ACT: GRANTS FOR STRENGTHENING LOCAL COMMUNITIES (DEADLINE: JULY 20, 2020)

26. June 2020.

The project of the Government of Switzerland "For an Active Civil Society - ACT" issued a call for grants for strengthening local communities.

This call is intended for civil society organizations (CSOs) and informal groups that will, with the active support and participation of citizens, create initiatives and actions aimed at solving the problems of public interest in their local communities.

The submitted proposals can only refer to smaller requests in a given local community with the mobilization and involvement of as many citizens as possible (for instance, advocating for children's playgrounds, removal of small illegal dumps, advocating the adoption of a decision at the local community level, conversion and fixing up of common rooms, providing legal assistance for the purpose of exercising guaranteed rights in the community, providing access for people with disabilities and the like).

Applications for grants for strengthening local communities can be submitted by the CSOs and informal groups of citizens that are active in the following key areas of action:

• Citizen involvement and mobilization

• Monitoring the implementation of laws and policies

• Gender equality and related topics

• Social inclusion and marginalized groups

• Decentralization

• Human and civil rights

• Environmental protection

• Good management.

The amount of individual financial support is up to 350,000 RSD.

The application deadline is July 20, 2020.

Additional information on the terms of the call is available on https://act.org.rs/srl/grants/grantovi-za-jacanje-lokalnih-zajednica/.

Source: “For an Active Civil Society - ACT" Project and Coordination Body