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Poorest Areas Civil Society
(PACS) Programme India
Eligibility for PACS Programme
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) including NGOs,
Co-operatives, Academic Institutions, Movements, Trade Unions,
Cooperative Societies, Welfare Clubs fulfilling the following
criteria are eligible for support from the PACS programme:
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Registration under Societies Registration Act, Trust Act,
Cooperatives Act , Indian Trade Unions Act. |
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Registered under Foreign Contributions Regulation Act (FCRA) |
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Procedures, practices and systems for Programme and
Financial Management in place. |
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Proven expertise in capacity building and grasp of issues
listed under PACS thematic areas. |
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Technical capacity as supported by a track record of having
implemented poverty alleviation projects. |
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Existing networks and capability of networking |
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Focus in the identified districts. |
Department for International Development (DFID) will provide
upto £25 million over 7 years in programme support. CSOs are
eligible for funding support under :
A. Project Grants
CSO
can access substantial project specific funding in the
identified thematic areas. The limits to funding will depend on
the CSO’s managerial and professional capacity.
B. Planning Grants
To
assist CSOs in developing good concepts into projects, planning
grants of upto Rs. 2 lakhs will be available for Capacity
Building, Project formulation and Development. Planning grants
will be available to a limited number of CSOs who fulfill the
assessment criteria. However, not all concepts receiving
planning grants are assured of funding under PACS.
Format for Submitting Concept Paper
Concept Papers must not exceed 5 pages. The first page should
provide information on the organisation and the remaining on the
proposed project.
Organisational Profile
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Name of the Civil Society Organization: |
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Status : (NGO/CBO/Trust/Welfare
Society/Co-operative/Trade Union/Any other) |
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Address(including Chief Functionary’s name, nodal contact
person, Tel/Fax/E-mail) |
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Registration details : Place, Year & Act of Registration,
Foreign Contribution Registration Act (FCRA) No and Year of
Registration) :
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Organisations Vision and Mission: |
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Geographical Areas of operation : |
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Short description of major projects undertaken and
achievements in the past 3 years (Give one line
information on the project title, funding agency, funding
amount and project duration) |
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Organisational infrastructure (Staff strength, Facilities
etc.) |
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Annual grant receipts and grant expenditure for the last 3
years as per the audited financial statements (Year/Total
grant receipts/Total project expenditure/Administrative
expenditure). |
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Details of tax exemption issued under IT Act 1961 : |
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Networking/ Collaborating Partners :
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Project Profile |
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Project Title, Location : |
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Background : (justification for the project / what led to
the project including problems in the project area) |
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Brief description of the proposed project : (objectives,
activities, methodology and projected outcomes) |
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Estimated project cost :
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Co-funding by other sources and contribution in cash or kind
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Duration : |
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Target Group / Beneficiaries : |
How
to Apply
CSOs fulfilling PACS eligibility criteria are encouraged to
submit a concept paper (in English) addressing the thematic
areas in the outlined format.
CSOs at different levels i.e. Apex Civil Society Networks
working at national level; large CSOs working at national or
regional level and small CSO groups and networks working at
District level are eligible to submit papers under PACS. CSOs
are encouraged to tie-up with existing networks at different
levels.
Selected concept papers would be issued guidelines for preparing
detailed project proposals.
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for further
details
PACS
Programme Co-ordinator
Development Alternatives
B-32, TARA Crescent, Qutub Institutional Area
New Delhi 110 016, India
Tel : 26967938, 26851158, 26565370
Fax : 011-26866031
Email :
pacsindia@sdalt.ernet.in
Website :
www.empowerpoor.org
Supported by
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Management Consultants |
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Development Alternatives - PricewaterhouseCoopers
(P) Ltd. |
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