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  1. An institution, body, office or agency established by or based on the Treaty on European Union and the Treaties establishing the European Communities.

    All education and training facilities for people of different age groups.

    An intergovernmental organization having legal personality under public international law or a specialized agency established by such an international organization. An international organization, the majority of whose members are Member States or Associated Countries and whose main objective is to promote scientific and technological cooperation in Europe, is an International Organization of European Interest.

    A person with legal rights and obligations. Unlike a legal entity, a natural person does not have a legal act (e.g. association, limited liability company, etc.).

    An NPO is an institution or organization which, by virtue of its legal form, is not profit-oriented or which is required by law not to distribute profits to its shareholders or individual members. An NGO is a non-governmental, non-profit organization that does not represent business interests. Pursues a common purpose for the benefit of society.

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    Any government or other public administration, including public advisory bodies, at the national, regional or local level.

    A research institution is a legal entity established as a non-profit organization whose main objective is to conduct research or technological development. A college/university is a legal entity recognized by its national education system as a university or college or secondary school. It may be a public or private institution.

    A microenterprise, a small or medium-sized enterprise (business) as defined in EU Recommendation 2003/361. To qualify as an SME for EU funding, an enterprise must meet certain conditions, including (a) fewer than 250 employees and (b) an annual turnover not exceeding EUR 50 million and/or an annual balance sheet total not exceeding EUR 43 million. These ceilings apply only to the figures for individual companies.

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  1. Administration & Governance, Institutional Capacity & Cooperation 

    This topic focuses on strengthening governance, fostering institutional capacity, and enhancing cross-border cooperation. It includes promoting multilevel, transnational, and cross-border governance by designing and testing effective structures and mechanisms, as well as encouraging collaboration between public institutions on various themes. 

    Innovation capacity and awareness are also key, with actions aimed at increasing the ability of individuals and organizations to adopt and apply innovative practices. This involves empowering innovation networks and stimulating innovation across different sectors. 

    Institutional cooperation and network-building play a crucial role, supporting long-term partnerships to improve administrative processes, share regional knowledge, and promote intercultural understanding. This also includes cooperation between universities, healthcare facilities, schools, sports organizations, and efforts in management and capacity building. 

    This topic focuses on strengthening the agricultural, forestry, and fisheries sectors while ensuring sustainable development and environmental protection. It covers agricultural products (e.g., fruits, meat, olives), organic farming, horticulture, and innovative approaches to sustainable agriculture. It also addresses forest management, wood products, and the promotion of biodiversity and climate resilience in forestry practices.

    In the food sector, the focus lies on developing sustainable and resilient food chains, promoting organic food production, enhancing seafood products, and ensuring food security and safety. Projects also target the development of the agro-food industry, including innovative methods for production, processing, and distribution.

    Fisheries and animal management are essential aspects, with an emphasis on sustainable fishery practices, aquaculture, and animal health and welfare. This also includes efforts to promote responsible fishing, marine conservation, and the development of efficient resource management systems.

    Soil and air quality initiatives play a crucial role in environmental protection and public health. This includes projects aimed at combating soil and air pollution, implementing pollution management systems, and preventing soil erosion. Additionally, innovative approaches to improving air quality—both outdoors and indoors—are supported, alongside advancing knowledge and best practices in soil and air management.

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    It also covers improving soil and air quality by reducing pollution, managing contamination, preventing soil erosion, and enhancing air quality both outdoors and indoors. Water management plays an essential role, including sustainable water distribution, monitoring systems, innovative wastewater treatment technologies, and water reuse policies. Additionally, it addresses the protection and development of waterways, lakes, and rivers, as well as sustainable wetland management. 

    This topic focuses on preserving, promoting, and enhancing cultural and natural heritage in a sustainable way. It includes efforts to increase the attractiveness of cultural and natural sites through preservation, valorisation, and the development of heritage objects, services, and products. Cultural heritage management, arts, and culture play a key role, including maritime heritage routes, access to cultural sites, and cultural services like festivals, concerts, and art workshops. 

    Tourism development is also central, with actions aimed at promoting natural assets, protecting and developing natural heritage, and increasing touristic appeal through the better use of cultural, natural, and historical heritage. It also covers the improvement of tourist services and products, the creation of ecotourism models, and the development of sustainable tourism strategies. 

