The United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) is now open to accepting project proposals for its Sixth Round of Funding from NGOs working for the promotion of democracy, civil society empowerment, including empowerment of women, civic education and voter registration, citizen’s access to information, participation rights and the rule of law in support of civil society and transparency and integrity.
The deadline for submissions will be 31 December 2011. Organizations wishing to apply for UNDEF funding should visit the UNDEF website where they will be prompted to complete an online application form. An outline of the requirements of the On-line Project Proposal System (OPPS) is provided in Annex 1 to this document.
Applications will be accepted by the OPPS only during the application period i.e.
15 November – 31 December 2011. Applications must be received online by 31 December 2011.
The Fund will not accept proposals submitted via e-mail, regular post, facsimile, diplomatic or UN pouch, hand or courier delivery or any other channel.
Applications can be submitted only in English or French, the two working languages of the United Nations. A confirmation email will be generated by the OPPS confirming receipt of the online application. The UNDEF Office will communicate directly with the applicant should additional information be required