Deadline: 12 March 2019 The European Commission is accepting applications for its grant program entitled "Local Call for Proposals for Civil Society Organizations in the Philippines 2019" to support CSO's contributions towards reinforced governance, social change, and inclusive policy-making in the Philippines and strengthen the capacity of Philippines civil society organisations. Objectives The specific objectives of this call for proposals are: Enhance local governance through … [Read more...]
Centre for Civic Education: Call for Proposals to Support Projects of Civil Society Organisations
Deadline: 1 March 2019 Centre for Civic Education (CCE/CGO), on behalf of project partners, within the project Regional CSO Activism for Regional Reconciliation in the Former Yugoslavia – in Support of RECOM has announced a call for proposals to support projects of civil society organisations in Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Kosovo, Slovenia and Croatia. Objectives The overall objective of this Call is to strengthen prospects for regional reconciliation in the … [Read more...]
European Commission Call for Proposals: Engaging with Civil Society in Belarus
Deadline: 7 March 2019 The European Commission is currently seeking applications for its grant program entitled “Engaging with Civil Society in Belarus" to promote capacity development of local civil society in Belarus in promoting transparent and participatory governance, democratic reforms and human rights, and in ensuring inclusive socio-economic development. Type of Lots Lot 1: Promotion of citizen participation in general and building of the capacity of women, youth or other … [Read more...]
Applications Open for 2019 AsiaGlobal Fellows Program
Deadline: 31 January 2019 Asia Global Institute at The University of Hong Kong is currently accepting applications for its 2019 AsiaGlobal Fellows Program, an inter-disciplinary and intensive leadership development initiative designed for mid-career professionals from around the world. The 13-week residential program in Hong Kong will run from August 19 to November 15, 2019. They are seeking outstanding individuals who have demonstrated strong leadership potential and are up-and-coming … [Read more...]
Counterpart International: Promoting Advocacy and Rights Project in Bangladesh
Deadline: 7 February 2019 Counterpart International (CPI) is seeking applications from the interested organizations and institutions to receive funding as the Governance Partner for the Promoting Advocacy and Rights (PAR) project in Bangladesh. Promoting Advocacy and Rights (PAR) is a five (5) year program funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the United Kingdom Agency for International Development (UKAid) and implemented by CPI. PAR’s goal is to … [Read more...]
CPI-Bangladesh Request for Applications: Promoting Advocacy and Rights (PAR) Project
Deadline: 7 February 2019 Counterpart International (CPI) Bangladesh is accepting applications from the interested organizations and institutions to apply to receive funding as the Research Partner for the Promoting Advocacy and Rights Activity 2019-2022, (hereby referred to as the “PAR Research Partner”). Counterpart is evaluating the possibility of engaging local partners who have the management and technical capacity to provide high quality research service delivery with regards to this … [Read more...]
EU: Civil Society Organization and Local Authorities in Development
Deadline: 11 March 2019 The European Union (EU) is currently accepting proposals from eligible organisations for a program entitled “Civil Society Organization and Local Authorities in Development" to contribute the strengthening of civil society organizations in Haiti as actors in governance and to enhance their participation and capacity as key actors in development. Type of Lots Lot I: Combating the effects of climate change and protecting the environment Help civil society … [Read more...]
Nordic Council of Ministers’ Programme for NGOs in Nordic and Baltic Countries
Deadline: 1 March 2019 The Nordic Council of Ministers’ Office in Latvia is seeking applications from NGOs and foundations working in public interest, and which strive for increasing social cohesion and strengthening civil society. The Nordic-Baltic NGO program aims at fostering cooperation between Nordic and Baltic NGOs, strengthening the civic society and providing support to new sustainable initiatives. The Nordic governments are convinced that cooperating with non-governmental … [Read more...]
USAID-Libya: Accepting Concept Papers for Local Governance and Civil Society (LGCS) Program
Deadline: 7 February 2019 The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications from qualified U.S. and Non-U.S. organizations for a Cooperative Agreement to fund a program entitled ‘Local Governance and Civil Society (LGCS)’. Objectives & Expected Outcomes Objective 1: Strengthen the capacity of targeted municipal institutions to deliver services and be more responsive to citizen needs. Service delivery for trash collection, solid waste … [Read more...]
United Nations Population Fund: Inviting Turkey based Organizations for Grant Programme
Deadline: 31 January 2019 United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), an international development agency, is currently inviting qualified organizations to submit proposals for the UNFPA 6th Country Programme. The purpose of the Invitation for Proposals is to identify eligible non-governmental organizations for prospective partnership with UNFPA Turkey to support achievement of results outlined below. Specific Results Within this framework and as set out in 2016-2020 6th County Programme … [Read more...]
