The European Commission announced a new call for proposals on Non-State Actors and Local Authorities in Development: Actions for Belarus. The total budget is EUR 1 000 000. The deadline for submitting a grant application is 16 May 2008.

Grant applicants must be non-profit legal persons and nationals of EU Member States or the Republic of Belarus. Please see article 2.1.1 of the respective guidelines for grant applicants for more details.

Non-state actors include non governmental organisations, organisations representing indigenous peoples, organisations representing national and/or ethnic minorities, local traders' associations and citizens' groups, cooperatives, trade unions, organisations representing economic and social interests, organisations fighting corruption and fraud and promoting good governance, civil rights organisations and organisations combating discrimination, local organisations (including networks) involved in decentralised regional cooperation and integration, consumer organisations, women's and youth organisations, teaching, cultural, research and scientific organisations, universities, churches and religious associations and communities, the media and any non governmental associations and independent foundations, including independent political foundations.

More information is available on the TBO website in Belarus

http://www.delblr.ec.europa.eu /page4385.html or the EuropeAid's website <http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid /cgi/frame12.pl> (search by reference number 126449)