Call for Proposals: Czech Republic – Fund for Bilateral Relations at National Level, Deadline: 30 June 2017

The Ministry of Finance as the Operator of the Fund for Bilateral Relations at National Level has announced the third call for applications for a grant from the Fund for Bilateral Relations at National Level within the framework of the EEA and Norway Grants 2009-2014.The Fund was established to strengthen bilateral relations between Donor states (Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein) and the Czech Republic within the programme areas mentioned below.

Initiatives supported by this Fund should provide a platform to increase mutual cultural, professional and academic relations in compliance with the national strategy of bilateral relations and the aims of Donor states.

Programme Areas

Environmental Protection and Management

• Integrated Marine and Inland Water Management
• Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
• Environmental Monitoring and Integrated Planning and Control
• Reduction of Hazardous Substances

Climate Change and Renewable Energy Efficiency

• Energy Efficiency
• Renewable Energy
• Adaptation to Climate Change
• Maritime Sector
• Environmental and Climate Change-related Research and Technology

Civil Society

• Funds for Non-Governmental Organizations

Human and Social Development

• Children and Youth at Risk
• Local and Regional Initiatives to Reduce National Inequalities and to Promote Social Inclusion
• Public Health Initiatives
• Mainstreaming Gender Equality and Promoting Work-Life Balance
• Institutional Framework in the Asylum and Migration Sector

Protecting Cultural Heritage

• Conservation and Revitalization of Cultural and Natural Heritage
• Promotion of Diversity in Culture and Arts within European Cultural Heritage

Research and Scholarship

• Research within Priority Sectors
• Scholarships

Carbon Capture and Storage

• Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)

Green Industry Innovation

• Green Industry Innovation

Decent Work and Tripartite Dialogue

• Global Fund for Decent Work and Tripartite Dialogue

Research and Scholarship

• Bilateral Research Cooperation
• Bilateral Scholarship Programme Human and Social Development

Capacity-building and Institutional Cooperation

• Capacity-building and Institutional Cooperation between Beneficiary State and Norwegian Public Institutions, Local and Regional Authorities
• Cross-border Cooperation
• Public Health Initiatives
• Mainstreaming Gender Equality and Promoting Work-Life Balance

Justice and Home Affairs

• Domestic and Gender-based Violence
• Schengen Cooperation and Combating Cross-border and Organized Crime, including Trafficking and Itinerant Criminal Groups
• Judicial Capacity-building and Cooperation
• Correctional Services, including Non-custodial Sanctions

Funding Information

• The total amount available for the third Call for proposals is 7 393 000CZK (278 981EUR).
• The available allocations 2 093 000CZK (78 981 EUR).

Eligibility Criteria

The following entities from the Czech Republic and Donor states (including the Council of Europe) can apply for funding from the Fund, namely:

• Programme Operators (including their partners from the line ministries on the basis of a concluded Partnership Agreement).
• Applicants and partners of pre-defined projects from Donor states (in the project preparation period, which means until project proposals are approved by the donors).
• National Focal Point for the EEA and Norway Grants 2009-2014.
• Other entities competent in supported programme areas (i.e. entities active in relevant programme areas for a minimal period of 1 year), that establish or strengthen cooperation with entities in Donor states within the programme areas.

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted at the address given on the website.

Eligible Countries: Czech Republic, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein.

For more information, please visit Call for Proposals.