Incentives for CSO projects in Poland
| Target Orgs: | Non-profits |
| Category: | Society |
| Issuer: | EEA and Norway Grants |
| Website: | https://aktywniobywatele-regionalny.org.pl/wp-content/upload… |
| Total budget: | 8.019.256 € |
| Due date: | 25.03.2022 -- None -- |
| Grant min-max: | 6.000 € – 84.000 € |
| Own contribution: | 0% |
| Keywords: | Human rights, civil society, democracy, gender equality |
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Open calls for proposals offer support for actions taken by Polish civil society organisations independently or in partnership with other entities from Poland, the Donor States (Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein), the Beneficiary States eligible for EEA and Norway Grants (Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia), and Poland’s non-EEA neighbouring countries (Belarus, Ukraine, Russia).
Areas of support in the call for thematic projects (corresponding to the Program’s outcomes):
- Area 1. Increased support for human rights,
- Area 2. Vulnerable groups empowered,
- Area 3. Strengthened democratic culture and civic awareness,
- Area 4. Supporting the development of the civic sector.
Applicants, i.e. entities who intend to submit applications independently or assume the role of partnership leaders, must meet the following criteria:
- they are registered with the National Court Register (KRS), entered into the register of ordinary associations or the register of Rural Housewives Circles maintained by the President of the Agency for Restructuring and Modernisation of Agriculture (ARiMR);
- at the time of submitting the grant application, they have been registered for at least six months (for small grants) or twelve months (for large grants);
- they are capable of presenting their financial statements prior to signing the grant agreement or, if they are not required to draft financial statements, a comprehensive summary of revenue and expenditure for the last reporting year or the last 12 (for large grants) or six months (for small grants);
- they are independent of local, regional and central authorities, public entities, political parties and for-profit entities;
- they do not seek to generate profit,
- etc.
Applicants can have the following legal form:
- associations, including ordinary associations,
- foundations,
- unions of associations,
- social cooperatives,
- non-profit companies,
- rural housewives’ circles,
- faith based organisations.
The Applicant can implement a project independently or in cooperation with a Partner or Partners. Partners must share project values, actively participate in project preparation and implementation, and comply with the formal and legal requirements of the Programme.
The following entities can be Partners to a project:
- non-governmental organisations, public and private entities, non-profit and for-profit entities,
- international organisations,
- informal groups from Poland.
When implementing a project with a partner from a Donor State, you may apply for additional funding to cover partnership costs.
The total allocation earmarked for grants is EUR 8,019,256.
There are two types of grants available:
Small grants:
- minimum grant amount: EUR 6,000
- maximum grant amount: EUR 23,000
- implementation period: 6 to 15 months,
- co-financing: not required (optional).
Large grants:
- minimum grant amount: EUR 23,001
- maximum grant amount: EUR 84,000
- implementation period: 12 to 20 months,
- co-financing: not required (optional).