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Support for Civil Society Organisations in the Republic of Moldova (2026)
https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/prospect-details/185895PROSPECTSEN?order=DESC&pageNumber=1&pageSize=50&sortBy=startDate&isExactMatch=true&status=31094502
Overview
| Donor: | European Commission (EC) - International Partnerships |
| Application procedure: | Concept Note |
| Donor base: | Belgium |
| Reference number: | EuropeAid/183610/DD/ACT/MD |
| Eligible applicants: | Non-Profit Organisation |
| Deadline: | 31.03.2026 |
Financial details
| Grant size: | Large - more than $1,000,000 |
| Minimum grant size: | 950.000€ |
| Total available budget: | 12.500.000€ |
| Funding type: | Grants |
| Maximum grant size: | 4.000.000€ |
| Funding ratio: | up to 95% |
Sectors
- Capacity Building
- Children & Youth
- Governance & Democracy
- Human Rights
- Media & Journalism
- Social Inclusion
- Women & Gender
Project Locations
Europe
Moldova
Description
1) Objective
The global objective of this Call for Proposals is to strengthen the capacities of civil society organisations (CSOs) to effectively support and contribute to the Republic of Moldova’s EU accession process. The action seeks to empower CSOs to play a proactive and influential role in fostering open and constructive dialogue with public authorities, promoting democratic governance and sustainable development, enhancing social cohesion, and strengthening community resilience to disinformation. This call for proposals is divided into five lots, each lot has its own specific objectives and priorities.
The specific objectives and priorities of this Call for Proposals are:
- Lot 1: Enabling civil society organisations to contribute to fostering social cohesion and improving social services for vulnerable groups.
- Lot 2: Enabling civil society organisations, including grassroots women-led and women’s rights organisations, to contribute to effective prevention and response to gender-based violence in Moldova.
- Lot 3: Strengthening the internal capacity, operational effectiveness, and long‑term sustainability of grassroots CSOs, along with the CSO platforms and networks, enabling them.
- Lot 4: Strengthening cooperation between civil society organisations and local public authorities (LPAs) to engage meaningfully in implementation of reforms in the context of EU accession process – particularly local public administration reform – and to support inclusive, community driven development initiatives.
- Lot 5: To strengthen independent media, investigative journalism, and fact checking in Moldova by enhancing the professional capacity, sustainability, and reach of media actors, thereby improving the quality, credibility, and public relevance of information, particularly on EU enlargement and EU support to the Republic of Moldova.
2) Eligibility
In order to be eligible for a grant, the lead applicant must: (1) be a legal person and (2) be non-profit-making and (3) be a specific type of organisation such as non-governmental organisation, international (inter-governmental) organisation as defined by Article 156 of the EU Financial Regulation.
3) Location
Actions must take place in the Republic of Moldova.
4) Budget
The overall indicative amount made available under this call for proposals is €12,500,000. Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the minimum €950,000 and maximum €4,000,000. Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the minimum (50%) and maximum (95%) percentage of total eligible costs of the action.
5) Application
The concept note together with the declaration by the lead applicant must be submitted online via PROSPECT. The deadline for the submission is 31 March 2026.