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GRANT- Grants for NGOs, Central Eurasia Project, Open Society Institute

Call for Proposals

Central Eurasia Project of the Open Society Institute

February 2004

General comments

The Central Eurasia Project (CEP) strives to make available more and 
better information about human rights and the social and economic health 
of the South Caucasus and Central Asia both within the region and 
internationally in order to shape policies that contribute to building 
open societies.  The Central Eurasia Project uses grantmaking to 
international and indigenous NGOs to help build local capacity, bring 
international expertise to bear on the region, and promote cooperation 
between local activists and international civic movements in the fields 
of human rights, the environment, and transparent governance. The 
ultimate goal of such activity is to strengthen civic leaders in the 
region and construct support networks for them within international 
structures and movements.

The Central Eurasia Project requests proposals to provide program and 
general operating support grants to organizations focused on advancing 
open societies in the region.  Central Eurasia is understood to 
encompass the former Soviet republics of Central Asia and the Caucasus, 
Turkey and Mongolia.  Proposals to support projects in Afghanistan, 
Pakistan, Iran and the Middle East should be directed to OSI's Middle 
East Initiatives 
(http://www.soros.org/initiatives/cep/focus_areas/mena).  Proposals on 
Turkmenistan should be submitted directly to the CEP's Turkmenistan 
Project, (http://www.eurasianet.org/turkmenistan.project).

Priorities for grantmaking in 2004 include the following areas:

Improving the effectiveness of human rights work in the region and 
developing innovative approaches to protecting human rights, 
particularly the rights of labor migrants from and in Central Asia, and 
in combating torture; Promoting transparency and public involvement in 
the dispensation of natural resource and other state revenues.

Eligibility requirements

All applications must be made on behalf of organizations or groups, 
which may include, but are not limited to, informal coalitions, 
non-governmental organizations, humanitarian aid or other charitable 
organizations, and educational institutes. United States applicants must 
be tax-exempt within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 
Revenue Code. The Central Eurasia Project usually does not accept 
applications for individual grants, such as fellowships, scholarships, 
or travel grants.  Scholars and activists interested in submitting 
individual research proposals should contact the address below for 
research proposal guidelines.

Organizations may be based in the region or outside.  Single-country 
proposals from organizations based in Central Eurasia will be referred 
to the appropriate national Open Society Foundation or program.  In 
reviewing requests, priority will be given to joint proposals from 
international and local organizations.

Procedures

The format for grant applications and detailed information about 
restrictions on grant funds are available at: 
http://www.soros.org/initiatives/cep/focus_areas/mena/guidelines.

Grants applications will be accepted on a rolling basis throughout the 
year and will be considered for funding three times during 2004 
according to the following schedule. Applicants will be notified of a 
decision a week to ten days after the consideration date.

Proposals should be submitted by e-mail to Anu Kangaspunta-Garfield at 
the Central Eurasia Project at the address listed below.

Applications Due / Consideration Date

March 12 / April 12

June 14 / July 12

October 15 / November 15

Anu Kangaspunta-Garfield
Program Associate
Central Eurasia Project
Open Society Institute
400 West 59th Street
New York, NY 10019
E-mail: akangaspunta@sorosny.org