With the support of the European Union (EU), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announces the Second public call for civil society organizations (CSOs) in 2025, to submit proposals for projects promoting and protecting the rights of victims and survivors from the conflicts in the 1990s.  

This public call is intended for CSOs registered in Montenegro, such as associations supporting victims from the conflicts and their families, organizations engaged in promotion or protection of victims and their rights (such as psychosocial support, free legal aid, etc.), transitional justice, and human rights, as well as non-governmental and non-profit academic, research and scientific organizations active in victimology.  

The proposed projects should include activities such as support for victims and survivors of the conflicts from the 1990ies and their families to achieve better access to justice and services, support for criminal justice processes by providing access to victims and witnesses, victims’ rights advocacy campaigns and others.  

The selected proposals will receive support through grants of 5,000 to 60,000 EUR.  

The application submission deadline is Monday, February 24, 2025, by 17:00 (local time).  

More information on terms for application and criteria for the selection is available at the following links: 

• Public call for applicants, containing the guidance on the process
• Project proposal
• Budget
• Declaration on not existing double financing
• Memorandum on cooperation

All required documents should be submitted to the following e-mail: [email protected]

After submitting the project proposal, each applicant will receive an e-mail confirmation of the reception. If you do not receive a confirmation within 24h, please contact us again. The results will be published at: www.undp.org/montenegro.

This public call is issued as part of the 2nd cycle of grant distribution within the regional project "EU Support to Confidence Building in the Western Balkans" funded by the European Union and implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). 

In this cycle of grants’ awarding, there is also an open public call for project proposals aimed at public awareness raising.