Fondation de France - The Enlarged Europe! European Citizenship and
Sustainable Development - Call for application
Application deadline: May 16 or September 26, 2008
The European Union, with the ten countries which became members in 2004 and the two which joined in 2007, is now made up of twenty-seven countries. But is an institutionally enlarged Europe experienced as such by the citizens of the Union? We have a long way to go before a sense of common citizenship and shared culture is present in Europe alongside previous older identities. To promote associative organisations and show that European citizenship is a reality, the Fondation de France has given its support to a hundred and thirty projects over the last five years. These projects have been run by civil society organizations in France and their counterparts in ten new member-states. They apply to all fields of public interest and the Fondation de France has taken care to ensure balanced participation.
This year, the foundation will give its support to initiatives relating to sustainable development, projects of common interest to civil society in Europe. Moving forwards means working at the same time on the three cornerstones of sustainable development -issues of social justice, economic efficiency and quality of the environment- whilst exercising strict respect for principles of governance. The objective is to set up a new momentum in Europe's associative sector by supporting initiatives in sustainable development. The Fondation de France wishes to promote and reinforce joint sustainable initiatives based on mutual respect and preparedness to exchange points of view. In 2008, the foundation will support:
. Concrete projects in one -or more- partner countries
. Training, actions to raise public awareness, exchanges on good practice, organization of partnerships or creation of networks
. Actions to communicate, explain the importance of the project and sharing experiences
. Appraisals by external experts to strengthen partnerships and actions taken, and particularly when carried out by consultants from one of the partner countries (excluding France).
The Fondation de France will consider projects submitted by French partners. Non-profit organizations (including associations) which have already undertaken -or who wish to undertake- a joint action in the field of sustainable development with a recognized counterpart in at least one of the following ten selected countries: Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. Special attention will be given to proposals involving partners in a number of European countries or the south coast of the Mediterranean.
Projects must contribute to one of the aims of sustainable development i.e. -conservation of resources, biodiversity and the environment; social cohesion and solidarity across territories and between generations; the fight against climate change; stimulation to growth in line with responsible methods of production and consumption, etc. Important factors for their management are questions of participation, management organization, horizontal approach and joint evaluation. Special attention will be given to those projects encouraging or reinforcing European networks (including France) in the field of sustainable development.
In order to encourage applicants to develop a variety of partnerships, in particular on a local basis, the Fondation de France never finances a project in its entirety. Financing plans must detail other financial partners approached or acquired, the forecast proportion of internal financing and an estimation of voluntary work. As an indication, the amount granted annually to each project will be in a range between 10,000 and 50,000 euros. Multi-year projects will be considered.
When you have completed the grant request, in English, attach the required administrative documents and where applicable, annexes to facilitate evaluation of the project and send your dossier to the Fondation de France (Word format, maximum 4 megabytes).
More information
Website: www.fondationdefran ce.org (trouver un financement - finding financing)
E-mail: solidaritesinternat ionales@fdf. org
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