OPEN CALLS - BODOSSAKI FOUNDATION

The Bodossaki Foundation, as co-funder and coordinator, in consortium with the NGO Support Centre, is announcing two open calls for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Greece and Cyprus to submit project proposals for funding under the “Protecting democracy, human rights and the rule of law through an open civic space” (PLATO) programme.

The programme “Protecting democracy, human rights and the rule of law through an open civic space” (PLATO) aims is to protect, promote and raise awareness of EU rights & values by financially supporting Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Greece and the Republic of Cyprus and by improving their knowledge, capacity and sustainability. PLATO is co-funded by the European Union through the Citizens, Equality, Rights, and Values (CERV) programme, and by the Bodossaki Foundation and NGO Support Centre, with the total grant amount of €3.1 million.

The two (2) Open Calls for Project Proposals are the following:

1^st Open Call: ‘Empower civil society to promote the rule of law, participative democracy and good governance, and to defend civic space and media freedom’
2^nd Open Call: ‘Protect and promote human rights, democracy and equality through empowering vulnerable groups’

Each organization can submit only one (1) application for only one (1) out of the two (2) calls, choosing one (1) out of the three (3) priority areas, either as a lead applicant or as a partner (in the case of large grants).

The total amount allocated through the calls is €2.256.200 (€1.847.000 allocated for Greece and €409.200 for the Republic of Cyprus).

Applications must be submitted online, via the Bodossaki Foundation’s Programme Portal, by the application submission deadline of 17.00 local time on 12^th June 2025.

For the full text of the two open calls please go through the downloads section on the right side of the page. For more information about the application process, evaluation criteria, and scoring and selection process, consult the file ‘Guidelines for Applicants‘.

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