Key Tender / Grant Details

Required Details Table

Scope of Work

Selected organisation(s) will be required to implement awareness, education, and preventive training initiatives focused on ending female gendercide and strengthening girl child protection. The key scope includes:

1. Community Awareness Programmes

The implementing organisation must conduct structured awareness sessions in villages, urban slums, and underserved communities. Topics should include female gendercide, sex-selective abortion, female infanticide, neglect, child marriage, trafficking, child labour, abuse, abandonment, girl child rights, and gender-based violence prevention.

2. Training for Adolescent Groups

The selected organisation will conduct educational sessions, workshops, and campaigns with adolescent groups. The purpose is to build awareness among young people and encourage them to challenge gender-biased attitudes.

3. School and College Programmes

Interactive workshops must be organised in schools and colleges on child marriage prevention, trafficking prevention, POCSO Act awareness, and gender equality. Teachers and school management committees should also be engaged.

4. Sensitisation of Government Personnel

The programme includes structured training for Police personnel, Women’s Help Desk officers, Social Welfare Department staff, District Child Protection Officers, and Child Welfare Committee members. Training topics may include the POCSO Act, Juvenile Justice Act, PCMA, PCPNDT Act, gender-sensitive investigation practices, and victim-friendly procedures.

5. Documentation and Reporting

The organisation must maintain records of beneficiaries, sessions, attendance, photographs, and outcomes. Monthly progress reports and a final comprehensive report with case studies are required.

Pre-Qualification Criteria

Applicants should meet the following mandatory pre-qualification requirements:

1. Organisation must be registered under the Societies Registration Act, Indian Trusts Act, or Section 8 of the Companies Act.
2. Valid FCRA registration is mandatory.
3. Designated FCRA bank account with SBI Main Branch, New Delhi is mandatory.
4. FC-4 returns must be filed and up to date for all preceding years.
5. Organisation must have valid PAN, 12A, and 80G certificates.
6. Minimum 3 years of experience in girl child rights, women empowerment, child protection, or related social development areas.
7. Organisation must have Child Protection Policy and POSH Policy in place.
8. Organisation must not have FCRA registration suspended, cancelled, or under MHA scrutiny in the past 5 years.
9. Organisation must not be blacklisted or debarred by any government or donor agency.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible applicants must demonstrate strong organisational, legal, financial, and operational capacity. Key eligibility conditions include:

Legal Eligibility

The applicant must be a legally registered Indian organisation such as a society, trust, or Section 8 company. Valid registration documents, PAN, 12A, 80G, and FCRA registration are mandatory.

FCRA Eligibility

Since the grant is foreign contribution funding, valid FCRA registration and a designated FCRA bank account with SBI Main Branch, New Delhi are compulsory. Organisations without valid FCRA registration will not be considered.

Experience Eligibility

The organisation should have at least 3 years of experience working in areas such as girl child protection, women empowerment, child rights, community awareness, prevention of child marriage, trafficking prevention, or capacity-building programmes.

Operational Eligibility

Applicants must have an active presence in the proposed target district or state. Preference will be given to organisations with existing linkages with Police, Social Welfare, Child Protection systems, government departments, and local community networks.

Safeguarding Eligibility

A documented Child Protection Policy, POSH Policy, Internal Complaints Committee, background verification process, safe reporting mechanism, and designated safeguarding focal point are mandatory.

Financial Criteria

Applicants must meet the following financial conditions:

1. Audited financial statements for the last 3 financial years must be available.
2. Annual turnover must be at least ₹5,00,000 and should not exceed ₹1,50,00,000 in each of the last 3 years.
3. No pending legal proceedings, blacklisting, debarment, or adverse donor/government action should exist.
4. Detailed budget must be submitted with activity-wise and line-item justification.
5. Fund transfer will be made directly to the designated FCRA bank account of the selected organisation.
6. Utilisation Certificate must be submitted within 30 days of project completion.
7. Audited statement of accounts must be submitted.

Important Note: The RFP contains an inconsistency on overhead limits. One section mentions that administrative and overhead costs must not exceed 15%, while the proposal submission section and guidance note mention 10%. Applicants should follow the more conservative 10% ceiling or seek clarification from the issuing organisation before submission.

Tender Fee and EMD Details

This RFP appears to be a grant application opportunity rather than a conventional procurement tender; therefore, tender fee and EMD requirements are not specified in the document.

Submission Guidelines

Applicants must submit the complete proposal package by email to m.yangad@invisiblegirlproject.org with the subject line:

RFP Application – [Organisation Name] – APE Grant

All documents must be submitted in PDF format. The budget may be submitted in Excel or PDF format. Incomplete applications or applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

Pre-submission queries must be sent by 15 June 2026 to the same email address.

Key Deadlines

Selection Criteria

Proposals will be evaluated by an internal review committee based on the following parameters:

Document Checklist

Applicants should prepare and submit the following documents:

1. Covering letter on organisation letterhead signed by authorised signatory
2. Organisational Profile
3. Detailed Technical Proposal with project plan and M&E framework
4. Detailed Budget with activity-wise justifications
5. Signed Declaration and Conflict of Interest Statement
6. Copy of valid Registration Certificate
7. Copy of PAN Card
8. Copies of 12A and 80G certificates
9. Copy of valid FCRA Registration Certificate with expiry date clearly visible
10. FCRA Bank Account details, passbook copy or SBI letter confirming account number and IFSC code
11. Filed Annual FCRA Returns, Form FC-4, for the last 3 years with MHA acknowledgement receipts
12. Self-declaration confirming valid FCRA registration, filed FC-4 returns, and no pending adverse MHA proceedings
13. Audited Financial Statements for the last 3 financial years
14. Annual Reports or Programme Reports for the last 3 years, if available
15. List of current and past donors or funding partners
16. Two reference letters or referee contact details
17. CVs of key project staff
18. Child Protection Policy
19. POSH Policy and evidence of constituted Internal Complaints Committee
20. Description of background verification process for staff and volunteers working with children
21. Relevant IEC materials, case studies, or evidence of previous work.