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CfP: UN Women – WYDE | Women’s Leadership 2025–2027 (Deadline: 10 November 2025)

Target Group: Women’s rights and civil society organizations, especially youth-led, feminist, and intersectional organizations working to advance women’s political participation and leadership. Aim: To strengthen women’s leadership and participation in public life by supporting feminist movements and initiatives that transform social norms, foster intergenerational and intersectional leadership, and expand women’s decision-making power. Countries: Single-country projects

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CfP: PeaceNexus International Partners Organisational Development Call 2025 (Deadline: 17 November 2025)

Target Group: International organisations, networks, and coalitions with peacebuilding at the core of their mission and a track record in enabling locally led peacebuilding, preferably in the Western Balkans, Central Asia, South East Asia/Myanmar, or West Africa. Aim: To support international peacebuilding organisations in adapting their governance, structures, and partnership practices to strengthen equitable, mutually

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CfP: Professional Development Grants for Environmental Journalism (Deadline: 9 October 2025)

Target Group: NGOs, media organisations, training institutions, and other legal entities with experience in journalism and/or environmental issues. Aim: To support training programmes, workshops, fellowship schemes, and other capacity-building projects that strengthen environmental investigative journalism in Europe. Countries: Europe. Amount: N/A Duration: N/A Deadline: 9 October 2025 Link to more information (Journalismfund Europe).

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CfP: Civica Mobilitas Partner Grants (Deadline: 15 October 2025)

Target Group: Registered Civil society organizations, as well as other non-governmental, non-profit associations. Aim: To foster joint efforts between organizations to achieve positive change by combining their capacities around mutually defined priorities. Amount: Up to 3,000,000 MKD Duration: 10–12 months Deadline: 15 October 2025 Link to more information (Civica Mobilitas).

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CfA: BOOST x CEF – Green Urban Tech (Deadline: 19 October 2025)

Target Group: Legally registered businesses, civil society organizations, and academic institutions with solutions beyond the idea stage (piloted, implemented, or validated with users). Aim: To identify and support innovative, tech-enabled solutions that help cities cut emissions, protect biodiversity, build resilience, and leverage digital transformation. Countries: Solutions must be adaptable for secondary cities in Armenia, Montenegro,

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CfP: Kosovo – Engagement for Joint Action – Institutional Grants [EJA-IG-2025] (Deadline: 26 October 2025)

Target Group: Domestic NGOs registered in Kosovo. Aim: To strengthen civic engagement and participation by supporting CSOs to (a) increase citizen involvement in public life through participatory advocacy and (b) improve constituency relations and organizational capacities, ultimately building public trust in civil society. Amount: Up to €40,000 per year (maximum 34 months). Duration: 24 –

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CfP: WBF Matching Grants (Deadline: N/A)

Target Group: CSOs/NGOs, public bodies, educational institutions, business or media associations, and cultural/sports institutions based in the WB6 region. Aim: To support civil society organizations in scaling project ideas from local to regional and international levels, fostering cooperation, dialogue, and mutual understanding across borders. Countries: WB6 region (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia,

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CfP: Youth Hub for Western Balkans & Turkey – Regional Grants for Youth Participation Projects (Deadline: 30 September 2025)

Target Group: Small and medium local NGOs actively engaged in increasing youth participation, particularly from underrepresented and vulnerable groups, including young women, Roma youth, youth with disabilities, and NEET youth, across Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Turkey. Aim: To strengthen the capacity of youth-focused NGOs, support evidence-based advocacy, increase civic

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CfP: North Macedonia – EWI Program for Women’s Entrepreneurship (Deadline: 30 September 2025)

Target Group: Women in North Macedonia with a business idea or an existing business in production, services, or agriculture. Priority is given to women from marginalized and vulnerable groups. Aim: To strengthen women’s economic rights by supporting the development and growth of sustainable women-led businesses, improving employability through training, and enhancing institutional and social conditions

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CfP: SMS Facility – Small Grants for Technical/Organizational Interventions (Deadline: 17 October 2025)

Target Group: Small and local media outlets operating in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia. Aim: To strengthen internal development, operational sustainability, digital adaptation, and independence of small media outlets, enhancing their long-term viability and resilience. Countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia. Amount: Up to €4,900 per

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CfP: BIRN – Grants for Investigative Stories (Deadline: 31 October 2025)

Target Group: Journalists working in or publishing stories covering EU member states and EU aspiring countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine, and Kosovo). Aim: To support the production of in-depth investigative stories on critical social, political, and economic issues, fostering accountability and public awareness across Europe. Countries: EU

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CfP: Türkiye – Zero Waste Grant Programme (Deadline: 15 September 2025)

Target Group: Local governments, civil society organizations, universities, research institutes, industrial zones, and development agencies based in Türkiye or EU Member States. Aim: To promote waste minimization and resource efficiency through local, collaborative initiatives aligned with Türkiye’s national zero waste strategy. The programme supports actions that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, strengthen municipal waste systems, foster

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