The European Commission has launched a EUR 2 million call for proposals to support Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the Turkish Cypriot community

AID PROGRAMME FOR THE TURKISH CYPRIOT COMMUNITY

Nicosia, 23 July 2020

The European Commission has launched a EUR 2 million call for proposals to support Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the Turkish Cypriot community.

The seventh Cypriot Civil Society in Action grant scheme aims at encouraging civil society organisations to pursue meaningful socio-economic change by:

  • participating in policy and decision making and implementation;
  • influencing change at local and EU level;
  • fostering collaboration and partnership, including in the dialogue between the Cypriot communities and in sectoral cooperation. 

The priorities of this call for proposals are:

  1. a) civil society capacity building, and
  2. b) at least one of the following topics: environment and climate change, human rights, good governance, social inclusion and youth participation, and media literacy and promotion of ethical journalism.

The call for proposals consists of two lots with the same priorities but with different EU funded grant size and potential duration:

  • Lot 1 (EUR 400,000) is for grants from EUR 30,000 to EUR 60,000 with a duration of 6 to 36 months.
  • Lot 2 (EUR 1,600,000) is for grants from EUR 75,000 to EUR 320,000 with a duration of 24 to 36 months.

This call for proposals is restricted, so applicants should only submit concept notes initially. The deadline for submission of the proposals (concept notes) is 16 October 2020 at 15:00 Brussels time (16:00 Cyprus time).

The guidelines for applicants and application package are available at the following link, under the reference 169185:

https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/online-services/index.cfm?do=publi.welcome&nbPubliList=15&orderby=upd&orderbyad=Desc&searchtype=RS&aofr=169185

Information sessions and trainings will take place from August to September 2020 included.

More information on these upcoming sessions and trainings will be available on www.abbilgi.eu, www.facebook.com/ABBilgi, http://www.tcceugrantsupport.eu/en/ and www.facebook.com/ABhibedestek.

This initiative is funded by the European Union under the Aid Programme for the Turkish Cypriot community and implemented by the European Commission.

For more information on the Cypriot Civil Society in Action VII grant scheme, please contact:

[email protected]