Support to civil society organisations in Albania

• Eligibility Criteria
  – Lead applicant must be a legal person;
  – Must be non-profit-making;
  – Must be a non-governmental organisation;
  – Must be established in Albania or in a Member State of the European Union or in another IPA III beneficiary  or in one of the members of the European Economic Area covered by CIR;
  – Must be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the co-applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies), not acting as an intermediary;
  – There must be at least one (1) up to a maximum of two (2) co-applicants;
  – Either the lead applicant or one of the co-applicants must be registered in Albania;
  – Co-applicants must satisfy the eligibility criteria as applicable to the lead applicant himself.
• Type of Funding: Programmatic
• Target Region: Albania
• Application Language: English

The European Commission (EC) is offering grants to support civil society organisations in Albania in the field of Environment, Culture and Food Safety and Consumer Protection.

Objective

The global objective of this call for proposals is to strengthen the role and capacity of civil society to promote and defend a more participatory, just and democratic society.

Lot 1: Support to CSOs in the fields of environment, climate change, and nature protection

The specific objective of this lot is to increase capacities of civil society organisations to participate in the decision-making process, cooperate with the relevant stakeholders and monitor in the field of environment, climate change and conservation issues.

Lot 2: Support to CSOs in the fields of culture and art

The specific objective of this lot is to strengthen the role and capacities of CSOs to influence, monitor, and advocate on culture.

Lot 3: Support to CSOs in the fields of food safety and consumer protection

The specific objective of this lot is to strengthen the role and capacities of CSOs to influence, monitor, and advocate on food safety and consumer protection related issues.

Focus Areas

• Environment
• Culture
• Food safety and Consumers’ Protection

Funding Information

Lot 1: Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following amounts:

• Minimum amount: EUR 400,000
• Maximum amount: EUR 450,000

The overall indicative amount made available under this lot is EUR 1,800,000. The contracting authority reserves the right not to award all available funds.

Lot 2: Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following amounts:

• Minimum amount: EUR 320,000
• Maximum amount: EUR 380,000

The overall indicative amount made available under this lot is EUR 1,000,000. The contracting authority reserves the right not to award all available funds.

Lot 3: Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following amounts:

• Minimum amount: EUR 150,000
• Maximum amount: EUR 170,000

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