Call for Proposals for 'Services to Victims of Crime and Violence'

The EU funded United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)/Department of Social Development (DSD) project "Support to the Government of South Africa's Victims Empowerment Programme" aims to address the high rates of criminal victimization in South Africa by strengthening the country's Victim Empowerment Programme (VEP).  The project, which is an integral part of the wider Government of South Africa Victim Empowerment Programme, has a specific purpose of  "improving the implementation of victim empowerment policies in South Africa by building capacity, improving coordination, strengthening relations between the government and civil society organizations (CSOs) and thereby improving services to victims, especially women and vulnerable children".

Recognizing that non-governmental organizations and community based organizations working with victims of crime, trauma and violence perform a major role in delivering services to victims, an important outcome of the project is to strengthen the capacity of civil society to deliver services to these victims. The principle vehicle for achieving this outcome is the development and implementation of a grants scheme, in conjunction with a substantive capacity building programme for CSOs and government.

Theme:

In this final major call for proposals, the project invites registered CSOs with past experience in VEP to propose projects providing direct services to victims of crime and violence. VEP focused NPOs based in priority locations such as in rural locations and/or in marginalized peri-urban and urban locations and/or underrepresented districts are eligible to apply. A focus will be placed on emerging and community based CSOs. For further clarification, emerging CSOs organizations are defined as having:

  • Limited grant management and project implementation experience;
  • Been newly established and/or operating in a disadvantaged areas in either rural, peri-urban or urban locations;
  • Been registered with the NPO Directorate; and
  • Past experience working in VE, though on a non-formal and limited funding basis.

Guidelines:

For more detailed information on guidelines for submitting applications, please consult the following document. This document contained information on organisational eligibility criteria, activities that are eligible and ineligible for funding and submission procedures. Please follow these guidelines carefully as incorrect and/or incomplete applications will be not be considered.

VE Project Grant Application Guidelines VEP2009.1.2.13.11.09

Assistance in Understanding Procedures:

To assist organisations in developing strong project proposals using the VE Project application form, a sample of a completed VE Project logframe, budget and work plan can be found below.

VE Project Examples of Proposal, Logframe, Workplan and Budget

For more information, you can also contact the VEP Project Coordinator in your province or the DSD VEP Provincial Coordinator.

 

Eastern Cape

Free State

Gauteng

Kwa Zulu Natal

Limpopo

Mpumalanga

North West

Northern Cape

Western Cape

Please note that any guidance provided by project staff serves to inform and educate your organisation on the VE Project grant application process. It is not a guarantee of receipt of funding not does any advice or assistance provided serve as a guarantee of funding.  UNODC and UNODC partners, such as Department of Social Development, other departments and the European Commission, cannot provide recommendations on the validity or appropriateness of any proposed project ideas. All grants are evaluated and approved by an independent Grants Committee in Pretoria.

 

Evaluation Criteria

The criteria which will be used by the Grants Committee to evaluate grant applications can be found at the following link.

VE Project Grant Application Evaluation Criteria VEP2009.1.2.13.11.09

 

VE Project Grant Application Form

The complete grant application can be downloaded from the following three links. Please ensure that you use this application form as applications submitted on previous draft versions of the application or using DSD business plan format will not be considered.

 

VE Project Grant Application Form VEP2009.1.2.13.11.09

VE Project Grant Budget in Excel VEP2009.1.2.13.11.09

VE Project Grant Application Annex A VEP2009.1.2.13.11.09

 

Please make sure that you complete all required forms. Please note that CSOS have the option of completing the budget using the attached Excel format or using the MS Word format found in the application. It is only necessary to submit one budget.

Deadline : The deadline for the submission of grant applications is Friday, 13 November 2009, as evidenced by the date of dispatch, the postmark or the date of the deposit slip. In case of hand-deliveries, the deadline of receipt is at 12:00 noon as evidenced by the signed and dated receipt. Any application submitted after the deadline will automatically be rejected. All applications should be sent in a sealed envelop marked "Tenders UNODC Direct Service VEP. Do not open."