• All applicant organizations must have minimum 3 years or above functional existence
(as per their registration certificate) in India
• The organization must have at least 2 years’ experience of working in specific sector
mentioned in EOI and desired project locations or working with similar communities or
demographics
• Established mechanisms for project monitoring and evaluation to ensure quality
outcomes.
• All applicant organizations must have average expenditure (as per income &
expenditure account) of minimum ₹ 50 Lakhs or above for the last three financial years
• The organization must be in full compliance with applicable regulatory rules
and must have valid documents for registration, audited financial reports, etc. Further,
the organization must have valid and timely submissions for requisite statutory and
regulatory compliances (wherever applicable). These shall cover (but not limited to)
income tax, employee provident fund, labour laws, professional tax, minimum wages,
employee state insurance, goods and service tax and FCRA and / or other relevant
regulation depending on the nature of funding/donations it receives.
• The by-laws of the organization must allow it to undertake a project in the
proposed thematic category.
• The organization, including its governing body members, must not have any
pending litigations.
• The organization must not be blacklisted by any government
agency/department/ministry, donor, or international agency.
• The organization must not have faced cancellation of its
license/registration/membership, etc., from the regulatory and/or statutory body. These
shall cover (but not be limited to) FCRA, EPF, PT, Income Tax, 12A, 80G, GST, PAN, etc.
• The organization, including governing board members, must not have any
negative media coverage or any other controversy associated with it.
• The organization or its board members or employees must not have any political
or religious affiliations.
• If at any point in time, during the entire evaluation process, any
organization is noted to have furnished false or wrong information, the organization
will get disqualified.
• The organization must have a good rapport with the local administration and government
bodies in the desired project’s location.
• Strong community connect/network and stakeholder engagement in the desired
project location.
• Proven track record in the same thematic / focus area
• Be open scaling and broader adoption of the solution
• Should be willing to dedicate an experienced team with relevant skill sets for
the entire duration of the project.
• Availability of qualified personnel with subject matter expertise in desired
domain field
• Strong mechanisms, systems and resources to support impact assessment studies
and data tracking for up to 12 months after project completion.
