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:	
Geographical Area:	
Starting Date and Project Duration:
Total Project Budget: 
Requested CASE contribution:	

1.	Organizational Information (max. half page)
The nature of the organization 
•	Legal status
•	Purpose of the organization
•	Date of establishment
•	Structure
•	Membership
•	Annual budget (2011)
Administrative issues
•	Number of paid staff
•	Affiliation to associations or umbrella networks
•	Registration with the government
Target population group
Previous experience related to the proposed project

2.	Project Rationale (max. half page)
Describe the environment and security risks that the project will address. 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 Purpose & Results (max. half page)
Outline the project purpose without explaining how you’ll achieve them or the activities you will carry out. Having a limited number of Project Purposes helps keep focus.
Results are the objectives in terms of the services, the products, and the deliverables that the beneficiaries will receive as the outcome/product of the Project’s implementation. Prioritise in order to keep focused: trying to achieve too many results may weaken the Project.
4.	Target Beneficiaries (max. half page)
Briefly 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. half page)
Outline what the project will do to produce the expected results and achieve the project purpose. 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.