Active Citizens Fund: Promoting Democratic Participation, Active Citizenship and Human Rights in Greece

Deadline: 14 February 2018

The Financial Mechanism Office, the secretariat of the EEA and Norway Grants is seeking applications for its Active Citizens Fund in Greece to develop the long-term sustainability and capacity of the civil society sector, with the aim of strengthening its role in promoting democratic participation, active citizenship and human rights.

The objective of the Civil Society Programme Area is: ‘Civil society and active citizenship strengthened and vulnerable groups empowered’.

Areas of Support

Democracy, active citizenship, good governance and transparency
Human rights and equal treatment through combating any discrimination on the grounds of racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation or gender identity
Social justice and inclusion of vulnerable groups
Gender equality and gender-based violence
Environment and climate change

Funding Information

In Greece, the allocation to the Active Citizens Fund is 12,000,000 EUR.

Eligibility Criteria

In order to be eligible for the Fund Operator role, all organisations submitting a bid (Lead and Co-Bidders) must:
- Be legal entities in the EEA and
- Be non-governmental, independent of local, regional and central government, political parties and religious institutions and
- Form a consortium and
- Have stable and sufficient sources of finance to maintain their activity throughout the Programme and
- Have experience working with the civil society sector in the beneficiary country
The lead bidder must:
- Be non-profit making with a non-commercial purpose
- At least one organisation in the consortium bidder must:
- Have sufficient re-granting experience
- Have sufficient experience in strengthening civil society capacity and sustainability