Nuffic has launched a call for grant applications for Food and Nutrition Security (FNS) and Security and Rule of Law (SRoL) to strengthen for food resilience in the Horn: Addressing root causes of instability, migration and hunger and promoting employment for youth, women and vulnerable groups in Somalia, Sudan and South Sudan.

The proposed project must contribute to the following SDGs:

• Contribute to end hunger (SDG 2)
• Contribute to promoting just, peaceful and inclusive societies and achieving legitimate stability (SDG 16)

The proposed project must contribute to one or more of the following long-term impacts:

In the area of Food and Nutrition Security: 

• Reduce malnutrition;
• Promote agricultural growth;
• Ecologically sustainable food systems.

In the area of Security and the Rule of Law: 

• Human security;
• Rule of Law;
• Peace and governance;
• Social and economic reconstruction.

The following medium-term impact will contribute to this:

• Education system (TVET/HE) is of good quality, relevant and accessible (SDG 4);
• Partnerships between persons and organisations are inclusive and sustainable (SDG 17);
• Organisations key to (sectoral) inclusive development of partner countries are strengthened by inflow of enhanced workforce.

Funding Information

• Maximum available funding for this call, excluding co-funding EUR 1,000,000
• Maximum funding per collaboration project, excluding co-funding EUR 1,000,000

Eligibility Criteria

Grant applications and applicants have to meet the following minimum criteria to be eligible for a grant:

• The grant application must be submitted by a Dutch institution for secondary vocational or higher vocational or academic education. The project must be a collaboration between a Dutch and a country A partner, potentially on behalf of their consortia. All country A partners have to be based in the countries specified in the call. Only the Dutch lead partner has to be based in the Netherlands. Applications must include a partner from a full programme country as part of the Dutch consortium. This ‘anchor organisation’ should be located in one of the neighbouring countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda or Egypt.
• The grant applicant is in a position to provide adequate financial management and, due to its experience and expertise in relation to activities similar to those for which the grant is being requested, can guarantee the targeted and effective performance of the activities to achieve the impact and outcomes as defined in the application; the applicant must submit data in the form of a COCA to enable its capacities to be assessed.
• The grant applicant can function and operate appropriately within the legislation passed by the government in the country or countries in question.
• The project proposal has a minimum duration of one year and must be implemented and established by no later than 31 March 2022.
• The grant applied for does not exceed the maximum amount specified in the call for grant applications.
• Any required co-funding is guaranteed.
• The grant application meets any specific financial requirements set out in the call.
• The grant application must be in the compulsory format and meet all criteria and requirements stated in this document.
• The grant applicant can only submit or be involved in one application for this call. A consortium member can participate in various proposals for the same call. The lead partner of the consortium that is not the applicant can also be involved in various applications for the same call.

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