SMART Balkans Project: Public Call for Applications for National Interventions Grant

Call Reference No: SB NI-2 01/24

The SMART Balkans Project announces the Public Call for Applications for National Interventions Grant

SMART Balkans Project, funded by the Norway Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is implemented by a consortium of organizations: Centar za promociju civilnog drustva (CPCD) from Bosnia and Herzegovina as a Lead Applicant, in partnership with the Center for Research and Policy Making (CRPM) from North Macedonia, and Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM) from Albania.

The overall objective of the Project is to contribute to strengthening participatory democracies and Euro-Atlantic integrations in the Western Balkans by empowering civil society organizations and CSO networks to play a stronger and more active role in creating peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia.

Specific objectives of the SMART Balkans project are:

• Stronger, more sustainable, and vibrant CSOs in the six countries of the Western Balkans region
• Developed strong regional partnerships between civil society organizations from the region of the Western Balkans themselves and with their EU counterparts and public authorities
• Increased effectiveness of citizen influencing change through CSOs that advances Security and Stability and Governance in the Western Balkans region
• Increased awareness of public on importance of active participation of civil society in major development initiatives in the region of Western Balkans

National intervention Grants will provide funding for projects related to two main areas:

1. Security and Stability
2. Governance

Within this call, at least 33 grants will be awarded in six Western Balkans countries, with a total value of 8 223 685 NOK (approximately 708 938 EUR).

Public calls in local languages can be found at the following links:

1. Albania
2. Bosnia and Herzegovina
3. Kosovo Serbian language
4. Kosovo Albanian language
5. Montenegro
6. North Macedonia
7. Serbia

To participate in the public call, it is mandatory to register on the Grants Management Platform.