35 civil society organisations selected for funding following the second call for proposals under the grant programme “Local Civil Society Development in the Republic of Moldova”

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Thirty-five civil society organisations have been selected for funding in the second call for proposals of the grant programme “Local Civil Society Development in the Republic of Moldova”, financed by the European Union and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. In total, 158 applications were received during this round.
The 158 applications comprised 47 civic initiatives, 95 regional project proposals and 16 national project proposals. The 35 selected proposals met all criteria set out in the Applicant Guide (call II). Winners were chosen on the basis of their scores and the budget available for this round, about EUR 1 million.
The evaluation committee included representatives of the donors, the Soros Foundation Moldova, the East Europe Foundation and the project’s implementation partners. The selected organisations will be contacted within one week of the announcement to begin contracting; the list is available at dezvolt.md. In 2019-2021 the programme provides grants worth about EUR 3 million to civil society organisations operating outside Chișinău. It is implemented with the Independent Think Tank “Expert-Grup”, ADEPT, the Foreign Policy Association and the Pro-Europa European Centre in Comrat.


