Fund for bilateral relations
Restricted Ongoing Call for proposals to Call for Bilateral Initiatives
Opening date: February 21, 2023
Deadline for submission: until December 31, 2023 – APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED
Requested contribution of ACF funding: up to 8.000 €
Project maximum funding rate: 100 % of eligible expenditure.
Project duration: The final date for the completion of the bilateral initiative is 30. 9. 2024. The final date of the eligibility of cost is 30. 9. 2024.
Eligible applicants: Organizations eligible for funding within the Fund for Bilateral Relations are project promoters from Croatia, who implemented or are still implementing projects under the ACF Programme in partnership with organizations from the donor countries at the moment of submission of the application for funding. Also, organizations from the donor states who are acting as partners in supported projects under the ACF Programme are eligible applicants.
Purpose of the Call: The Fund for Bilateral Relations is established within ACF Programme in Croatia in order to support bilateral initiatives by providing funding for networking, sharing experiences and best practice and knowledge transfer between Croatian CSOs and organizations from the donor states (Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein). The purpose of this Call is to upgrade results in ACF Croatia projects that include (or have included) a bilateral partner.
CALL DOCUMENTATION:
Call text and Guidelines for applicants: https://acfcroatia.hr/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ACF-HR_Call_8_Bilateral_Fund_ENG_final_20231016.pdf
LIST OF CONTRACTED BILATERAL INITIATIVES:
- CENTRE FOR CIVIC INITIATIVES POREČ
Bilateral partner: Phronesis SA, Norway
Bilateral initiative: Icelandic Women’s Rights Association (IWRA)
Implementation period: 18.7.-17.12.2023
Grant: 8.000,00 €
2. Association for human rights and civic participation PaRiter
Bilateral partner: KUN Centre for Equality and Diversity
Bilateral initiative: Healthy relationships; Smoqua Qeer Festival
Implementation period: 15.5.-14.11.2023
Grant: 8.000,00 €
3. Croatian Association on Early Childhood Intervention – CAECI
Bilateral partner: The Reykjavik city Department of Education and Youth
Bilateral initiative: Early Childhood Intervention Coalition
Implementation period: 1.12.2023.-30.04.2024
Grant: 7.992,02 €
4. CENTRE FOR PEACE STUDIES
Bilateral partner: Phronesis SA, Norway
Bilateral initiative: SNEP – Standards for Non-Formal Education Programs
Implementation period: 20.8.-19.12.2023
Grant: 8.000,00 €
5. Lesbian organisation Rijeka „LORI“
Bilateral partner: Norsensus Mediaforum, Norway
Bilateral initiative: Let’s support inclusive education – we are building a secure future
Implementation period: 26.7.-15.10.2023
Grant: 5.733,90 €
6. Rare Diseases Croatia
Bilateral partner: FRAMBU Resource Centre for Rare Disorders, Norway
Bilateral initiative: Comprehensive support for women with rare disease challenges
Implementation period: 1.1.-31.5.2024
Grant: 8.000,00 €
7. Rainbow families
Bilateral partner: FRI – Foreningen for kjønns- og seksualitetsmangfold / FRI – National Association for Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transgender People, Norway
Bilateral initiative: My rainbow family
Implementation period: 1.5.-30.6.2024.
Grant: 5.080,00 €
8. Association of Roma in the Republic of Croatia “Kali Sara”
Bilateral partner: Institute of Foreign Languages, University of Island and Roma in the Centre Initiative, Iceland
Bilateral initiative: Educated Roma women, empowered Roma communities
Implementation period: 1.4.-31.9.2024.
Grant: 8.000,00 €
9. Nansen dialogue center Osijek
Bilateral partner: Åretta ungdomsskole Lillehammer / Åretta Junior high school Lillehammer, Norway
Bilateral initiative: RIGHT application
Implementation period: 19.1.-31.3.2024.
Grant: 8.000,00 €
