Deadline: 3-Mar-25
The British Council has launched a Call for grant applications to youth-oriented CSOs under the Spark Serbia project which focuses on empowering young people to actively participate in addressing challenges within their local communities through multicultural and inclusive youth initiatives.
The project combines advisory support and financial assistance to strengthen youth engagement and stronger social cohesion in local communities.
Spark: Skilled Youth Empowered Communities, Serbia, is a project funded by the UK government and implemented by the British Council.
What do they support?
- Component 1: Support to informal youth groups in implementation of mini projects
- Youth teams which consist of boys and girls of high school age are the main actors who implement activities on the ground, while CSOs as intermediary organisations provide comprehensive support so that their projects are successfully completed.
- They are looking for minimum 2 or maximum 3 civil society organisations which will provide support with management and promotion, and financial and other administration necessary for implementation of mini youth projects prepared by informal groups of high-schoolers aged 14-18 in the project’s locations: Novi Pazar, Bujanovac, and Preševo.
- Around 20 mini projects created by youth will be implemented over maximum 10 weeks from April until early June.
- Youth teams which consist of boys and girls of high school age are the main actors who implement activities on the ground, while CSOs as intermediary organisations provide comprehensive support so that their projects are successfully completed.
- Component 2: Strengthening social cohesion among youth of different ethnic backgrounds in Novi Pazar, Bujanovac, and Preševo
- They are looking to support minimum 2 or maximum 4 innovative youth-focused initiatives that inspire positive change in Novi Pazar, Bujanovac, and Preševo communities, over a period of six months from April until September 2025 with an additional month for project closure.
Funding Information
- Component 1
- Grant amount for a successful applicant to support youth teams ranges between 3,000 and 4,500 GBP (approx. EUR 3,600 – 5,400) and will depend upon the number of youth projects supported.
- Duration of Grant Scheme Component 1 is three months (April-June 2025)
- Component 2
- Grant amount ranges between 6,000 and 15,000 GBP (approx. EUR 7,200 – 18,000).
- Duration of Grant Scheme Component 2 is seven months (April – October 2025)
Who can apply?
- A registered citizens’ association that has been active for more than 2 years, has an average annual income of more than 1.5 million dinars in the last three years and has experience in implementing grant projects with focus on youth.
- CSO must be registered in Serbia with a proven track record in implementation of donor funded projects, and preferably coming from the project’s locations: Novi Pazar, Bujanovac, Preševo or their surroundings. Note this is not a restricted call on any criteria.
- Applicants must demonstrate the capacity to implement activities effectively within the set timeline.
- Applicants can apply for both grant components but can be awarded only for one.
- The successful applicant should be able to open a separate bank account or sub-account for the administration of the grant scheme under this Call.
- This grant scheme is not open to individuals, state institutions, government bodies, political and religious organizations, or representatives of the private / for-profit sector.
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