Total estimated budget: NOK 395 mill.
Background
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hereby announces an opportunity to apply for grants for peace- and state building projects in the Western Balkans.
Embassy Fund for small scale projects
The Norwegian Embassies in Sarajevo, Belgrade and Prishtina manage their own funds for smaller projects.
Norwegian Fund for Civil Society Development (NFCSD)
A separate fund for support to civil society organizations in the Western Balkans shall in particular support civil society in Bosnia Herzegovina, Kosovo and Serbia. But applications from other ODA-listed countries in the Western Balkans might be considered. For applications in Bosnia Herzegovina applications should be sent the Embassy in Sarajevo, for Kosovo and Albania applications should be sent the Embassy in Prishtina, applications in Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia should be sent the embassy in Belgrade. For guidelines and deadlines please consult the Embassies’ web pages.
Program for Higher Education and Development (HERD)
The Programme supports innovation and economic development in the region through research and educational projects. All applications for support to research and higher education shall be forwarded one of the HERD sector programmes.
Eligibility
- Kosovo
- Bosnia-Herzegovina
- Serbia, Macedonia
- Albania
- regional initiatives
Private business and other commercial entities are in principle not eligible for grants, but may participate in procurement tenders announced by the NMFA or the authorities in Balkan beneficiary countries. Grants may be used for the purpose of awarding tenders under the Norwegian Public Procurement Act of 16 July 1999 and the Public Procurement Regulations (7 April 2006 No. 402). Private business and other commercial entities are consequently invited to check for procurement announcements on the Norwegian database for public procurement (Doffin) or the EEA- database Tenders Electronic daily (TED), or for similar announcements in beneficiary countries’ databases.
Application for support to projects in the following thematic areas will be prioritized:
- Rule of law, good governance, justice sector and anti-corruption measures
- Administrative reforms, public sector capacity building/capacity to negotiate
- Security sector reform
- Reconciliation, integration, and protection of minorities
- Energy, climate and resource management
- Economic development
- Regional cooperation and regional organizations
- Civil society development
Application deadline is 4 March 2013
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