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SMART Balkans Project: Regional Grants Program
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Location:Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia
Funding agency:
Grantmaking entity: Centre for Civil Society Promotion (CPCD)
Grantmaking entity type:NGO
Description
SMART Balkans Project: Regional Grants ProgramThe SMART Balkans Project is seeking concept notes for the Regional Grants Program. Strengthening the capacity of CSOs in the region, through enhanced cooperation between civil society and government and throu
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By Locations
Funding agency:
EC
Status:
closed
Location:
Albania, Aruba, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Caribbean Netherlands, Croatia, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, French Polynesia, French Southern Territory, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, New Caledonia, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Sweden, Türkiye, Ukraine, Wallis and Futuna
Funding agency:
NORAD
Status:
closed
Location:
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Aruba, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Caribbean Netherlands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Dem. Rep. Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Commonwealth of, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini (Swaziland), Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Greenland, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, North Korea, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine / West Bank & Gaza, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
By Sectors
Funding agency:
US DoS
Status:
closed
Location:
Ecuador
Funding agency:
US DoS
Status:
closed
Location:
Croatia
grant Background
About the Funding Agency
NORAD - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - is a directorate under the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Its task is to ensure effective foreign aid, with quality assurance and evaluation. NORAD both finances NGOs, and does its own research and projects.
About the Sectors
Community Development & NGOs
Focuses on initiatives that support community empowerment, civic engagement, and the work of non-governmental and civil society organizations at local, national, and international levels.
Key areas:
- Community development and social inclusion initiatives
- Civil society and NGO programmes
- Civic engagement and citizen participation
Public Sector Governance
Covers initiatives that strengthen public institutions, improve service delivery, and support transparent, accountable, and effective governance systems.
Key areas:
- Public administration and civil service reform
- Decentralization and local government strengthening
- Anti-corruption and integrity frameworks in public bodies
- Democratic processes, elections, and political institutions
Locations
Albania
Albania focuses on road modernization, rail upgrades, port expansion, and energy infrastructure to improve regional integration and support economic growth. EU cohesion and pre-accession funds are a major source of infrastructure financing. Investments aim to strengthen trade links with neighboring countries and enhance tourism accessibility. Governance reforms, fiscal capacity, and project implementation efficiency remain critical challenges.
Nr. of tenders: 6966
Nr. of grants: 2856
Nr. of donors: 519
Nr. of jobs: 28
Nr. of tenders: 6966
Nr. of grants: 2856
Nr. of donors: 519
Nr. of jobs: 28
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina invests in road and rail networks, energy infrastructure, and water systems to improve regional connectivity and economic cohesion. EU pre-accession and structural funds provide significant financing support. Projects aim to modernize aging infrastructure and integrate the country with European transport corridors. Governance fragmentation, fiscal constraints, and complex administrative structures pose implementation challenges.
Nr. of tenders: 10632
Nr. of grants: 3198
Nr. of donors: 551
Nr. of jobs: 30
Nr. of tenders: 10632
Nr. of grants: 3198
Nr. of donors: 551
Nr. of jobs: 30
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