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News and updates from BCSDN and the region

CfP: U.S. Mission to North Macedonia seeking Proposals to Develop and Implement a Series of Tabletop Exercises (Deadline: 28 June, 2019) 

The U.S. Embassy in Skopje Public Affairs Section invites U.S. and North Macedonia-based non-profit/non-governmental organizations to develop and implement municipal-level tabletop exercises to help build and strengthen municipal response mechanisms to violent extremism and terrorism. The exercises should walk municipal stakeholders in 3 to 6 different cities through fictional case study examples of radicalization. Read more here Source: Funds for NGO

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CfP: Operating Support to CSOs in the Republic of North Macedonia (Deadline: 19 August, 2019) 

The specific objective of this call for proposals is to provide support to the functioning of CSOs in Macedonia to implement their core activities against an agreed work programme in a number of pre-defined sectors/priorities for monitoring central and local government policies. Any grant requested under this call must fall between 40.000 EUR and 80.000 EUR, covering 60%-90% of the total

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CfP: WeB4YES Project Small Grants Under (Deadline: 05 June, 2019) 

The Objective of this Call is to improve the effectiveness of CSOs in the Western Balkans in undertaking initiatives for improving youth employment and entrepreneurship policies at the local level. The Call aims to further build capacities of the CSOs and strengthen their involvement in public decision-making and also to design and implement the innovative initiatives related to youth employment, employability and entrepreneurship. The budget

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CfP: Visegrad+ Grants (Deadline: 01 June 2019)

Visegrad+ Grants support projects which contribute to the democratization and transformation processes in selected countries and regions, especially non-EU member states in the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership countries. Maximum duration of project implementation is 18 months. Grants cover up to 100% of project budget with maximum 15% of the requested sum for overheads.

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CfP: Civica Mobilitas Institutional Grants – Macedonia (Deadline: 03 June 2019)

Institutional grants are intended to support institutional development and organizational strengthening of individual CSOs. The institutional grants need to contribute to at least one of the results of Civica Mobilitas, namely: enabling environment for civil society, citizens’ engagement, cooperation and civic participation. 15 institutional grants will be awarded amounting between MKD 3.000.000 and 4.500.000. Find

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CfP: USAID’s New Partnerships Initiative: Conflict-Prevention and Recovery Program (Deadline: 29 April 2020)

USAID has announced the New Partnerships Initiative (NPI): Conflict-Prevention and Recovery Program (CPRP). Through this Annual Program Statement, USAID plans to engage new and underutilized partners to expand and amplify the Agency’s work, particularly in contexts at the risk of, or recovering from, violent conflict. The overall Agency NPI seeks to support partner countries’ progress

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CfP: European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) 2018-2019 Supporting a civil society through Country-Based Support Schemes (CBSS) , North Macedonia (Deadline: 03.06.2019)

The European Union (EU) is currently accepting proposals from eligible organisations for a program entitled “European Instrument for Democracyand Human Rights (EIDHR) 2018-2019 Supporting a civil society through Country-Based Support Schemes (CBSS). Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following minimum EUR100,000 and maximum EUR200,000 amounts. The initial planned duration of an action may not be lower than

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CfP: GRAS Small Grants (Deadline: 16.05.2019)

Kosovar Stability Initiative (IKS), Lens and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES), are implementing the project “GrassRoots Action Support – GRAS”, funded by the European Union and managed by the European Union Office in Kosovo. About 10 grants for community-based projects will be awarded to third parties. Minimum amount for financial support is EUR 6,000 and the maximum amount is EUR

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CfP: International Fund For Cultural Diversity (Deadline: 13.06.2019)

Until 13 June 2019, UNESCO will be accepting proposals for innovative projects that aim to strengthen the cultural and creative sectors in developing countries, in the framework of its 10th IFCD call for applications. The International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD) is a multi-donor fund, established by the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the

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CfP: Canada Fund for Local Initiatives 2019-2020 (Deadline: 19.05.2019)

The Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) supports small-scale but high-impact projects in developing countries, which align with the six action areas that guide the Government of Canada’s international assistance. The program is directed at projects conceived and designed predominantly by local partners. Projects are selected and approved by the relevant Canadian Embassy or High

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