Competitive funding to host the EaP CSF Georgian, Moldovan, Ukrainian National Platforms

Deadline extended to 26 November 2024, 09:00 CET

The Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP CSF) is opening a competitive regranting competition for civil society organisations in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. This call is now extended to 26 November 2024, 09:00 CET.

Please note this call is only open to EaP CSF member organisations from these three countries. 

The objective of this call is to further build capacities of EaP CSF member civil society organisations. These include the EaP CSF National Platforms, CSOs working on the five EaP thematic sectors or on other cross-cutting issues and emerging political issues that may have an impact on the EaP.    

 Overall objectives

The objective of this call is to further build capacities of EaP CSF member civil society organisations. These include the EaP CSF National Platforms, CSOs working on the five EaP thematic sectors or on other cross-cutting issues and emerging political issues that may have an impact on the EaP.    

Specific objectives 

• Contribute to advancing reforms in the EaP countries, in line with the Eastern Partnership policy framework;    
• Support the effective participation of civil society in policy-making, and enhanced mechanisms of accountability and dialogue between civil society and local, national and regional decision-makers;   
• Support projects with regional added value, that facilitate exchanges of experience and best practices, peer-to-peer learning, and coalition- and confidence-building;    
• Develop quality, evidence-based policy and advocacy products in support of the EaP CSF’s objectives;   
• Contribute to closing the feedback loop between the citizens and governments in the EaP countries;   
• Promote the relevance of the EaP policy.    

Re-granting conditions 

Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following maximum amounts: minimum  EUR 38,000 for one year (including co-funding), maximum EUR 76,000 for two years (including co-funding), per National Platform. The beneficiary reserves the right not to award all available funds. A minimum 5% of co-financing of the total costs will be requested.  

All conditions are detailed in the full call for proposals available at the bottom of this page. 

Kindly note that as per the EaP CSF Statute and Code of Ethical Conduct, the organisations of EaP CSF Steering Committee members, Working Group Coordinators, and Compliance Committee members at Forum level are excluded from applying for regranting, and EaP CSF Delegates organisations (2024-2026 cycle – unless they withdraw their delegate status if selected before signature of grant agreement) cannot apply under the FSTP to the National Platforms call due to a conflict of interest.

Download the call for proposals 

We invite all interested candidates to read the full call for proposal before applying.  

Please find below the full list of documents necessary to complete the application.

• Annex A. Identification and Experience
• Annex B. Description of the Action
• Annex C. Logframe
• Annex D. Budget
• Annex E. Declaration on Honour
• Annex F. Self-evaluation questionnaire SEA-H
• Annex G. Legal Entity Sheet
• Annex H. Financial Identification Form

About EaP CSF  

Since its setup in 2009, the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP CSF) has asserted itself as a key stakeholder in the implementation of the EaP policy, reflecting a unique model of self-organisation of civil society at the regional level. The EaP CSF brings together CSOs from the six Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine) and EU-based CSOs active in the EaP region, providing a platform for experience-sharing and partnership building. The EaP CSF works to make the Eastern Neighbourhood a democratic, prosperous and peaceful region committed to European values and standards, where civil society is an integral part of democratic governance, an active participant in democratic reforms and a source of learning on democratic transition in the wider region. The EaP CSF ensures effective participation of the civil society of the Eastern Partnership and the EU in the process of planning, monitoring and implementing the Eastern Partnership policy in constructive dialogue with the EU and EaP decision-makers, in the direction of the democratic transformation and European integration of the partner states.