Global Challenges Local Solutions Grant Competition

Global Problems In 2016, the Local Solutions Program was formed as a grantmaking program to assist community foundations across Europe in addressing global concerns on a local level. It was designed to offer them more resources to help them develop local initiatives. The program focuses on projects that directly address the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It has already gathered several excellent examples of projects using SDGs that have been implemented at the local level – be inspired!

Eligibility

• Applications to the Competition may be submitted only by community foundations (Applicants), registered and operating in the following countries: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom (UK), Vatican City.
• Only foundations and associations are eligible to apply for the grant.

Note: applications from countries bordering Ukraine, i.e. Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and other countries facing the refugee crisis the most, will be prioritized.

In the GCLS for Ukrainian Refugees Special Grant Round, projects submitted to the Competition should be aimed at activities preventing and/or managing the local refugee crisis caused by the war in Ukraine. Proposed projects may include such activities as:

• supporting local communities accepting refugees;
• integration and adaptation activities for people arriving from Ukraine such as legal, educational, and psychological assistance;
• assistance to refugees from Ukraine and help in organizing their stay in the country, e.g. coordinating humanitarian aid;
• contact, coordination, and information points;
• purchase of equipment for the duration of their stay in the country, such as clothing, cleaning supplies, and home furnishings;
• organization of collections (financial and in-kind).
• coordination of assistance and volunteer work for refugees;
• promotional and media activities;
• grant competitions to be organized locally
• institutional support for CFs that channel assistance to refugees from Ukraine (CFs operating costs, costs of developing CF’s cooperation with municipalities, business, and social partners);

Benefits

Global Challenges Local Solutions Grant Competition provides grants of up to 15,000 USD that may be awarded to the projects.

Application process

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Note: Please remember that we can take into consideration only proposals submitted using the online Application Form

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