    This topic focuses on the sustainable management, protection, and valorisation of natural resources and areas, such as habitats, geo parks, and protected zones. It also includes preserving and enhancing cultural and natural heritage, landscapes, and protecting marine environments. 

    Circular economy initiatives play a key role, with actions aimed at innovative waste management, ecological treatment techniques, and advanced recycling systems. Projects may focus on improving recycling technologies, organic waste recovery, and establishing repair and re-use networks. Additionally, pollution prevention and control efforts address ecological economy practices, marine litter reduction, and sustainable resource use. 

    This topic covers labour market development and employment, focusing on creating job opportunities, optimizing existing jobs, and addressing academic (un)employment and job mobility. It also includes attracting a skilled workforce and improving working conditions for various groups. 

    Strengthening small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and boosting entrepreneurship are key priorities. This includes enhancing SME capacities, supporting social entrepreneurship, and promoting innovative business models. Activities may focus on creating advisory systems for start-ups, spin-offs, and incubators, fostering business networks, and improving the competitiveness of SMEs through knowledge and technology transfer, digital transformation, and sustainable business practices. 

    This topic focuses on fostering community integration and strengthening a common identity by promoting social cohesion, positive relations, and the development of shared spaces and services. It supports initiatives that enhance intercultural understanding and cooperation between different societal groups. 

    Demographic change and migration address key societal challenges, such as an aging population, active aging, and silver economy strategies. It also includes adapting public services and infrastructure to demographic shifts, tackling social and spatial segregation, and addressing brain drain. Migration-related actions cover policy development, strategic planning, and the integration of migrants to create inclusive and resilient communities. 

    All projects where ICT has a significant role, including tailor-made ICT solutions in different fields, as well as digital innovation hubs, open data, Internet of Things; ICT access and connecting (remote) areas with digital infrastructure and services; services and applications for citizens (e-health, e-government, e-learning, e-inclusion, etc.); services and applications for companies (e-commerce, networking, digital transformation, etc.).

    This is about the mitigation and management of risks and disasters, and the anticipation and response capacity towards the actors regarding specific risks and management of natural disasters, for example, prevention of flood and drought hazards, forest fire, strong weather conditions, etc.. It is also about risk assessment and safety.

    This topic focuses on enhancing education, training, and opportunities for children, youth, and adults. It covers the expansion of educational access, reduction of barriers to education, and improvement of higher education and lifelong learning. It also includes vocational education, common learning programs, and initiatives supporting labour mobility and educational networks. Additionally, it addresses the promotion of media literacy, digital learning tools, and the development of innovative educational approaches to strengthen knowledge, skills, and societal participation. 

    This topic emphasizes the role of culture and media in education and social development. It supports initiatives that foster creativity, cultural awareness, and artistic expression among children and youth. Activities include promoting cross-border cooperation in the audiovisual sector, enhancing digital content creation skills, and boosting the distribution of educational and cultural media products. Furthermore, it encourages the development of media literacy initiatives, helping young audiences critically engage with digital and media content. By connecting education, creativity, and media, this topic strengthens cultural identity and supports inclusive, knowledge-based societies. 

    This topic covers actions aimed at improving energy efficiency and promoting the use of renewable energy sources. It includes energy management, energy-saving methods, and evaluating energy efficiency measures. Projects may focus on the energy rehabilitation and efficiency of buildings and public infrastructure, as well as promoting energy efficiency through cooperation among experienced firms, institutions, and local administrations. 

    In the field of renewable energy, this encompasses the development and expansion of wind, solar, biomass, hydroelectric, geothermal, and other sustainable energy sources. Activities include increasing renewable energy production, enhancing research capacities, and developing innovative technologies for energy storage and management. Projects may also address sustainable regional bioenergy policies, financial instruments for renewable energy investments, and the establishment of cooperative frameworks for advancing renewable energy initiatives. 

