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CfP: Western Balkans – “Re-form for Growth” Small Grant Facility for Civil Society Monitoring (Deadline: 6 May)

Target Group: CSOs registered in the Western Balkans with experience in research, monitoring, advocacy, or policy analysis. Aim: To empower CSOs to provide independent monitoring, advocacy, and sector-specific perspectives on the implementation of the EU Growth Plan for the Western Balkans and related reform agendas. Countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia

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CfP: EFCSN Content Grants for Fact-Checking Organisations (Deadline: 8 May)

Target Group: Certified fact-checking organisations or those demonstrating intent to comply with the European Code of Standards, based in the EU or DEP-associated countries. Aim: To support editorial fact-checking production, investigations into disinformation, outreach activities, and collaboration across the media ecosystem to strengthen access to reliable information. Countries: EU Member States and DEP-associated countries, including

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CfP: CEI Cooperation Fund Call for Proposals 2026 (Deadline: 29 May)

Target Group: Public and private entities based and registered in CEI Member States (public/public equivalent bodies, private entities, NGOs/CSOs). International Organisations can also apply. Individuals cannot apply. Aim: To strengthen cooperation among CEI Member States, in line with CEI strategic objectives and the Plan of Action, by supporting activities that advance European integration and sustainable

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CfP: EFB Response Hub – Social Urgency Grants in the WB (Deadline: 3 September)

Target Group: CSOs, informal groups, initiatives, media, and activists operating in the Western Balkans. Aim: To provide rapid and flexible funding for civic responses during moments of social, political, or environmental urgency, enabling timely interventions that can influence public discourse, protect rights, or respond to emerging crises. Countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North

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CfP: Support to projects of CSOs in Western Balkans -Together For LGBTQI+ Equality (Deadline: 27 April)

Target Group: CSOs registered in Western Balkans Aim: To promote equality and inclusion of LGBTIQ+ persons through advocacy, awareness-raising, alliance-building and strategic litigation, and to strengthen civil society capacities in addressing discrimination Countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia Amount: EUR 10,000 – 18,000 per project (total budget EUR 300,000) Duration: /

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CfP: CIVICUS Digital Action Lab Cohort 3 (Deadline: 30 April)

Target Group: CSOs (formal or informal), networks, movements, and coalitions, or Individual activists formally affiliated with a civil society organization. Priority to underrepresented and marginalised actors, including women, youth, LGBTQI+, Indigenous Peoples, and grassroots groups. Applicants must be based in OECD DAC ODA-eligible countries. Preference for organisations in obstructed or repressed civic space contexts and

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CfP: Grants for Local Initiatives in BiH – FUTURE Grant Program (Deadline: 30 April)

Target Group: Environmental CSOs in BiH working on local environmental development and protected areas. Aim: To support environmental CSOs in developing and implementing local solutions, while strengthening capacities and building trust and partnerships with local authorities and protected area managers. Countries: BiH Amount: Maximum grant amount: 30,000 KM ( ≈ 15,300 EUR) Duration: 12 months

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CfP: Civil Society, Media, Human Rights and Democracy Programmes for Bosnia and Herzegovina 2025–2026 (Deadline: 20 May)

Target Group: CSOs, media actors, human rights organisations, and democracy-focused stakeholders operating in BiH. Aim: To support actions that strengthen civil society, independent media, human rights protection, and democratic development across BiH through EU-funded action grants. Focus Areas (LOTS): Media; Rule of Law; Reconciliation (sport & culture); CSO Resource Centre; Human Rights and Democracy. Countries:

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CfP: CEI Cooperation Fund Call for Proposals 2026 (Deadline: 29 May)

Target Group: Public and private entities based and registered in CEI Member States (public/public equivalent bodies, private entities, NGOs/CSOs). International Organisations can also apply. Individuals cannot apply. Aim: To strengthen cooperation among CEI Member States, in line with CEI strategic objectives and the Plan of Action, by supporting activities that advance European integration and sustainable

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CfP: People-to-People Cross-Border Cooperation Initiatives in North Macedonia and Albania 2026 (Deadline: 17 April)

Target Group: Local actors, CSOs, schools, universities, municipalities, and institutions established by local governments in North Macedonia and Albania, implementing small cross-border initiatives in the eligible programme area. Aim: To support small-scale cross-border projects that foster good neighbourly relations, regional integration, dialogue, and joint local development. Projects may include cross-border competitions, conferences, and seminars promoting

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CfP: WBF 8th Call: Grant for Grassroots Initiatives in the Western Balkans (Deadline: 20 April)

Target Group: CSOs and other eligible stakeholders from the Western Balkans, applying in regional partnerships (minimum two partners from the region). Aim: To strengthen regional cooperation, dialogue, and people-to-people connections by supporting grassroots initiatives that foster collaboration and exchange across the Western Balkans. Countries: Western Balkans Amount: Up to EUR 15,000 per project (total call

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