Public Affairs Section

Democracy Commission Small Grants Program

The Democracy Commission Small Grants Program supports the initiatives of the Albanian non-governmental, non-partisan organizations, which influence the establishment and development of democratic civil society in Albania. This category includes but is not limited to projects which aim at the establishment and preservation of the rule of law and democracy, respect for human rights, economic reform, civic education, participatory governance, environmental clean-up, the strengthening of the NGO sector, the reconciliation of disputes, and better journalism.

During past years Democracy Commission Program has funded projects throughout Albania, ranging from combating human trafficking, domestic violence and corruption, and promoting economic and business development, enhancing professionalism in the media, encouraging citizen participation, and improving the electoral process.

The deadline for submitting applications is June 10, 2008.  All applications are required to be in English. You must use the application form, which can be downloaded from this web site and should include:

• Name, address, telephone/fax number, e-mail address of the organization and name of contact person
• The court decision registration number of the organization
• The Bank account number of the organization
• A brief description of what the organization does
• A description of the project; how the grant will be used and identification of the target audience
• A detailed description of why the project is necessary
• The approximate time from the beginning to the completion of the project
• Description of the project’s goals, and how this can be measured at the conclusion of the project
• A detailed budget, listing all component items
• The amount of cost-sharing by the grantee
• Previous grants by various donors (name of donor, goal of project and awarded sum)

Any application that does not cover all the above points will not be considered.

You can send your application to the following address:

Democracy Commission Program
Embassy of the United States of America
Rr. Elbasanit, Nr. 103
Tirana, Albania