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Visegrad Grants to support NGOs and CSOs

19 19+00:00 January, 2023 @ 8:00 - 17:00

Visegrad Grants to support NGOs and CSOs

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OPENING
DATE

19-01-2023

DEADLINE
DATE

01-02-2023

SUBMISSION
LANGUAGE

English

MAXIMUM
VALUE

No limit

PERCENTAGE
OF FINANCING

100%

Who?

  • Consortium of organizations of which 3 or more are based in different Visegrad countries;
  • All types of non-governmental, civil society organizations (CSOs); municipalities and local governments; schools, higher education institutions; research and scientific bodies and public institutions are eligible as lead partner (applicant) and partners in the consortia;
  • Market actors, e.g., companies – especially innovation and startup-related actors – with a legal entity are also eligible, but only if their Visegrad project is of non-profit character;
  • Institutions directly under state administration (ministries, government agencies, embassies, state-funded cultural institutes, state-owned companies)
  • Natural persons (individual citizens);
  • Private entrepreneurs with/without a legal entity;

What?

The International Visegrad Fund is an international donor organization established by the governments of the Visegrad Group (V4) countries (the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia).

Visegrad grants support regional partnerships among NGOs and civil society organizations, public institutions and municipalities, private companies and nonprofit organizations as well as education and research centers that contribute to cooperation in the Visegrad region.

The International Visegrad Fund is inviting applications for its Visegrad Grants to support regional partnerships among NGOs and civil society organizations, public institutions and municipalities, private companies and non-profit organizations as well as education and research centers that contribute to cooperation in the Visegrad region.

Eligibility

To apply for Visegrad Grants, the projects must address one of the seven focus areas such as Democratic Values and the Media.

  • Culture and Common Identity
  • Education and Capacity Building
  • Innovation, R&D, Entrepreneurship
  • Democratic Values and the Media
  • Public Policy and Institutional Partnership
  • Regional Development, Environment and Tourism
  • Social Development

The following projects fall under the Democratic Values and Media focus area:

  • Projects promoting active participation of citizens in democratic decision-making processes and fostering democratic debate
  • Projects promoting transparency and the fight against corruption by supporting knowledge exchange and capacity-building of whistleblowers, investigative journalists, and watchdogs
  • Projects improving media and information literacy, and increasing resilience towards biased reporting, disinformation, and propaganda
  • Projects aiming for better media coverage of relevant topics in the V4 region and increased access to information

Funding

  • Projects must develop meaningful cooperation and active participation of organizations from at least 3 V4 countries;
  • Bilateral cross-border cooperation of at least 2 organizations from 2 neighboring V4 countries also qualify for support with projects taking place within a 40-km radius from the border and focusing on a local issue;
  • Maximum duration of project implementation is 18 months;
  • Grants can cover up to 100% of project budget with 15% for overheads;
  • Projects must address at least one of the objectives of the grant program´s seven focus areas;
  • Fund Size: €8 million;

Documents
and Forms

Visit the official webpage of the The International Visegrad Fund for more information here.

NOTE: The Opening Date in the description is the date when this Call was uploaded to this site and not the real Call Opening Date-> information not found.

Details

Date:
19 19+00:00 January, 2023
Time:
8:00 - 17:00
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