The main goal of the contract is to support public authorities to improve the quality of their engagement with CSOs in policy-making processes. This will be addressed through the provision of expertise and technical collaborations in order to develop proposals towards the improvement of all legal, strategic and institutional frameworks related to the sector. This intervention will contribute to strengthening participatory democracy and empower civil society to actively take part in policy making by stimulating an enabling legal, institutional and financial environment for civil society development. In addition, technical assistance will also develop implementation of institutional modalities of public funding for civil society. The indicative budget for the contract is 500,000 EUR. Read more here.
Source: European Commission