Grants to strengthen resilience of civil society organisations in the Eastern Partnership

The Transatlantic Foundation (TF), in cooperation with the Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation programme of the German Marshall Fund of the United States has launched a dedicated call for proposals for civil society organisations (CSOs) from Eastern Partner countries to bolster their capacity.

The primary goal is to equip CSOs with the knowledge and tools to mitigate and navigate region-wide challenges, such as, but not limited to: geopolitical, related to disinformation or digital security, or to country-specific challenges such as domestic politics, legal constraints, political culture, malign narratives, or ongoing conflicts.

The call is launched as part of the ‘Enhancing the Resilience of Civil Society in the Eastern Partnership’ (ERICS-EaP) project, funded by the European Commission and led by the Transatlantic Foundation.

CSOs can apply for funding to support a variety of resilience-building activities: developing training, seminars, learning opportunities to safeguard or mitigate against risks such as political repression, ongoing war/frozen conflicts, disinformation, lack of social engagement and polarization, etc. As part of the proposal, the applicant can develop a new course curriculum and methodology or improve and deploy existing ones.

Cross-border activities and networking are encouraged.

The grant amount available under this call is €20,000 covering a project duration of a maximum of five months.

The deadline for applications is 13 March.

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