Deadline: 10-Nov-20
The European Cultural Foundation and Fondazione CRT invite organisations from Piedmont and Aosta Valley to apply for the third round of the European Culture of Solidarity Fund.
Set up at the beginning of the pandemic crisis, the fund continues to support imaginative cultural initiatives that reinforce European solidarity and the idea of Europe as a shared public space.
The Fund supports imaginative cultural initiatives from Piedmont and Aosta Valley that reinforce solidarity and deal with the aftermaths of the pandemic crisis for European societies by proposing future-oriented solutions beyond immediate crisis responses. It also looks to re-unite Europe and its people in solidarity through supporting local cultural players from the regions in building alliances across borders and differences with a broader European idea in mind.
The Fund is open to organisations from all sectors and civil society based in Piedmont and Aosta Valley and supports short- or long-term actions that either/or:
- preserve and expand a European Culture of Solidarity as the key element for keeping Europe an open and shared public space for everyone;
- envision the future of making cultural experiences and people-to-people interaction possible across European borders after inward-looking times of social distancing and national crisis response;
- imagine, tell stories and prepare the ground for a culture-driven revival of a united Europe during and after the crisis.
Priorities
Additionally, the foundation will pay special attention to proposals that consider one or more of the following specificities:
- a clear vision of diversity, equality and inclusion embedded in the proposal;
- awareness on the use of safe and open digital tools and platforms and alternatives to the market-driven and mainly non-European online platforms on which dis-/and misinformation easily grows and threatens democracy;
- awareness of global issues around ecological sustainability and climate justice, especially concerning a Co2-neutral future of cultural mobility;
- sustainable partnership- and alliance building with other organisations, especially European partners.
Funding Information
The Fund has grants available in two amounts:
- Small: up to €12.500;
- Large: €12.500 – 25.000.
Eligibility Criteria
- The call is open to NGOs, public institutions and cooperatives who operate in Piedmont or Aosta Valley and work in the creative sector or any other professional fields and sectors of society, including education and academia, health and social care, environmental, human rights, social entrepreneurship, rural development, etc.
- Applications must be submitted in English and must include a complete budget.
- The applicant must be based in Piedmont or Aosta Valley and should ensure that the proposal addresses the overall pan-European focus of the Fund and answers broader questions of cross-border solidarity that goes beyond local or regional work only.
- The foundation does not accept proposals submitted by political parties. The work is strictly non-partisan.
- The foundation welcomes applicants from all backgrounds and walks of life with regards to the cultural and religious background and belief, age, race, colour, class, ability, sexual orientation or gender identity.
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