SMART BALKANS PROJECT – CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – CORE GRANTS

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – CORE GRANTS

01.07.2022.

Call For Applications – Core Grants 

The SMART Balkans Project announces a Public Call for Applications for Concept Notes for Core Grants, for applicants from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia.

SMART Balkans Project, funded by the Norway Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is implemented by consortium of organizations: Centar za promociju civilnog drustva (CPCD) from Bosnia and Herzegovina as a Lead Applicant, in partnership with Center for Research and Policy Making (CRPM) from North Macedonia, and Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM) from Albania.

Overall objective of the Project is to contribute to strengthening participatory democracies and Euro Atlantic integrations in the Western Balkans by empowering civil society organizations and CSO networks for stronger and active role in creating peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia.

Specific objectives of the SMART Balkans project are:

• Stronger, more sustainable, and vibrant CSOs in the six countries of the Western Balkans region
• Developed strong regional partnerships between civil society organizations from the region of the Western Balkans themselves and with their EU counterparts and public authorities
• Increased effectiveness of citizen influencing change through CSOs that advances Security and Stability and Governance in the Western Balkans region
• Increased awareness of public on importance of active participation of civil society in major development initiatives in the region of Western Balkans

Core Grants will provide funding for projects related to two main areas:

1. Security and Stability
2. Governance

In the following documents you can find detailed guidelines and documents for applicants from Albania:

• Shtojca 1 – Udhëzime për Aplikantët e Granteve Themelore
• Shtojca 2 – Formulari i Aplikimit
• Shtojca 3 – Formulari i Buxhetit Operativ
• Shtojca 4 – Vetëvlerësimi i organizatës

In the following documents you can find detailed guidelines and documents for applicants from Bosnia and Herzegovina:

• Aneks 1 – Smjernice za aplikante za Core grantove
• Aneks 2 – Aplikacijska forma
• Aneks 3 – Forma operativnog budžeta
• Aneks 4 – Samoprocjena organizacije

In the following documents you can find detailed guidelines and documents for applicants from Montenegro:

• Aneks 1 – Smjernice za aplikante za Core grantove
• Aneks 2 – Aplikacijska forma
• Aneks 3 – Forma operativnog budžeta
• Aneks 4 – Samoprocjena organizacije

In the following documents you can find detailed guidelines and documents for applicants from Serbia:

• Aneks 1 – Smernice za aplikante za Core grantove
• Aneks 2 – Aplikacijska forma
• Aneks 3 – Forma operativnog budžeta
• Aneks 4 – Samoprocena organizacije

In the following documents you can find detailed guidelines and documents for applicants from Kosovo:

• Shtojca 1 – Udhëzime për Aplikantët e Granteve Themelore
• Shtojca 2 – Formulari i Aplikimit
• Shtojca 3 – Formulari i Buxhetit Operativ
• Shtojca 4 – Vetëvlerësimi i organizatës

In the following documents you can find detailed guidelines and documents for applicants from North Macedonia:

• Анекс 1 – Насоки за апликации за основни грантови
• Анекс 2 – Апликациска форма
• Анекс 3 – Форма за Оперативен буџет
• Анекс 4 – Организациско само-оценување

Public Calls for Core Grants are available on our GRANTS MANAGEMENT PLATFORM – https://gmp.smartbalkansproject.org/…/calls-for-proposals and you are required to register in order to see full Public Calls and list of necessary documents to apply for grants. There is a detailed instruction on how to register at the bottom of https://gmp.smartbalkansproject.org/ homepage.