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This is a grant opportunity to build the capacity of civil society
organizations to analyze, track and advocate for responsible and
transparent government budgeting to ensure that policy and legislation is
backed up by sufficient sources of funding to meet the needs of the poor.
Please note that this message is being sent to you by YES in the spirit of
sharing information on NGO capacity building resources and opportunities.
YES is not affiliated or associated with Civil Society Budget Initiative.
Civil Society Budget Initiative
Civil Society Budget Initiative (CSBI) is a small grant making project
that
aims to promote civil society budget work in low-income countries. To this
end, CSBI will provide financial and technical support to 10
organizations for a two year period. The Initiative is led by a steering
committee of civil society groups working on public budgets and is
coordinated
by the IBP.
CSBI is inviting "Letters of Interest" from civil society organizations
interested in receiving financial and technical support to build their
capacity to
carry out effective analysis and advocacy work on government
budgets. Eligible countries for the first year selection include Bolivia,
Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Honduras, Indonesia, Malawi, Mongolia,
Mozambique, Nicaragua, and Senegal. The requests for "Letters
of Interest" are available in English
<http://www.internationalbudget.org/ENGLISH.pdf> , French
<http://www.internationalbudget.org/FRENCH.pdf> , Spanish
<http://www.internationalbudget.org/SPANISH.pdf> , and Portuguese
<http://www.internationalbudget.org/PORTUGUESE.pdf> providing the
eligibility criteria, application process and the timeline for
applications.
While CSBI prefers to receive applications in English it will accept
applications in French, Portuguese, and Spanish. Please disseminate the
calls for
"Letters of Interest" widely to civil society organizations in
these countries. For further information write to csbi@cbpp.org.
Deadline for applications is February 28, 2004. Funding for one year can
be
up to US$40,000.
Web Site for further information:
http://www.internationalbudget.org/CSBI.htm
International Budget Project of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
820 First Street, NE Suite 510
Washington, DC 20002
Tel: 202 408 1080 | Fax: 202 408 1056
info@internationalbudget.org
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