Open Society Foundations announces Civil Society Scholar Awards 2019
Deadline: 29 March 2019 Open Society Foundations has announced a Civil Society Scholar Awards (CSSA) to support international academic mobility to enable doctoral students and university faculty to access resources that enrich socially-engaged research and critical scholarship in their home country or region. The Awards support short-term, international academic projects, such as: fieldwork (data collection); research visits to libraries, archives or universities; course/curriculum … [Read more...]
Nominations Open for 2019 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize: A Chance to Win up to 60 000 Euro!
Deadline: 30 April 2019 The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), in partnership with the Vaclav Havel Library and the Charta 77 Foundation has announced a call for nominations for the 2019 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize. The Václav Havel Human Rights Prize is awarded each year by the PACE in partnership with the Václav Havel Library and the Charta 77 Foundation to reward outstanding civil society action in the defence of human rights in Europe and beyond. The Prize, … [Read more...]
EU: Civil Society Organisations as Actors of Governance and Development
Deadline: 26 February 2019 The European Union (EU) is currently accepting proposals from eligible organisations for a program entitled "Civil Society Organisations as Actors of Governance and Development" to deliver good governance and accountability, social cohesion and a transformed economy for the wellbeing of all Gambians. Types of Lot Lot 1: To increase the participation of CSOs in tackling climate change and promoting environmental sustainability, with a focus on labour … [Read more...]
UNDP-Kosovo: Regional Programme on Local Democracy in the Western Balkans (ReLOaD)
Deadline: 19 February 2019 The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) office in Kosovo is inviting applicants for its “Regional Programme on Local Democracy in the Western Balkans (ReLOaD)” to strengthen participatory democracies and the EU integration process in the WB by empowering civil society to actively take part in decision making and by stimulating an enabling legal and financial environment for civil society. The specific objective is to strengthen partnerships between local … [Read more...]
CSM-II Annual Program Statement: Grants for CSOs and Independent Local Media Organizations in Myanmar
Deadline: 30 January 2019 Through this Annual Program Statement (APS), Civil Society and Media (CSM-II) is seeking applications for grants from CSOs and independent local media organizations in Myanmar. The APS aims to address many of the concerns and issues raised by CSOs and independent media organizations during one-on-one consultations, and draws on the findings of analyses conducted by FHI 360 and experience from CSM I. Grants provided under this APS will support projects or … [Read more...]
AmplifyChange Strengthening Grants to Support Small & Medium Civil Society Organisations
Deadline: 5 February 2019 AmplifyChange is currently inviting applicants from eligible organisations for its Strengthening Grants program to support, strengthen quality and scale-up the work of small to medium civil society organisations, partnerships and coalitions who are operating at a local, community, district or national level. Strengthening grants are also intended to support organisational development and boost effectiveness of group; they understand that this enables organisations … [Read more...]
2nd Call for Proposals: Divided Past – Joint Future
Deadline: 8 March 2019 Applicants are invited to apply for "Divided Past - Joint Future" which is the project implemented by a consortium of 18 partners (7 IPA beneficiary countries plus Slovenia, Croatia, Austria and Netherland). Project consortium involves CSOs, research institutes, foundations, resources centres and Erasmus NAs and 13 associated business partners. The competition is announced for the sub-granting of funds within the project “Divided Past Joined Future” funded by … [Read more...]
U.S. Mission in Morocco announces 2nd Round of Public Diplomacy Grant Program
Deadline: 15 April 2019 The U.S. Mission in Morocco’s Public Affairs Office (PAO) has announced that funding is available through the Public Diplomacy Grant Program for projects ranging in value from $5,000 to $25,000. Projects for lesser or greater values will be considered on a case by case basis. Grants are intended for committed and organized civil-society organizations, local representatives of civil society, think tanks, non-governmental organizations, cultural institutions, and … [Read more...]
Small Grants Kenya: Policy Reform for Private Sector Investment Mobilization (PR4I)
Deadline: 14 January 2019 Africa Lead has announced a Call for Grant Project Proposals for Policy Reform for Private Sector Investment Mobilization (PR4I) Small Grants Program. Africa Lead — Feed the Future’s Building Capacity for African Agricultural Transformation Program — supports the advancement of agricultural transformation in Africa as proposed by the African Union Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP). Africa Lead also contributes to the Feed the Future … [Read more...]
Call for Grant Project Proposals: Policy Reform for Private Sector Investment Mobilization (PR4I) – Tanzania
Deadline: 21 January 2019 Africa Lead has announced a Call for Grant Project Proposals for Policy Reform for Private Sector Investment Mobilization (PR4I) Small Grants Program. Africa Lead — Feed the Future’s Building Capacity for African Agricultural Transformation Program — supports the advancement of agricultural transformation in Africa as proposed by the African Union Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP). Overall Activity Objectives There are two main … [Read more...]