    This topic focuses on promoting equal rights and strengthening social inclusion, particularly for marginalized and vulnerable groups. It covers activities enhancing the capacity and participation of children, young people, women, elderly people, and socially excluded groups. Activities can address the creation of inclusive infrastructure, improving access and opportunities for people with disabilities, and fostering social cohesion through innovative care services. It also includes initiatives supporting victims of gender-based violence, promoting human rights, and developing policies and tools for social integration and equal participation in society. 

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    This area focuses on strengthening justice, safety, and security through cross-border cooperation and institutional capacity-building. It includes initiatives aimed at improving the efficiency and effectiveness of police, fire, and rescue services, enhancing civil protection systems, and rapid response capabilities for emergencies like chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear incidents. Activities also target the prevention and combatting of organized crime, drug-related crimes, and human trafficking, as well as ensuring secure and efficient border management. Furthermore, it covers initiatives promoting the protection of citizens, community safety, and the development of innovative security services and technologies. 

    This area focuses on the development and improvement of transport and mobility systems, covering all modes of transport, including urban mobility and public transportation. Actions aiming at improving transport connections through traffic and transport planning, rehabilitation and modernisation of infrastructure, better connectivity, and enhanced accessibility. Projects promoting multimodal transport and logistics, optimising intermodal transport chains, offering sustainable and efficient logistics solutions, and developing multimodal mobility strategies. Also, initiatives establishing cooperation among logistic centres and providing access to clean, efficient, and multimodal transport corridors and hubs. 

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Call key data

Support to civil society organisations: Civil Society Facility 2023

Funding Program

Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance

Call number

EuropeAid/180655/DD/ACT/ME

deadlines

Opening
27.02.2024

Deadline
27.05.2024 12:00

Funding rate

60-95%

Call budget

€ 2,500,000.00

Link to the call

Link to the submission

Call content

short description

The global objective of this call for proposals is to strengthen the role of civil society in promoting transparent and participatory governance, democratic reforms and human rights.

Call objectives

This call for proposals is divided into four lots, each with its own specific objectives and priorities, as indicated below. Within the general objective in each lot, the proposed actions may address one or more of the specific objectives of the lot.

Lot 1: Support to CSOs and CSO networks towards increased abilities to monitor and actively participate in Montenegro’s reform processes.

The specific objective(s) of this Lot is to achieve effective inclusion of CSOs into current reform processes of Montenegro, in particular those relating to the EU integration process.

The thematic areas prioritised under this lot are:

  • Rule of Law and justice;
  • Anti-corruption and money laundry;
  • Public administration reform and public finance management in particular at local level;
  • Health sector;
  • Education sector;
  • Circular economy (reduce, reuse and recycling), forestry and  biodiversity, in particular local communities;
  • Growth agenda and Socio-economic reform (in particular economic reform and energy)

N.B. 1. The intention is for CSOs to engage in the public debate with public Institutions on these reforms; contribute with reflections and suggestions; and bring in broader stakeholder groups into the development of these. For health and Education, pilot activities to test and demonstrate innovative approaches of interest to the reform area are allowed, but activities such as basic service provision are not encouraged.

N.B 2. Engagement with academia and local communities is encouraged.

Lot 2: Support to small Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and civil society movements in different sectors, developing grassroots movements’ and local informal groups’ capacities through flexible financial support to third parties mechanisms.

The particular focus will be on youth engagement, with particular emphasis on locations outside of the capital city of Podgorica.

The priorities of this lot are:

  • Environment and climate activism;
  • Volunteering actions;
  • Youth employment (innovative approaches);
  • Youth participation and dialogue at local level;
  • Cultural and creative industry;
  • Sports and ludic activities;
  • Mental health and anti-bullying;

All activities to be implemented under this Lot need to have a strong component of gender equality and non-discrimination amongst all youth

Lot 3: Support to different key stakeholders to contribute to local development in the North and central region of Montenegro

The specific objective(s) of this Lot is to support local CSOs to contribute to local development.

Support aims at increasing capacity and recognition of key stakeholders (civil society, women and youth organisations, farmer’s organisations and other civic actors) as drivers of local development, notably in the north of the country.

N.B. The actions must focus on the Northern region of Montenegro. They may cover also the central region of the country.

