Call for Application for Grants for Volunteerism in Kosovo

Deadline: 31-Aug-21

Applications are now open for Kosovar Civil Society Foundation’s Grant Program.

Areas of Intervention

• With this call for proposals, KCSF and CBM will support initiatives that contribute to mobilizing volunteers and promoting volunteer work to foster solidarity, social responsibility and active citizenship.
• The following is an illustrative list of areas and initiatives that may be financed under this call.
  • Volunteering initiatives should be in one or more areas of intervention listed below:
    • Youth empowerment;
    • Environmental protection;
    • Public health;
    • Gender mainstreaming;
    • Cultural heritage;
    • Social inclusion;

Funding Information

• The maximum budget requested for funding from this call should not exceed EUR 5,000.

Timeframe

• Project duration should not be longer than 12 months.

Eligible Costs

To be considered eligible, costs should meet the following criteria:

• are necessary for the successful implementation and achievement of the indicated intervention results;
• reimbursement of allowances for volunteers engaged
• are reasonable, justified and comply with the requirements of sound financial management including fair and market-based calculations and cost-efficiency;
• comply with the requirements of applicable tax legislation in Kosovo;
• will incur during the implementation of the grant;
• are indicated in the proposed budget;
• are identifiable and verifiable;

Who can Apply?

In order to be eligible for application, applicants need to fulfil the following criteria:

• Be individuals, unregistered initiatives or NGOs active in Kosovo engaged in any non-profit initiative;
• Have an annual turnover not more than EUR 25,000 for the last three years (applies only for NGOs);
• Be directly responsible for the management of the grant (partnerships with other NGOs/unregistered initiatives are allowed only if the leading applicant takes full responsibility for project implementation and management);
• Demonstrate capacity for the management of the proposed activities;
• Are not led or managed by Politically Exposed Persons.

For more information, visit https://www.kcsfoundation.org/en/grants/imp-sch/kosovo-resource-center-for-civil-society/call-for-application-for-grants-for-volunteerism/