Centre for Civic Education (CCE/CGO)
within the project
Together For LGBTQI+ Equality
opens
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
for the support to projects of civil society organisations (CSO) in Western Balkans
Project proposals should promote equality and inclusion of LGBTIQ persons in all spheres of public and private life by strengthening the capacities of civil society. This includes advocacy, public awareness-raising, alliance-building, and strategic litigation to help repeal discriminatory laws, policies, measures, and practices against LGBTIQ persons, as well as contribute to policy-making in the area of non-discrimination.
Project proposal shall be submitted no later than 17 April 2025, until 14h.
In order to be eligible for a grant, CSOs must fulfil criteria as follows:
be a legal person;
be non-profit-making;
be a civil society organisation;
be registered in one of the WB countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia) at least 12 months before the deadline for submission of project proposals;
be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the project.
Applications must be submitted with filled: Annex 1 Application form, Annex 2 Budget proposal and Annex 3 Logical Framework Matrix.Please read carefully detailed Guidelines prior to filling these forms.
A comprehensive capacity-building programme in project management and related issues will be provided to supported CSOs.
Applications, along with the accompanying technical documentation, shall be sent to e-mail grants.1@cgo-cce.org, with subject “CfP for CSOs in WB – Together For LGBTQI+ Equality”. If needed, further information can be obtained by sending the question to grants.1@cgo-cce.org, no later than 1 April 2025.
A total of EUR 300,000 will be allocated to CSOs through this call. The amount of funds that can be allocated for an individual project under this Call will range from a minimum of EUR 15,000 to a maximum of EUR 30,000.
The requested amount of funds within this call can range between a minimum of 70% and a maximum of 100% of eligible costs. The difference between the total cost of the action and the approved amount within this call, if not 100% supported, must come from funds that are the budget of the EU.
The project Together For LGBTQI+ Equality is implementing the Centre for Civic Education (CCE/CGO), in partnership with ERA – LGBTI Equal Rights Association for Western Balkans and Turkey, Queer Montenegro, Queer Center Skopje, Tuzla Open Center, Open Mind Spectrum Albania, and Center for Social Group Development from Kosovo. The project is financed by the European Union.
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