Deadline: 6-Jun-25
The Croatian Government Office for Cooperation with NGOs has launched the call forroposals within the Swiss-Croatian Cooperation Programme.
The aim of the Call is to promote the contribution of civil society organisations in raising awareness about the importance of education and developing competences for sustainable development among children and youth, by developing and implementing education programmes on sustainable development.
Goals
- Specifc goals are:
- empower civil society organisations to implement activities that will develop the competences of children and youth for their active participation and contribution to sustainable development.
- strengthen partnerships between civil society organisations, educational institutions operating in the field of preschool and/or primary and/or secondary education, and the local community in raising awareness and education about sustainable development.
Funding Information
- For financing projects in within this Call the total available amount is 2,620,000,00 EUR.
- Lowest value: 175,000.00 EUR
- Highest value: 260,000.00 EUR
- Approximate number projects that are planned to be financed within this Call is 10-15.
- Projects can be financed up to a maximum of 90 % of the total eligible project costs, with the following potential Applicants and Partners lengthwise to ensure co-financing of the remaining 10% (or more) from own funds or other sources
- The project must be implemented for a period of at least 24 months and at most 36 months
Geographical Location
- Project activities must be implemented in the territory of the Republic of Croatia, or for the benefit of target groups in the territory of the Republic of Croatia.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants can be:
- civil society organisations with the following status:
- association – established, registered and operating in accordance with the Associations Act 34, registered for at least one year on the date of the call for applications, and registered and operating in one of the areas covered by the sustainable development goals;
- foundation – established, registered and operating in accordance with the Foundations Act 36; registered for at least one year on the date of the call for applications.
- civil society organisations with the following status:
Ineligibility Criteria
- associations that have not harmonized their statutes with the provisions of the Associations Act49 nor have they submitted a request for harmonization of their statutes to the competent office;
- associations/foundations that are not registered in the Register of Non-Profit Organisations and/or do not conduct transparent financial operations in accordance with the Law on Financial Operations and Accounting of Non-Profit Organisations;
- branches, subsidiaries and similar organisational forms of associations that are not registered as legal entities in accordance with the Associations Act;
- associations/foundations that have spent previously allocated funds from public sources for purposes other than their intended purpose (they are not eligible to apply for the next two years, counting from the year in which they implemented the project);
- associations/foundations that are bankrupt or in liquidation proceedings;
- associations/foundations that have not fulfilled their obligations related to the payment of contributions or taxes;
For more information, visit Croatian Government Office for Cooperation with NGOs.