Support to projects of local media outlets and civil society organisations (CSO) in Western Balkans

Description

1) Objective

Centre for Civic Education (CCE/CGO) and partners within the project MEdIA – Lit (Media Enhancement and Information Literacy for Democratic Engagement) opens a call for the support to projects of local media outlets and civil society organisations (CSO) in Western Balkans.

Project proposals should contribute to enhanced professional capacity of journalists, media outlets and media institutions to exercise the right to freedom of expression and access to information and to promote media pluralism, as well as to empower local media outlets and CSOs to produce solution-based and constructive stories at the local level.

2) Eligibility

In order to be eligible for a grant, CSOs must fulfil criteria as follows: be a legal person; be non-profit-making;
have media sector in their statute and legal association documents; be nationals of the five WB countries (Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia and Serbia) and be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the project.

3) Location

Actions must take place in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia.

4) Budget

A total of €400,000 will be allocated to CSOs through this call. The amount of funds that can be allocated for an individual project under this Call will range from a minimum of €15,000 to a maximum of €20,000.

5) Application

Project proposal shall be submitted no later than 2 February 2026, until 12h00.