News and updates from BCSDN and the region
The Balkan Trust for Democracy’s financial and technical assistance for this sub-granting process is part of the larger Norwegian efforts to support North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia. The overall goal of this Call is to contribute to the democratic consolidation, institutional reform, and lasting peace and stability, by supporting CSOs’ initiatives geared toward EU integration
Read more →The aim of the Programme was to strengthen the governance structures of the countries in the region and to prepare them for possible accession to the European Union, with focus on local and regional governments. The three key reform pillars on this path are rule of law, economic governance and public administration reform. The overall
Read more →The grants aim to support CSOs of the Republic of Serbia to participate actively in the process of EU accession negotiations in relation to the economic criteria. For the Small Grants Program, a total sum of 25,000 EUR has been set, while the maximum amount of the individual grant is up to 6,000 EUR. The
Read more →In the new call for proposals in the framework of the “Europe for Citizens” program the interested parties can apply for projects under Chapter 2 – Democracy Engagement and Citizen Participation. The total budget earmarked for this call is estimated at EUR 3.7 million. Maximum eligible grant is EUR 150,000 and pre-financing payments corresponding to
Read more →The global objective of the call is to strengthen capacities of CSOs, advancing their role of competent, transparent, accountable civil society actors. The specific objective is to support long-term commitment of civil society actors in giving citizens a voice to influence public sector reforms through evidence based programmes, analysis, monitoring and concrete advocacy initiatives. The
Read more →Civic mobilitas announces a call for small grants The general objective of the goal is The social changes in Macedonia are driven by a strong civil sector, active citizens and good cooperation with the authorities, resulting in more transparent, accountable and socially inclusive governance at the national and local level. Grants of up to 330.000
Read more →Creative Force Programme is a funding programme for international projects, open to Swedish organisations and their partners in their target countries who work through media or the arts to strengthen democracy, human rights and freedom of expression. There are two types of funding: Seed Funding is available for carrying out a small project or for
Read more →The specific objectives of this call for proposals are: To foster independent and investigative journalism in order to obtain quality media production in the areas related to Montenegro’s European integration process, both for national and local media; To strengthen free, fair, professional and ethical journalism in Montenegro, with a special focus on media self-regulation; and To raise awareness about
Read more →Critical Thinking for Mediawise Citizens – CriThink project implemented by the “Metamorphosis” Foundation in partnership with “Eurothink” with the support of the European Union, announces Call for applications in order to provide support for initiatives of local civic organizations in partnership with media and other stakeholders to promote the creation of a culture of critical
Read more →The Central European Initiative (CEI) is seeking proposals from public and private institutions registered in a CEI Member State, as well as international and regional organisations for its 2019 CEI Cooperation Fund for innovative actions favouring mobility and networking. Proposals need to focus on capacity building by transferring and sharing know-how, in particular from EU CEI Member
Read more →USAID’s BMAP goal is to make media in the Western Balkans more competitive in the local and regional marketplaces and strengthen the sustainability of the independent media sector across the region, particularly in the digital space. Individual grants from USD 15.000 to USD 20.000 are available to locally registered media outlets in Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Read more →The project aims to increase the activities and impact of CSOs from Albania, Montenegro, Serbia, B&H and Macedonia in the environmental protection through networking strengthening their capacities and promoting green economy. The main activities of the project include trainings for representatives of CSOs on green economy, public advocacy and lobbying, participation in decision making, monitoring
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