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04.11.2016
The International Visegrad Fund and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands are launching a jointly funded call for proposals for projects in support of democratization and strengthening of civil society in the Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries. Project proposals are collected on-line in the following thematic areas:
Legislation and justice,
Good governance (public administration/public order/policy/immigration policy),
Communication, media and access to information, and
Development of civil society/support of human rights and minorities.*
* Development of civil society/support of human rights and minorities:
enhancing civil society’s management, fundraising and communication skills especially on local and regional level,
creating relevant partnerships with international civil networks especially within the V4 region;
support of grass-root initiatives aiming at long-term social, economic, environmental and/or cultural wellbeing of networks of communities,
support of activities in the areas of human rights and integration of minorities with a special focus on gender equality, media freedom, religious freedom, and protection of minorities
support of the role of local/regional governments in promoting human rights and protecting minorities,
public information campaigns towards a functioning democratic society and strengthening a culture of tolerance towards minorities
General conditions (among others)
Non-governmental, civil society not-for-profit organizations are primary recipients of the funding
Projects develop meaningful cooperation between entities in the EaP and V4 regions
Projects are implemented within an active cooperation of 1 entity from the EaP region and 3 entities from different V4 countries at minimum regardless of the applicant (preference will be given to those projects involving other EaP countries as well as the full V4 region); subjects from other countries may, however, also apply or be project partner
Projects shall be implemented within 18 months from their envisaged start (starting 2 months after the Dec. 1 deadline at the earliest)
Total requested budget per project do not exceed €100,000
Grants can over up to 90% of total project costs (min. 10% of project costs are covered from other sources or by the grantee’s own in-kind contribution to the project)
Purchases of tangible/intangible assets are limited to max. 7% of the requested/granted sums
Deadline: 1 December