The priorities for this lot are:

  • Participating in reforms at local level, in particular relating to the environmental protection and/or the local business environment area;
  • Innovative approaches to development of small businesses particularly in rural areas with the aim of economic development and diversification at local level;
  • Cultural and tourism initiatives including eco-tourism and supporting of traditional handcrafts and Montenegro brand products;
  • Rural development, forestry and agriculture.

All activities to be implemented under this Lot need to have a strong component of gender equality.

Lot 4: Support to different key stakeholders to contribute to local development in the South and central region of Montenegro

The specific objective(s) of this Lot is to support local CSOs to contribute to local development.

Support aims at increasing capacity and recognition of key stakeholders (civil society, women and youth organisations, farmer’s organisations and other civic actors) as drivers of local development, notably in the South of the country.

N.B. The actions must focus on the South of Montenegro. They may cover also the central region of the country.

The priorities for this lot are:

  • Participating in reforms at local level, in particular relating to the environmental protection and/or the local business environment area;
  • Innovative approaches to development of small businesses particularly in rural areas with the aim of economic development and diversification at local level;
  • Cultural and tourism initiatives including eco-tourism and supporting of traditional handcrafts and Montenegro brand products;
  • Rural development, forestry and agriculture.

All activities to be implemented under this Lot need to have a strong component of gender equality.

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Expected results

All Lots (not exhaustive):

  • Monitoring and analysing the implementation of the Government legislation, policies and strategies, action plans and indicators;
  • Capacity building of civil society organisations and other stakeholders to monitor policies;
  • Strengthening of existing civil society platforms, networks or coalitions, campaigning and cooperation on issues linked to the call;
  • Networking and partnership building;
  • Exchange of information, know-how and experience;
  • Campaigns and actions to mobilise citizens on targeted themes;
  • Vocational training including on digital
  • Organisation of discussion forum to improve dialogue and networking between civil society and decision makers on the issues and priorities of this call;
  • Advocacy, lobbying and development of strategies by civil society organisations to push for legal reform, to influence policy-making,
  • Facilitating dialogue processes and mediation activities (such as inter-community dialogues);
  • Supporting the collection of appropriate information, including statistical and research data, to enable governments to formulate and implement policies;
  • Promoting inclusive and strategic partnerships, networking and cooperation with CSOs and other relevant stakeholders or among CSOs in the region and the EU;
  • Supporting CSOs in promoting accountability and transparency at national and local level;
  • Promoting greater contact and cooperation between civic and political actors, including fostering of structured dialogue mechanisms;
  • Promoting the inclusion of women, youth, Roma and other marginalised groups into formal and informal decision making structures, including the political party system;
  • Capacity building of civic and political actors to develop responsive policy platforms, adequately representing citizen's interests;
  • Visibility activities: all applicants should include a communication and visibility strategic plan both in the Full Application and the budget in line with the Communication and Visibility Manual for European Union External Actions. The applicants may plan some of the visibility activities in the following non-exhaustive list: publishing and disseminating promotional material, distributing public announcements on project activities and results, organise press conferences and public events, promote concrete project activities in print and electronic media through interviews/reportages/articles/clips, etc.

More specific of Lot 2 (not exhaustive):

  • Activities relating to participation in music, arts and crafts, exhibitions, and other cultural and ludic activities;
  • Activities promoting youth participation in sports - sports events, sports clubs, outdoor sports or other events;
  • Activities promoting youth engagement in extra-curricular activities
  • Activities related to formal and informal education of youth;
  • Activities enhancing access of in particular youth to psychosocial, medical, legal assistance and similar;
  • Theatre, performances to fight discrimination or promote tolerance and inclusion.

More specific of Lot 3 and Lot 4 (not exhaustive):

  • Analysis on obstacles to the development of economic activities at local level and definition of policies that could address these, and awareness raising/advocacy efforts towards improving the situation;
  • Analysis of environmental challenges facing local communities, definition of policies and approaches that could address these and awareness raising/advocacy efforts towards improving the situation;
  • Environment protection groups networking
  • Social activities in the local communities;
  • Pilot activities to identify and test income generating activities for marginalised/vulnerable
  • Promotion of social or environmental enterprise
  • Technical support for example to marketing and promotion of products;
  • Mentoring on income generating activities;
  • Cultural activities and performances.

