Urgent Grants

Description

1) Objective

Engagement for Joint Action (EJA Kosovo) is a KCSF program that supports civil society initiatives through grants and capacity building with the overall aim to contribute to a democratic and inclusive society in Kosovo, on its path towards integration into the European Union. Centering citizen engagement and participation throughout the work of civil society, EJA Kosovo aims to contribute towards two main objectives where: (a) civil society uses and claims spaces for participation in shaping public affairs and (b) civil society organizations have strengthened ties to their constituents and improved accountability and transparency towards the wider public and their constituents.

Urgent Grants offer the opportunity for quick and timely interventions by civil society to respond to identified issues that contribute towards the objectives of EJA Kosovo. It enables various actors to identify opportunities for contribution and quick reaction for which there is no sufficient time to apply and react through other instruments and regular calls such as project grants.

2) Eligibility

Eligible are Individuals, Unregistered Initiatives and Domestic Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) registered in Kosovo.

3) Location

Actions must take place in Kosovo.

4) Budget

Applicants will be eligible to apply for funding for a period of maximum 12 months. The maximum budget requested for funding from this call for one grant should not exceed €3,000.

5) Application

Application for these grants has shifted from the submission of applications via e-mail to the online application system. Applicants must provide their information, elaborate the idea and submit the necessary documents through this online application system. Applications for urgent grants can be submitted at any time, and there is no applications deadline.