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Running call No. 5 for bilateral cooperation projects between Lithuanian NGOs and advocacy organisations in other EU Member States
Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) · CERV-2024-CITIZENS-VALUES
Grants of up to €5,000 for Lithuanian NGOs building advocacy partnerships with NGOs in other EU Member States.
Quel est l’objet de cet appel ?
The call funds short bilateral cooperation projects between Lithuanian NGOs and advocacy NGOs in other EU Member States. Grants of up to €5,000 support partnership building, advocacy skills and promotion of EU values.
Que finance cet appel ?
Scope
The call aims to establish, develop or improve cooperation between Lithuanian NGOs and advocacy-focused civil society organisations in other EU Member States, strengthen organisational capacity and promote collaboration on advocacy while upholding EU values.
Expected impact
- New and stronger cross-border partnerships.
- Better advocacy skills and more mutual learning.
- Improved public understanding of EU values, including equality and the rights of persons belonging to minorities.
Funding
Up to 20 projects will receive grants of up to €5,000 each. Projects may last up to 6 months and receive lump-sum funding in two instalments: 80% on signing the grant agreement and 20% after approval of the final reports.
Evaluation
The Open Lithuania Foundation first checks administrative eligibility. Two independent experts then score eligible applications against quality criteria, with a third expert appointed if their scores differ by more than 30 points. The Selection Committee reviews the expert conclusions, may propose budget adjustments and approves the projects recommended for funding. Applications below the minimum scores or not in line with EU values are excluded.
Quelles sont les informations clés ?
- Budget du thème
- 100 000 €
- Code de l’appel
- CERV-2024-CITIZENS-VALUES
- Programme
- Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV)
- Funder
- Open Lithuania Foundation (VERTA! programme), through financial support to third parties under the CERV programme
- Eligible applicants
- NGOs registered and operating in Lithuania, with a partner NGO from another EU Member State
- Funding per project
- up to €5,000 (lump sum)
- Duration
- up to 6 months
- Expected number of projects
- 20
Qui peut candidater à cet appel ?
- Applicant: a non-profit, voluntary NGO registered as a legal entity in Lithuania at least one year before the call announcement (no later than 16 December 2024), operating in Lithuania and independent of government, public entities, political parties and commercial organisations.
- Religious institutions, trade unions and political parties are not considered NGOs.
- The applicant must have filed mandatory financial and annual activity reports for 2023 and 2024 (or since it started, if operating for less than three years); applicants applying after 1 June 2026 need reports for 2024 and 2025.
- The applicant's activities must not conflict with EU values; the Open Lithuania Foundation may not be a shareholder of the applicant.
- NGOs already in VERTA! Phase II (2025-2027) may apply only if their cumulative budget under the programme, including this request, does not exceed €60,000; applicants that have already implemented a bilateral cooperation project funded from this call are excluded.
- Partner: an NGO established and operating as a legal entity in another EU Member State (not Lithuania), with at least two years of advocacy experience on EU values.
- Applicant and partner must have signed a letter of intent or partnership agreement before applying.
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Quelle est la date limite ?
Rolling single-stage call: applications can be submitted at any time from publication until 31 January 2027.
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