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Subject: Rule of Law Slavic Grants Program
U.S. Agency for International Development Contract
Rule of Law Consortium/ARD-Checchi Joint Venture
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Rule of Law Grants Program for Ukraine, Moldova, or Belarus
The Rule of Law Consortium (ARD/Checchi Joint Venture), under the auspices
of the United States Agency for International Development, announces a
Grant Program to support the creation of a stable legal and political
environment for facilitating the transition, through the rule of law, to a
democratic, market-based society in Ukraine, Moldova and/or Belarus (grant
activity must take place within the host country or countries).
Specifically, projects should be designed to strengthen core legal
institutions and processes of the justice sector, as well as civil society
as it relates to legal development, in order to support general legal
reform, encourage an orderly transition to a market economy, and protect
human rights and limit the potential for arbitrary exercise of government
power.
Types of projects which would meet this criteria might include, but are
not limited to the following activities:
1) increasing public awareness and knowledge of laws and legal
procedures through a variety of mediums, e.g., library and
information systems development, including electronic networking
or the mass media;
2) promoting the development of citizens' organizations to
advocate for changes in the legal system;
3) strengthening representative institutions of the people to
ensure effective protection of their individual and property
rights;
4) assisting citizens to utilize the legal system for the
adjudication of conflict;
5) developing organizational management and strategic skills; and
6) developing professional and trade associations.
Proposals are requested from U.S. not-for-profit (501 C 3),
non-governmental and private voluntary organizations and groups in
co-partnership with corresponding entities in Ukraine, Moldova and/or
Belarus. Official public institutions (educational institutions,
libraries, etc.) may also participate in special circumstances.
The applicant(s) must demonstrate the following with the submitted
complete application package:
1) experience in providing assistance to indigenous groups through
domestic or international projects;
2) a capacity to manage program logistics in a challenging
environment;
3) an understanding of the critical needs of the ROL Project as
manifested in the solicitation;
4) experience working with PVOs/NGOs in the NIS generally and in
Ukraine, Moldova and/or Belarus in particular; and
5) a capacity to field staff persons with local language
capability.
Although applicants are welcome to discuss projects with ROL staff--or
submit concept papers two-to-three pages in length--they are advised that
an official application package is required for funding consideration.
Grants are awarded through an open, competitive, and merit-based review
process. All proposals require a 25% match from non-federal sources. The
deadline for complete official applications is April 10, 1995. Decisions
are anticipated in June 1995. Awards may range anywhere from $5,000 to
$100,000 depending on the actual needs of the project.
For more information about requirements and an official application package with guidelines, write, fax, E-mail or call:
In UKRAINE:
Mara Moldwin, Grants Manager
Rule of Law Consortium
Dom Kino
6 Saksaganskogo
252033 Kiev
tel.: (044) 227-4617
fax: (044) 220-8505
E-Mail:mg@ruleoflaw.kiev.ua
In the United States:
c/o Barry O'Connor, Grants Manager
Rule of Law Consortium
ARD/Checchi Joint Venture
1819 L. Street, NW Suite 500
Washington, D.C. 20036
tel: (202)-861-0513
fax (202)-861-0934
E-Mail: 74763.1652@CompuServe.com
Applications can also be obtained online from the FedWorld Information
Network by dialing (703) 321-8020, choosing option "C" (Business, Trade &
Investment Library) followed by option "D" (Rule of Law Donor Database).
The Internet users can Telnet to FedWorld.gov and choose options mentioned
or use Anonymous ftp to ftp.FedWorld.gov, then select ROL-NIS directory.
Download in the binary mode.
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Subject: Russian Law Resources (fwd)
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Date: Mon, 20 Feb 1995 01:04:41 -0500
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To: Multiple recipients of list E-EUROPE <E-EUROPE@pucc.Princeton.EDU>
Subject: Russian Law (fwd)
A number of recent postings have asked for sources of on-line information
about Russian laws. I am aware of three major sources:
The only free source of Russian law I have seen directly on the Internet
is the Inforis system based in Nizhnyi Novgorod. It has a fairly
extensive, but still partial, collection of local (Nizhnyi Novgorod),
Russian, and CIS laws and decrees, all in the original Russian language.
To access the system, you will need a WWW server loaded with KOI8 fonts.
The URL for this site is:
http://www.techno.ru/inforis/home.html
A much larger collection of Russian laws is available in the "Kodeks"
system, based in St. Petersburg. This is a commercial system, but it has
a demonstration section that is freely accessible. It has a full
collection of laws and legal commentary in Russian, and a partial
collection in English. Information about the system may be acquired by
e-mail from e-mail from yuri@pccenter.spb.su. The URL for the home page, which has
more information about the system and a link to the demo package, is:
http://www.dux.ru/kodex/KodexHome.html
Finally, for law offices, law schools, and others who have access to the
Lexis/Nexis system, you will find English-language material in files such
as Russia and Commonwealth Business Law Report (RCBLR).
If any of you know of other useful sources, please post them.
Steve Gardner
Steve_Gardner@Baylor.Edu
Herman Brown Professor of Economics
Director, McBride Center for International Business
Baylor University
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