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Individual Projects East
https://www.entwicklung.at/en/actors/civil-society/individual-projects-east
Overview
| Donor: | Austrian Development Agency (ADA) |
| Application procedure: | Full Proposal |
| Donor base: | Austria |
| Reference number: | - |
| Eligible applicants: | Non-Profit Organisation |
| Deadline: | 15.09.2025 |
Financial details
| Grant size: | Medium - up to $1,000,000 |
| Minimum grant size: | 350.000€ |
| Total available budget: | - |
| Funding type: | Grants |
| Maximum grant size: | 600.000€ |
| Funding ratio: | up to 90% |
Sectors
- Agriculture & Rural Development
- Children & Youth
- Climate Change
- Disability
- Economic Development
- Education
- Energy
- Environment & Natural Resources
- Food Security
- Governance & Democracy
- Health
- Human Rights
- Peace & Conflict Resolution
- Research, Technology & Innovation
- Social Inclusion
- Water & Sanitation
- Women & Gender
Project Locations
Europe
Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Ukraine
Description
1) Objective
The funding instrument Individual Projects East is available to civil society organisations (CSOs) that implement multi-year projects in developing countries in the Danube Region/Western Balkans, Black Sea Region/South Caucasus and Central Asia together with local partner organisations. The partners must retain responsibility (ownership).
Eligible projects aim at poverty reduction, good governance, human security and the preservation of a liveable environment according to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Three-Year Programme on Austrian Development Policy. Possible thematic foci are rural development, food security, water supply and sanitation, education, human rights and peacebuilding, disaster preparedness, environment and climate change as well as migration and development, social inclusion and health. The thematic focus is set by the applicant, the “Right of Initiative” applies. Projects must be implemented in developing countries (according to the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee/DAC’s definition) and be in accordance with national and local strategies of the respective partner country.
2) Eligibility
Eligible for application are associations, foundations, trade unions, local authorities or other public corporations based in Austria. Individuals may not submit applications.
3) Location
Actions must take place in: (1) Funding rate 90% of project costs for ADC priority countries (Armenia, Georgia, Kosovo, Moldova); (2) Funding rate 55% of project costs for the following countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Ukraine); (3) Funding rate 25% of project costs for Remaining Least Developed Countries, Low Income Countries, Lower Middle Income Countries and Upper Middle Income Countries.
4) Budget
Per individual project, the minimum amount of funding provided by ADA is €350,000; the maximum amount is €600,000.
5) Application
The deadline for the next submission of applications is 15 September 2025 24:00 CEST.