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CfP: The Netherlands’ Fund for Regional Partnerships – MATRA (Deadline: 22 December)

Target group: CSOs working within the areas of judiciary, fundamental rights, media freedom, fight against corruption, public procurement, and financial control in Serbia Aim: The Netherlands Fund for Regional Partnership MATRA (‘MAatschappelijke TRAnsformatie’ is Dutch for ‘societal transformation’) is a program aimed at supporting activities in the areas of democracy, the rule of law, and

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

Target group: Legal entities (organisations or companies), incorporated legal entities from Europe Aim: This grant facility supports enabling activities and supporting services for environmental investigative journalism as a whole. It seeks to promote collective development and support services for environmental investigative journalism, by providing funding to project ideas from organisations and institutions for training and

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CfP: The Endangered Landscapes Programme (Deadline: 13 February)

Target group: CSOs with the possibility for private entities as project partners from Europe Aim: To catalyze the development of landscape restoration plans across Europe. Funding could support the work needed to build alliances, establish baselines for biodiversity, prepare landscape restoration plans, and/or draft funding proposals. Amount: up to USD. 100.000 Duration: 24 months Link

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CfP: Civica Mobilitas Partnership Action Grants (Deadline: 5 December)

Target group: CSOs and non-profit research institutions, formally registered networks, coalitions, alliances, or platforms in North Macedonia Aim: Civica Mobilitas supports civil society in promoting social change in (strategic) areas such as good governance, decentralization, and social inclusion. Amount: MKD 3.000.000 – 4.500.000 Duration: 9-10 months Link to the original call (Civica Mobilitas)

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CfP: Open Call for Slovak Challenge Fund (Deadline: 10 December)

Target group: CSOs and private sector entities from North Macedonia and Moldova Aim: The objective of the Slovak Challenge Fund is to facilitate the transfer of Slovak know-how and innovative solutions that would address development challenges identified by the respective UNDP Country Offices and contribute to the SDGs’ achievement. Amount: USD 20.000 – 40.000 Duration:

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CfP: International Climate Initiative (Deadline: 13 December)

Target group: non-profit CSOs and academic institutions (universities and research institutions), non-profit companies that have a registered office in Germany at the time of the grant approval Aim: To strengthen civil society actors and their international networks, by enabling Germany-based CSO to work in collaboration with local partners in selected ODA-eligible implementing countries to put

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CfP: The Netherlands’ Fund for Regional Partnerships – MATRA (Deadline: 22 December)

Target group: CSOs working within the areas of judiciary, fundamental rights, media freedom, fight against corruption, public procurement, and financial control in Serbia Aim: The Netherlands Fund for Regional Partnership MATRA (‘MAatschappelijke TRAnsformatie’ is Dutch for ‘societal transformation’) is a program aimed at supporting activities in the areas of democracy, the rule of law, and

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CfP: The Endangered Landscapes Programme (Deadline: 13 February)

Target group: CSOs with the possibility for private entities as project partners Aim: Planning Grants aim to catalyze the development of landscape restoration plans across Europe. Funding could support the work needed to build alliances, establish baselines for biodiversity, prepare landscape restoration plans, and/or draft funding proposals. Amount: up to USD 100.000 Duration: 24 months

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CfP: Support to Media Freedom and Pluralism in the Western Balkans (Deadline: 20 November 2022)

Target group: national and local media outlets, and other media actors operating in the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia) Aim: To enhance conditions for sustainability of quality reporting and increased audience trust and outreach, notably through piloting and/or developing innovative media products and content formats. Amount: up to

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CfP: EU Support to Civil Society and Media Networks/Platforms for Advancing the Sector Reforms and EU Accession of the Republic of North Macedonia (Deadline: 30 November)

Target group: CSOs registered and operating in North Macedonia Aim: To strengthen the participatory democracy and the EU integration and approximation process in North Macedonia by empowering civil society to contribute actively to the decision-making and improving the enabling environment for civil society work and freedom of expression. Strengthening the civil society networking for the

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CfP: (Kosovo) Call for Regional/ International Representation of CSOs (Deadline: N/A)

Target group: Local CSO with the exclusion of the type of CSOs noted in the Guidance document published within the Call Aim: Strengthening civil society’s role in drafting and implementing policies affecting the communities and public through the promotion of joint activities with partners, providing financial support for regional/international representation of CSOs. Amount: N/A Duration:

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