CASE
Civic Action for Security and Environment

CONCEPT PAPER TEMPLATE

Project Title:

APPLICANT	
Name of Organization:	
Mailing Address: 
E-mail:	
Telephone:
Fax:
Internet address:
Head of Organization:		PROJECT
Nature of project: 
- Demonstration Project
- Capacity Building and Networking Project
- Awareness-raising Project
- Dissemination of Lessons Learned Project
- Policy Dialogue Project
Priority theme: Natural Disasters -  disaster prevention, risk reduction and response	
Geographical Area:	
Starting Date and Project Duration:
Total Project Budget: 
Requested CASE contribution:	

1.	Organizational Information (max. half page)

It should include brief information about organization (its legal status, purpose of organizations, date of establishment, registration with government, structure, affiliation to associating or umbrella networks, previous experience related to the proposed project, annual financial turnover (2013), target group. This section should also provide previous experience related to the proposed project.

2.	Project Rationale (max. half page)
Describe the environment and security risks that the project will address. Describe the project’s linkages to the CASE thematic priorities, presented in the Application Guidelines. Outline how the project is linked to other local, national and regional projects, supported by the Government, OSCE or any other donor/partner.
3.	Project Objective & Results (max. half page)
Outline and explain the objective that the project aims to achieve. Ideally project should have one objective. However, if justified it is possible to indicate more than one objective. Having a limited number of Project objectives helps to keep the focus.
Results: describe the concrete goods and services that the project will deliver. The results are the products of the activities that will be undertaken. The combination of results will help to achieve the project objective. Prioritise in order to keep focused: trying to achieve too many results may weaken the Project.

4.	Target Beneficiaries (max. half page)
Describe the project’s target beneficiaries and how they will be involved in the project activities. Briefly describe how the project will integrate youth and gender concerns.

5.	Project Activities (max. one page)
Outline what the project will do to produce the expected results and achieve the project objective. There should be a clear linkage between the activities and results.
6.	Partnership Framework (max. half page)
Indicate partner organizations, if applicable. Describe partner(s)’s responsibilities and roles (i.e., division of activities between the applicant and partners).
7.	Sustainability  (max. half page)
Briefly describe of how the sustainability of the project will be ensured.

8.	Budget
Provide detailed information on the funding requested from CASE ONLY, including a breakdown of costs. You can add as many lines as your project design requires. CASE grants are not intended for purchase of main assets (e.g., computers, cameras, etc) and for covering the office rent for the project implementing organizations. Please fill out the budget tables both in English and Armenian.  
Please provide exact position titles for each line, including those for the project staff, consultants, and supplies and services (e.g. stationary, printing, etc.)

Project Financial Resource Requirements (EUR)	

	EUR	
Staff member N1, … months x … EUR/ month = 		
Staff member N2, … months x … EUR/ month = 		
….		
Consultant N1, … months x … EUR/ month = 		
Consultant N2, … months x … EUR/ month = 		
….		
Transportation … km x …EUR/ km = 		
Communication. Phone. … months x … EUR/ month = 		
Communication. Internet. … months x … EUR/ month = 		
Other supplies/ services… item 1		
Other supplies/ services … item 2		
…		

Ծրագրի իրականացման համար անհրաժեշտ ֆինանսական միջոցներ (ԵՎՐՈ)	

	 ԵՎՐՈ	
Աշխատակից  N1, … ամիս x … ԵՎՐՈ/ ամիս = 		
Աշխատակից  N2, … ամիս x … ԵՎՐՈ/ ամիս = 		
….		
Խորհրդատու N1, … ամիս x … ԵՎՐՈ/ ամիս = 		
Խորհրդատու N2, … ամիս x … ԵՎՐՈ/ ամիս =		
….		
Տրանսպորտային ծախսեր … կմ x …ԵՎՐՈ/ կմ = 		
Հեռահաղորդակցություն. հեռախոս. … ամիս x … ԵՎՐՈ/ ամիս		
Հեռահաղորդակցություն. ինտերնետ. … ամիս x … ԵՎՐՈ/ ամիս		
Այլ պարագաներ/ ծառայություններ… 1		
Այլ պարագաներ/ ծառայություններ… 2		
…		

Budget Summary (in EUR)

Budget Category	CASE	Other sources	Total	
Staff				
Sub-contracts, Consultants				
Travel				
Equipment/Materials				
Training/Meeting				
Communication/Outreach				
Reporting				
Other (specify)				
Miscellaneous				
TOTAL Requested CASE Contributions				
TOTAL Contributions by Applicant				

9.	Please provide a short project description in Armenian (half page max.). Խնդրում ենք ներկայացնել ծրագրի կարճ նկարագրությունը հայերենով (առավելագույնը կես էջ):