Applications Invited for UNVTF Small Grant Programme
Organization: UN Voluntary Trust Fund for Victims of Trafficking in Persons
Apply By: 31 Jul 2022
Grant Amount: 60000 USD
About the Organization
Administered by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the Trust Fund’s mandate is to provide humanitarian, legal and financial aid to victims of trafficking in persons through established channels of assistance, including governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations. The UNVTF is supported by a five-member Board of Trustees appointed by the Secretary-General for a three-year term.The United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund for Victims of Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (UNVTF), was established by the UN General Assembly in 2010, within the UN Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons. The UNVTF aligns with the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, as the first global international legal framework to protect and assist victims of trafficking with respect for their human rights.
About the Grant
This Call for Proposals takes into consideration the importance of harnessing all available resources towards the implementation of activities aimed at meeting the objectives of this Grants programme.
The main objectives of this Grants programme are:
- to provide direct assistance and protection to vulnerable victims of trafficking in persons
- to improve health and well-being, facilitate social integration and prevent re-trafficking amongst vulnerable victims of trafficking in persons
This call for proposals seeks to provide funding support to not-for-profit organisations working in the area of trafficking in persons whose projects are aimed at providing immediate and essential direct assistance for vulnerable victims of trafficking in persons.
Priority shall be given to projects that target the following population:
- women and girls
Projects targeting men and boys as well as persons of non-binary gender will also be considered.
Priority will be given to projects tackling emerging and temporary crises scenarios in the following regions:
- Conflict areas of Eastern Europe affected by the displacement of people due to the conflict
Priority shall be given to projects that target persons identified in the following situations:
- persons identified among large movements of refugees and/or migrants, including internally displaced persons in Eastern Europe where conflict, post-conflict and continued instability caused by socio-political tensions as well as the spill-over of climate change related displacement.
- persons identified in or fleeing from areas where armed conflict is taking place or has recently taken place; or where there is instability caused by a breakdown of law and order
Priority shall be given to projects that target the following forms of exploitation:
- sexual exploitation
- forced labour
- organ removal
- forced begging
- forced criminal activity
- forced marriage
- production of pornographic material
- recruitment of children into armed groups
- child trafficking in Sport
Indicative activities that will be given priority include:
- medical assistance
- material assistance in the form of food, clothing etc.
- immediate, safe and short-term shelter
- legal advice and representation aimed at securing legal status and/or remedies
- psychosocial assistance
- education and/or vocational training
- assistance with family reunification and/or repatriation with full consent of the victim
Grant Size
Proposals with budgets up to USD 60,000 will be considered for award. Please note that value for money will be assessed as a part of the rating criteria.
Grant awards should not exceed the entity’s annual income for the previous fiscal year. Applicants’ financial management capacity will be assessed in this respect.
Eligibility
In order to be eligible for a grant, applicants must:
- be a non-profit making organisation (CSOs including NGOs, CBOs) registered not later than 1 July 2020 under the relevant Laws of the country where it is registered and in the country where the proposed project will be implemented;
- be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the project, i.e. not acting as an intermediary;
- demonstrate prior experience of at least two (2) years implementing activities in the area of direct assistance to victims of trafficking in persons in line with the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime or in providing other services to vulnerable populations including IDPs and forcibly displaced persons;
- complete registration in the UN Partner Portal (UNPP) with a valid Partner ID;
- have a bank account in the organisation’s name;
- take all appropriate measures to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse
How to Apply
All applicants must be registered and have a complete and up to date profile on the UN Partner Portal.
Applicants that are not yet registered should do so by following the instructions at https://www.unpartnerportal.org/landing/register/. Please note that UNOV/UNODC will only consider the profiles of shortlisted applicants for verification under this call for proposals.
Applicants who have previously registered should review and update their profile as necessary.
All applicants should ensure that their profile is complete and includes:
- A copy of original registration (and re-registration if applicable) certificate as evidence for legal credentials of the organisation and registration by 1 July 2020; if the registration certificate is not in English, an English translation is needed;
- Audited organisational financial statements for the last fiscal year. In the absence of audited statements, other official documents, signed by an authorised representative and demonstrating annual income will be accepted;
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