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Eligibility Criteria

Regions / countries for funding

Montenegro (Црна Гора)

eligible entities

Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) / Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO)

Mandatory partnership

Yes

Project Partnership

For Lot 1: Not obligatory to have a co-applicant.

For Lots 2, 3, and 4: There must be at least one co-applicant.

For Lot 3 and 4, it is recommended that applicant or one of the co-applicants is based in the geographical area targeted by the action, and not in Podgorica.

Co-applicants participate in designing and implementing the action, and the costs they incur are eligible in the same way as those incurred by the lead applicant.

Co-applicants must satisfy the eligibility criteria as applicable to the lead applicant himself except that co-applicant can be established in Montenegro or in EU member state.


In order to be eligible for a grant, the lead applicant (and co-applicants, if applicable) must:

  • be a legal person and
  • be non-profit-making and
  • be a Civil Society Organisation or a Consortium of CSOs and
  • be registered in Montenegro and
  • 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 and
  • be registered at least 24 months prior the deadline for submission of project proposals

other eligibility criteria

Financial support to third parties

Detailed information about the rules for financial support to third parties can be found on pages 13-15 of the call document.

Lot 1

Applicants may propose financial support to third parties in order to help achieve the objectives of the action. The maximum amount of financial support per third party is EUR ≤ 20 000. Under this Lot, financial support to third parties is not essential to achieve the objective of the action, but at some extend it is encouraged.

Lot 2, Lot 3 and Lot 4

Applicants shall propose financial support to third parties in order to help achieving the objectives of the action. The total amount for financial support to third parties should be at least 60% of the total value of the grant. The maximum amount of financial support per third party is EUR ≤ 30 000 (except where achieving the objectives of the actions would otherwise be impossible or overly difficult in which case no thresholds apply). Under Lot 2 and Lot 3 and Lot 4 of this call, financial support to third parties (FSTP) must be the main purpose of the action and is considered essential to achieve the objective of the action.


Indicative allocation of funds by lot:

  • Lot 1: EUR 1,000,000
  • Lot 2: EUR 500,000
  • Lot 3: EUR 500,000
  • Lot 4: EUR 500,000

If the allocation indicated for a specific lot cannot be used due to insufficient quality or number of proposals received, the contracting authority reserves the right to reallocate the remaining funds to (an)other lot(s).]

Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:

Lot 1:

  • minimum amount: EUR 100,000
  • maximum amount: EUR 250,000

Lot 2:

  • minimum amount: EUR 460,000
  • maximum amount: EUR 500,000

Lot 3:

  • minimum amount : EUR 460,000
  • maximum amount: EUR 500,000

Lot 4:

  • minimum amount : EUR 460,000
  • maximum amount: EUR 500,000

Duration

Lot 1

The initial planned duration of an action may not be lower than 30 months nor exceed 42 months.

Lot 2, Lot 3 and Lot 4

The initial planned duration of an action may not be lower than 36 months nor exceed 48 months.

Additional information

Topics

Administration & Governance, Institutional Capacity & Cooperation, 
Agriculture & Forestry, Fishery, Food, Soil quality, 
Air Quality, Biodiversity & Environment, Climate & Climate Change, Water quality & management, 
Arts & Culture, Cultural Heritage, Tourism, 
Circular Economy, Natural Resources, 
Competitiveness of Enterprises, Employment/Labour Market, SME & entrepreneurship, 
Demographic Change, European Citizenship, Migration, 
Education & Training, Children & Youth, Media, 
Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy , 
Equal Rights, Human Rights, People with Disabilities, Social Inclusion, 
Health, Social Services, Sports, 
Justice, Safety & Security, 
Rural & Urban Development/Planning

Relevance for EU Macro-Region

EUSDR - EU Strategy for the Danube Region

UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs)

Additional Information

To apply for this call for proposals the lead applicants need to:

  • Provide information about the organisations involved in the action. To this end, lead applicants, co-applicants and affiliated entities must register in PADOR. Please note that the registration of this data in PADOR is obligatory for this call for proposals.
  • Applications must be submitted online via PROSPECT https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/prospect  following the instructions given in the PROSPECT user manual.
  • Applicants must apply in English.

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