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Posted on January 13, 2005
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Open Society Institute Invites Proposals for Human Rights and Governance Grants Program
Open Society Institute Invites Proposals for Human Rights and Governance Grants Program
The Open Society Institute's Human Rights and Governance Grants Program (HRGGP) seeks
proposals from national and international organizations
to advance government accountability in Central and
Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and Mongolia.
HRGGP will support efforts to promote public participation in and oversight of governmental activity, including
in the delivery of services, at both the national and
local levels.
Funding will be provided in the following three areas to
national and international non-governmental organizations
to monitor public administration and to curb corrupt
behavior by state authorities.
1) Access to information: HRGGP will consider projects
that assess the quality of freedom of information laws
and ensure implementation. HRGGP also welcomeS litigation programs that challenge narrow interpretations of
and failures to implement the law.
2) Fiscal transparency and abuse of state resources:
HRGGP will provide support to NGOs to monitor the budget
and expenditure process at the national and local
government levels.
3) Transparency in governmental decision-making: HRGGP
will support projects that make governmental debate and
decisions public, especially efforts to promote the
adoption and implementation of whistle-blowing protections. HRGGP also WILL support efforts to eliminate
criminal defamation and libel laws and to limit the use
of civil libel suits as a means of preventing meaningful
public scrutiny.
See the Open Society Institute Web site for complete
program information and contact details.
Contact:
Link to Complete RFP
Primary Subject: International Affairs/Development
Geographic Funding Area: National
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