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CfP: Serbia: Legal Assistance and Advocacy in Asylum Procedures and Statelessness Prevention (Deadline: 21 July 2025)

Target Group: Civil society organizations with expertise in legal protection, asylum law, birth registration, and statelessness prevention, operating in Serbia, specifically in Raška, Belgrade, Nišava, and Vojvodina. Aim: To ensure access to legal assistance and representation for refugees and asylum seekers throughout the asylum procedure, prevent statelessness, and support access to rights, services, and durable

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CfP: Small Grants for Biodiversity Conservation in the Mediterranean Basin (Deadline: 1 August 2025)

Target Group: NGOs, community groups, universities, and private enterprises operating within the Mediterranean Basin Biodiversity Hotspot. Individuals may apply only through partnerships with eligible civil society organizations. Government-owned enterprises may apply if meeting specific legal criteria. Aim: To support conservation projects focusing on (1) Coastal Biodiversity Conservation—including Marine Protected Areas and coastal wetlands—and (2) Conservation

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CfP: Empowering Western Balkans’ Local Media: Apply Now for Small Grants to Produce Quality Journalism (Deadline: 15 August 2025)

Target Group: Small local media outlets and media-owning CSOs based in the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia), preferably outside major urban centers. Eligible applicants must have fewer than seven employees, a turnover below €50,000 in 2024, be registered by December 31, 2023, and have a publicly available Impressum.

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CfP: Croatia: Co-Financing Support for CSO Projects Contracted under EU and Foreign Funding Programmes (Deadline: 31 October 2025)

Target Group: Associations, foundations, artistic organizations, private non-profit institutions, and cooperatives registered and operating in the Republic of Croatia, whose EU- or foreign-funded project is implemented fully or partially in Croatia. Aim: To support civil society organizations in co-financing the mandatory share of EU-funded or foreign-funded projects that contribute to civil society development. Eligible projects

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CfP: BIRN Travel & Reporting Grants Programme (Deadline: 10 July)

Target group: Journalists based in Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, and Slovakia, including individual reporters, freelance journalists, teams (reporters, editors, producers, videographers, photographers), and media outlets interested in cross-border or international reporting. Countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro Aim: To support original journalism projects that provide in-depth reporting from the Balkans,

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CfP: Grants for NGOs to Combat Corruption with Political Integrity Data in North Macedonia (Deadline: 16 July 2025)

Target group: Domestic, non-profit NGOs legally registered in North Macedonia for at least three years, especially grassroots groups representing youth, women, LGBTI+ communities, and ethnic minorities. Countries: North Macedonia Aim: To fight political corruption and strengthen integrity in political financing, legislative decision-making, and public resource allocation by leveraging publicly-available data and recent research. Activities include

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CfP: Small Grants in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Deadline: 17 July)

Target group: Registered non-entrepreneurial (non-commercial) legal entities, NGOs, and local/regional self-government units operating in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina Aim: To support small-scale development projects addressing local needs in line with the Slovak Republic’s Medium-term Development Cooperation Strategy 2025–2030. Priority sectors include sustainable infrastructure and natural resource use, food security and agriculture, good

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CfP: Active Achievement Fund for Regional Informal Groups (Deadline: 18 July)

Target group: Informal youth groups composed of at least 5 individuals aged 16–30 from at least three of the following Western Balkan countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Serbia. Priority is given to individuals who previously participated in RYDE activities. Countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Serbia Aim: To financially

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CfP: Innovation Schemes Second Call for Proposals (Deadline: 17 June 2025, 13:00 Brussels time)

Target Group: Private-for-profit companies (including start-ups, SMEs, and large companies), as well as research centers legally established in EU Member States or Horizon Europe Associated Countries. Aim: To fund innovative AI research and applications linked to energy, healthcare, manufacturing, and space. Selected beneficiaries will contribute to the ENFIELD network, supporting the adoption of trustworthy and

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CfP: URBACT IV – Call for Transfer Networks (Deadline: 30 June 2025)

Target Group: Local authorities from EU Member States, Partner States (Norway, Switzerland), EU Pre-accession countries (Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia), Ukraine, and Moldova. Aim: To foster partnerships between European cities for the transfer and local adaptation of one of the 116 URBACT Good Practices in integrated and sustainable urban development. Network Duration:

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CfP: Boosting Fact-Checking Activities in Europe (Deadline: 30 June 2025)

Target Group: Independent fact-checking organizations, small-sized news media outlets, NGOs, universities, research centers, educational institutions, and non-profit organizations based in the EU, EFTA, or the UK. Aim: To strengthen the European fact-checking ecosystem by supporting timely and in-depth fact-checking projects that counter disinformation, especially during critical events or around key public interest topics such as

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CfP: Small Grants Program in North Macedonia (Deadline: 30 June 2025)

Target Group: Registered non-commercial legal entities, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and local/regional self-government units in North Macedonia. Aim: To support small-scale, locally driven development projects aligned with the Slovak Republic’s development cooperation priorities, with an emphasis on flexibility and rapid response to local development needs. Grant Amount: Up to €10,000 per project (total call budget: €20,000)

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