2 pages of A4. It should include:
? The name of the NGO applying for a grant, its address, phone number and email address.
? The name and position of the person dealing with the grant application.
? A brief description of the organisation, its mission and objectives.
? Brief details of any partner organisation, its mission and objectives.
? Objectives, short and long term, of the project proposed, and a brief description of the activities to be supported.
? The hoped-for outcomes and the criteria by which you will judge whether or not they have been met.
? Why the NGO needs a grant from The BEARR Trust and what it will be used for.
? How this work fits in with your organisation’s current activities and how it meets BEARR’s priorities.
? The proposed total project budget, showing separately the amount requested from BEARR and the contributions to be made by the applicant NGO and other partners.
? Indicate on your budget: the number of people employed on the project, how many are employees of the NGO, whether any are volunteers, the number of days the project will last, daily rates of pay. The budget must relate to the project activities described above and include salaries set at local levels.
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Applications of more than 2 pages will not be considered
Criteria for selecting successful applications:
Initial selection of applications will be done according to whether or not the application contains all the information asked for, the extent to which it furthers the aims of The BEARR Trust, and the evidence that good use will be made of the resources available.
The BEARR Trust does not give grants for equipment.
What happens after an application is received by The BEARR Trust?
The Trust will acknowledge applications as they are received. A shortlist will be drawn up for further detailed consideration. The Trust will contact applicants for any further information or clarification it needs. Applicants who are not shortlisted will be informed by the beginning of April 2012. Trustees will review shortlisted proposals at their meeting in early April 2012. The Trust will announce which proposals have been successful soon thereafter.
All applicants will receive by email: an acknowledgment of the receipt of the application, followed by notification of whether or not their application has been shortlisted. Those on the shortlist will be notified by email whether the application has been awarded a grant or not.
Section A of The BEARR Trust Small Grants Scheme 2012 is funded by a grant from the Moscow Office of the law firm Baker Botts.