News and updates from BCSDN and the region
The specific objective of this CfP is to support civil society and human rights defenders in third countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina) in working on human rights and democratization. Any grant requested must fall between EUR 150.000 and EUR 200.000, with 51%-95% of the total eligible costs of the action. The initial planned duration of an
Read more →The OSCE Mission in Kosovo invites applications of civil society initiatives to jointly implement innovative projects for public participation. Supporting innovation in public participation (SIPP) will provide funding through direct and in-kind contribution with a maximum value of EUR 9.000 for initiatives of civil society actors in Kosovo that address one of the following areas
Read more →In the Concept note phase of the Call, a proposed project should fall into one or both priority areas: 1) to improve the cooperation among Turkish and European Chambers and business communities, and 2) to enhance the capacity of Turkish Chambers and their role in the EU accession process. The overall indicative amount made available
Read more →The US Embassy Democracy Commission Grants Program will award grants of maximum USD 24.000 to Macedonian non-profit and non-governmental organizations and independent media for projects that support the development of democratic institutions in the Republic of Macedonia. The Commission is most interested in projects relating to: Promoting rule of law / effective administration in justice;
Read more →The EU is currently accepting proposals for a National Resource Centre for CSOs in Albania to provide services to CSOs for their capacity building, trainings, information and generally to contribute to the improvement of their working standards and environment. The overall indicative amount made available under this call for proposals is EUR 500.000 and will
Read more →The specific objectives of this call are: 1) Enhanced efficiency of the investigation and prosecution of organised crime and corruption cases, and 2) Reinforcement of the integrity, human and performance management, and accountability of the justice sector institutions. The overall indicative amount made available under this call is EUR 2.200.000 and equals the maximum grant
Read more →The specific objective of this call is to improve civil protection capacities for emergency prevention, preparedness and response to natural and man-made disasters observing the best European practices. More information is available here. The overall indicative amount made available under this call is EUR 1.500.000 and equals the maximum grant amount to be requested by
Read more →The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced a call for proposals under the grant scheme for the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia), to contribute to lasting stability and democratic development. The call does not apply to country-specific initiatives in Macedonia and Montenegro. However, these countries can take part in
Read more →The proposed actions must address the following priorities: (1) Supporting CSOs for assessing performance of the justice sector, cooperating with the public sector stakeholders; (2) Providing legal aid to citizens; and (3) Enhancing partnerships between prison, probation services and CSOs to promote rehabilitation and social inclusion, including providing education, work and other purposeful activities. Any
Read more →The proposed projects should fall into at least one of the below mentioned priority areas: to increase administrative and financial sustainability of CSOs; to increase the communication and advocacy skills of CSOs; to promote active citizenship and/or participation of CSOs to decision-making processes at local, national or international levels; or to strengthen the transparency and
Read more →The specific objective of this Call is to increase employment through enhancing youth activity, early acquisition of work experience and entrepreneurship practices and activation of social welfare beneficiaries. The Call is divided into two lots: Youth employability and Active inclusion. Any grant requested must fall between EUR 60.000 and EUR 200.000, with 60-90% of the
Read more →Public and private institutions registered in a CEI Member State, as well as international and regional organisations, are invited to apply to the 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 States to non-EU CEI
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