Visegrad+ Grants for democratisation and transformation processes

• Eligibility:
  – Consortium of organisations of which 3 or more are based in different Visegrad countries
  – All types of non-governmental, civil society organisations (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 nonprofit character
• Funding amount: Unspecified. Grants cover up to 100% of project budget with maximum 15% of the requested sum for overheads
• Type of funding: Programmatic
• Target country: Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Albania, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine
• Application language: English

The International Visegrad Fund’s Visegrad+ Grants support projects which contribute to the democratisation and transformation processes in selected countries and regions, especially non-EU member states in the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership countries.

Objectives
Projects must address one of the objectives of the grant program from one of seven focus areas eligible for funding:
– 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

Conditions
– Projects must develop meaningful cooperation and ensure active involvement of at least 3 V4 countries and 1 entity from the EaP region or the Western Balkans countries at minimum regardless of the applicant
– Maximum duration of project implementation is 18 months
– Grants cover up to 100% of project budget with maximum 15% of the requested sum for overheads

For more information please see here.