Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia.

• Organization Type

Eligible CSOs include legally registered community groups, non-government organizations, media organizations, charitable organizations, faith-based organizations, associations or networks of local authorities.




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• Organizational Capacity

The organization requesting the funds must meet the following requirements:

• Some demonstrable capacity (technical, human and fiduciary resources) to implement the proposed initiative;
• Some experience and involvement in governance and accountability, capacity for outreach to local communities and stakeholders throughout project implementation.

In addition, a track-record and examples of cooperation with government institutions will be advantageous.




Organizations NOT eligible for CSF funding include:

• Organizations with political affiliations;
• Individuals applying on their own behalf;
• Private for-profit institutions or entities;
• Government-owned enterprises or institutions;
• Organizations that have received sanctions under the Bank’s Anti-Corruption Guidelines;
• Organizations that represent a conflict of interest for funding subject to World Bank Office of Ethics and Business Conduct guidance, such as employment of World Bank staff in organization’s management; and
• Faith-based organizations unable to demonstrate inclusiveness and respect for multi-culturalism.




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• Project Restrictions

The projects must be completed no later than 24 months after the signing of the grant agreement between the Social Development Civil Society Fund and the grantee CSO.




The projects must include a counterpart contribution of at least 25% (in funds or in kind, such as staff time) from the applicant as well as allocation of at least 10% reserved for monitoring and evaluation.




Projects and expenditures NOT eligible for funding:

• Research programs, study programs, academic training programs, scholarships, fellowships;
• Infrastructure projects, such as water or sewage systems;
• Construction or rehabilitation of facilities, such as roads or sanitation facilities;
• Direct service delivery;
• Meeting basic needs, such as provision of water, heat, or meals;
• Medical equipment, such as hospital equipment, hearing aids, or crutches;
• Overhead costs and recurrent expenses, such as rent, maintenance, or general office supplies;
• Provision of Full-time staff salaries;
• Political activities, such as political financing or election monitoring;
• Activities including proselytism;
• Activities related to neighborhood security patrol, arming local communities;
• Purchase of land, involuntary resettlement of people, or activities that negatively affect physical cultural resources, including those important to local communities; and
• Activities adversely affecting Indigenous Peoples, or where these communities have not provided their broad support to the project.




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All eligible proposals will be assessed based on the following criteria: (1) Relevance and justification, (2) activities and implementation strategy, (3) results and outcomes, (4) challenges, (5) growth potential, (6) partnership and consultations, and (7) organizational capacity.

The CSF will allocate a total budget of up to USD 950,000 to support between 10 and 20 CSOs, depending on the quality of proposals and feasibility of proposed activities.

The projects must be completed within 12 months, starting from July 2012.

• Projected Timeline

January 6, 2011 - February 17, 2012:	Call for Proposals
February 2012 - April 2012:	Review of Proposals
Late April 2012:	Announcement of Grant Recipients
June 2012:	Regional Workshop
July 2012 up to July 2013:	Project Implementation




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Applicants must submit completed proposals electronically to the CSF Secretariat in English or Arabic by close of business February 17, 2012.