We are launching the call for proposals for organisational grants under the Active Citizens – Regional programme. Applications can be submitted from 27 April 2022 (Wednesday), 12.00 (noon) CET to 7 June 2022 (Tuesday) 12.00 (noon) CET.

Organisational grants aim to support the day-to-day operations (and capacity building) of CSOs, as set forth in the submitted development strategy/plans, including the evaluation and monitoring plans. Operations funded from organisational grants should be aligned with at least one of the ACF-Regional outcomes. This means that these activities or initiatives should:

• conform with the work plan of the organisation (applicant), eg. reach out to specific target groups, establish and expand cooperation (also by supporting the CSO sector), and facilitate change in local communities,
• strive to strengthen the organisation’s (applicant’s) internal structure by investing in staff skills, image building and improving infrastructure.
  
  

Grants are only available for entities that meet the following requirements:

• Applicant must be a non-governmental organisation whose objectives include at least one of the ACF-Regional outcomes (Human rights protection, including gender equality; Promoting social diversity and preventing exclusion; Building democratic culture and civic engagement at local level, including activism for environment and climate change; Supporting the development of the civic sector);
• Applicants must submit a multiannual development strategy/plan (min. for years 2022-2024);
• Applicant must have generated average annual turnover of at least PLN 500,000 per annum in a period of 3 full fiscal years selected from the 5 years preceding the call;
• Applicants must be registered with the National Court Register (KRS), entered into the register of ordinary associations or the register of Rural Housewives Circles maintained by the President of the Agency for Restructuring and Modernisation of Agriculture (ARiMR);
• Applicants are capable of presenting prior to signing the grant agreement their financial statement (the balance sheet, the profit and loss statement, the notes) for year 2021;
• Applicants are not dependent on local, regional and central authorities, public entities, political parties and for-profit entities;
  They do not seek to generate profit, and – if they pursue business activity – any profit made is allocated to achieving their statutory goals;
• No application for declaring bankruptcy has been filed against the Applicant, the Applicant is not in liquidation or receivership, has not suspended activity and there are no similar proceedings pending against the Applicant;
• They are not in arrears with public-law payments due to the Tax Office (US) or Social Insurance Institution (ZUS);
• No governing body member has been convicted or charged of an intentional crime prosecuted by public indictment or a tax offence;
• Applicants respect human rights and are guided in their activity by public interest and democratic values, in particular the universal values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, rule or law and the protection of human and minority rights;
• They will refrain from using the grant and co-financing (if applicable) for religious practices or leading a religious cult (including proselytising and spreading faith), political party activity or election campaigns, or business or for-profit activity.