Open Call No. 5 for Organisational Grants
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About this call
Open Call No. 5 for Organisational Grants provides multi-year institutional support to established Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Slovakia in order to strengthen their internal capacities, organisational resilience, strategic development, and long-term sustainability. The Call supports CSOs actively contributing to the protection and promotion of democracy, the rule of law, human rights, equality, civic participation, and environmental justice. Organisational grants are intended to support the overall functioning and development of organisations rather than isolated project activities. Through long-term support, the Call aims to enhance governance quality, financial sustainability, professionalisation, thematic expertise, and the capacity of CSOs to fulfil their mission in a changing and often challenging environment. The Call is implemented under Outcome 3: Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) that promote democracy, the rule of law, and human rights strengthened, specifically under Output 3.1: Organisational development supported.
Who can apply
All eligible applicants must abide by the common values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities, and comply with the fundamental rights and obligations enshrined in relevant instruments and standards. The applicant is the entity responsible for the overall initiation, preparation and implementation of the project (the Project Promoter). Eligible applicants are CSOs that are established in Slovakia and fall within the following definition: A non-profit voluntary organisation with a non-commercial purpose, independent of local, regional and central government, public entities, political parties and commercial organisations. Religious institutions and political parties, social partners or profit-distributing cooperatives are not eligible applicants. Eligible candidates must meet the following general conditions: Are non-profit, being organisations that have not been created nor operate to generate personal profit. Although it may have paid staff and may engage in revenue-generating activities, it does not distribute profits to its members nor to its board. Where revenue-generating activities are undertaken, these do not represent the purpose of the non-profit organisation, but are a means to support its mission and values; Have members who do not have any direct commercial interest in the outcome of the work of the organisation or of its activities, and the organisation does not pursue the commercial or professional interests of its members. This definition therefore excludes trade- and professional chambers and associations, where the aims and purposes of the association is to further the specific interests of its members only; Are voluntary in nature, formed voluntarily by groups or individuals, and where the organisation is membership based, membership is not compulsory for any group or individual. Any applicant must agree to the principles and procedures of the Programme’s Policy for the Protection of Vulnerable Persons and Children under the EEA Civil Society Fund Slovakia and commit to complying with them by signing the Declaration of Honour when submitting the application. More specifically, eligible applicants must be registered in Slovakia under one of the following legislative acts: Civic Association according to the Act No. 83/1990 Coll. on the Association of Citizens; Foundation according to the Act No. 34/2002 Coll. on Foundations; Non-profit Organisation Providing Public Beneficial Services according to the Act No. 213/1997 Coll. Non-investment Fund according to the Act No. 34/2002 Coll. on Non-investment Funds; Non-profit Organisation according to the Act No. 116/85 Coll. on terms for activities of organisations with international aspect; Association of Legal Entities under the Act no. 40/1964 Coll. - Civil Code; Slovak Red Cross under the Act no. 460/2007 Coll. on the Slovak Red Cross. Religious institutions and political parties, social partners, profit-distributing cooperatives or informal groups are not eligible applicants. Faith-based organisations are eligible if they meet the principles identified above and if the funded activities do not directly or indirectly promote a religious doctrine, mission or proselytism related to the beliefs of a particular faith. Additional eligibility criteria for organisational grants: The applicant must have had legal personality for at least 60 months prior to the deadline for submission of applications. (This requirement will be verified by the Fund Operator through the relevant public registry.) The applicant must have had an average annual turnover of at least EUR 200,000 over the last three financial years for which accounting documents are available. (The applicant shall provide official financial statements for each of these years – 2023, 2024, 2025 as part of the application package.) The applicant must be implementing, or over the last five years have implemented projects with a cumulative budget exceeding EUR 200,000 as a lead partner or project partner, within at least one of the following topics: promoting civic participation in democratic processes; promoting information and media literacy; protecting human rights, including combating discrimination and promoting social justice; promoting gender equality, including SRHR (sexual and reproductive health and rights) and LGBTIQ+ rights; promoting climate action, environmental protection and a just green transition; promoting inclusion and empowerment of Roma. (For each project, the applicant must specify in the application: project title, donor, contract number, total project budget, amount received by the applicant, project duration, main activities and key results.) The applicant must have a valid multi-annual organisational work plan and/or strategy effective at the time of application. (Detailed guidelines are provided in section 4.1.) The applicant must be compliant with its payment obligations with regards to taxes, social security contributions and health insurance payments. (The applicant must submit valid certificates proving no outstanding liabilities towards the Tax Office, the Social Insurance Agency and health insurance companies. These certificates must not be older than 3 months and are mandatory attachments to the application.)