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CfP: BIRN Travel & Reporting Grants 2026 (Deadline: 7 August)

Target Group: Journalists and media outlets based in Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, including freelancers, newsroom journalists, multimedia teams and media organisations interested in cross-border reporting. Aim: To support original cross-border journalistic reporting from the Balkans through travel grants, editorial guidance and regional expertise, strengthening cooperation between the Visegrad region and the Balkans. Countries:  Eligible

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CfP: EFB Regional Investigative Journalism Grants 2026 (Deadline: 15 August)

Target Group: Individual investigative journalists or teams (up to three members) from the Western Balkans with proven investigative experience and a confirmed media outlet committed to publishing the story. Aim: To support in-depth, cross-border investigative journalism on issues of regional significance, focusing on environment, public space, civic rights and activists, decent work, and media. The call aims

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CfP: CERV Call to Support the Application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (Deadline: 15 September)

Target Group: Non-profit legal entities established in EU Member States (lead applicants). Co-applicants may be non-profit or for-profit legal entities (public or private), with for-profit entities eligible only in partnership with private non-profit organisations. Projects may be national or transnational. Aim: To protect, promote and raise awareness of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights by supporting

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CfP: EU-Funded Call for Civil Society Grants on Gender Equality in North Macedonia (Deadline: 18 September)

Target Group: Legally registered non-governmental organisations, informal groups led by a registered NGO, and informal consortia of NGOs, educational institutions, local authorities and other legally registered entities led by a registered NGO. Applicants must have completed the AGREE training programme, be registered for at least two years, and be based in North Macedonia. Aim: To strengthen the

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CfP: EFB Opportunity & Innovation Grants – Common Ground Program (Deadline: rolling basis, until 2 November)

Target Group: CSOs working on peace, dialogue and social cohesion in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia. Informal groups may apply in partnership with a registered organisation or fiscal host. Aim: To support innovative, small-scale initiatives that bridge societal divides, strengthen dialogue and social cohesion, respond to emerging local challenges, or develop

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CfP: EU National Resource Centre for Civil Society Organizations in Serbia (Deadline: 5 October)

Target Group: Legally established CSOs in Serbia applying as a consortium, with at least three co-applicant CSOs from different regions of the country. The selected consortium will establish and operate the EU National Resource Centre, while also providing financial support to grassroots organisations and informal groups across Serbia. Aim: To strengthen Serbia’s EU integration process by

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CfP: CERV DAPHNE 2026 Call on Gender-Based Violence and Violence Against Children (Deadline: 3 November)

Target Group: CSOs, public authorities, intermediary organisations, victim support organisations, child protection organisations, equality bodies and other relevant stakeholders. Aim: To support projects preventing and combating gender-based violence and violence against children through prevention, protection, victim support, implementation of the VAW Directive and the Istanbul Convention, integrated child protection systems, and regranting to grassroots CSOs. Countries: EU Member

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CfP: EFB Regional Investigative Journalism Grants 2026 (Deadline: 15 August)

Target Group: Individual investigative journalists or teams (up to three members) from the Western Balkans with proven investigative experience and a confirmed media outlet committed to publishing the story. Aim: To support in-depth, cross-border investigative journalism on issues of regional significance, focusing on environment, public space, civic rights and activists, decent work, and media. The

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CfP: EFB Opportunity & Innovation Grants – Common Ground Program (Deadline: rolling basis, until 2 November)

Target Group: Civil society organisations working on peace, dialogue and social cohesion in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia. Informal groups may apply in partnership with a registered organisation or fiscal host. Aim: To support innovative, small-scale initiatives that bridge societal divides, strengthen dialogue and social cohesion, respond to emerging

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CfP: Halton Foundation Grant (Deadline: 1 September)

Target Group: Non-profit organisations, universities, research institutes and registered charities worldwide conducting research or developing innovative solutions to improve indoor environmental quality (IEQ) and human wellbeing. Aim: To support research and practical solutions that enhance indoor environmental quality, including indoor air quality, thermal comfort, ventilation, occupant health and wellbeing, and other innovations that create healthier

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CfP: EU National Resource Centre for Civil Society Organizations in Serbia (Deadline: 5 October)

Target Group: Legally established CSOs in Serbia applying as a consortium, with at least three co-applicant CSOs from different regions of the country. The selected consortium will establish and operate the EU National Resource Centre (EUNRC), while also providing financial support to grassroots organisations and informal groups across Serbia. Aim: To strengthen Serbia’s EU integration

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CfP: CERV DAPHNE 2026 Call on Gender-Based Violence and Violence Against Children (Deadline: 3 November)

Target Group: CSOs, public authorities, intermediary organisations, victim support organisations, child protection organisations, equality bodies and other relevant stakeholders. Aim: To support projects preventing and combating gender-based violence and violence against children through prevention, protection, victim support, implementation of the VAW Directive and the Istanbul Convention, integrated child protection systems, and regranting to grassroots CSOs.

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