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The Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative (LGI) of the
Open Society Institute (OSI) Budapest hereby announces a call for
proposals for Pilot Projects on Fighting Corruption in Local Govern-
ment in Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union or Mongolia.
Applicants must demonstrate previous involvement in local government
issues in the region and an established commitment to fighting
corruption. Pilot projects will be for 6 months to a year in duration.
A full report of the activities in English will be submitted at the end
of the project for dissemination in the region.
The grants are intended to be short-term start-up projects. If
successful, LGI will strongly consider supporting continued or
follow-up activities.
PROPOSALS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE MAY 30, 1999.
Specifically, LGI will support proposals that involve:
(1) the production of high-quality research on corruption in local
government, including practices, perceptions, previously
implemented strategies, etc., or
(2) the use of high-quality research in the formation and
implementation of pilot projects to combat local-level corruption.
* Strong preference will be given to projects that directly involve the
local government in some manner, including the use of municipal
legislation (the focus should not be exclusively on NGOs).
* Projects should be aimed at fighting systemic corruption, not merely
prosecuting small-scale bribe seekers.
* Projects might (but need not) include topics such as local finance
and budgeting, tendering, privatization of municipal land,
legislative weaknesses, or the effects of corruption on local
economic development.
* Projects must be focused on areas in Central and Eastern Europe, the
former Soviet Union or Mongolia.
Proposal Guidelines:
Budget forms will be provided on request in electronic version (or
faxed to the applicant) by sending an email to [email protected] or
faxing a request to +36-1-327-3105, attention Ms. Ildiko Heves.
Proposals should be written in clear English. Important points should
be highlighted, underlined or set apart from the rest of the text. The
proposal should flow logically from one section to the next and include
all of the following sections:
I. Request for a Grant
Complete the Budget Request For A Grant form of the budget and use it
as a cover page for your proposal.
II. Introduction
Identify the official name of your organization and the person in your
organization who is responsible for this proposal. List your address,
telephone and fax numbers, email address and web site (if any). If you
apply as an individual please identify your affiliate organization, if
any. State the major subject area of the proposal, the title of the
proposal, and the primary beneficiaries or groups who will derive the
most benefit from the results of this effort.
III. Applicant Capability
Describe your organization, its purpose and goals, experience in
creating similar projects, and major relevant accomplishments. If
you apply as an individual, please describe your professional
experience and include your resume.
IV. Problem Statement and Demonstration of Need
Define the problem which this proposal addresses. Present evidence to
discuss the reality and size of the problem using statistical data,
studies, and other quantitative data that show the need for and
importance of such a project.
V. Goals and Objectives
A. With the problem statement in mind, develop goals that identify
the overall aims of the project.
B. With the goals in mind, develop realistic, measurable and clearly
stated objectives which will lead to the accomplishment of the
goals stated above. By the end of the project, you should have
reached all of your objectives.
VI. Methodology
Clearly describe, in detail, what exactly you plan to do during the
course of the project. List a step-by-step plan of your activities
during the project period. Be explicit about each task and the time
frame for each. Later, when you write your interim and final reports,
you should be able to describe how you accomplished each step.
VII. Project Schedule
Using the step-by-step project plan developed under Point VI, prepare
a schedule showing target dates and resources required to accomplish
major project activities.
VIII. Policy Studies, Discussion Papers and Teaching Materials
List the deliverables of the project. Deliverables are measurable
outputs of the project which contribute to the attainment of the
stated goals and objectives.
Examples include teaching materials, publications, drafted legislation,
and workshops. Describe the target group and content as well as the
schedule, type and language of written or other instructional materials
that will be developed during the project. If this material is to be
distributed to a larger audience, describe the distribution process in
complete detail. Grantees of the anti-corruption pilot projects must
produce an English report of at least 10 pages for publication and
distribution in the region. Expenses for publication and dissemination
of this report should not be included in the project budget.
IV. Budget
Include a budget, using the OSI budget forms (email [email protected]
or fax +36-1-327-3105, attention Ms. Ildiko Heves).
Proposals must be received by May 30, 1999. Electronic submissions are
preferred. Please email completed proposals and budget forms to
[email protected] . Alternatively, fax the documents to +36-1-327-3105 or
mail to:
LGI, Open Society Institute
P.O. Box 10/27
Budapest 114,
H-1525 Hungary.
Last updated: April 30, 1999
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