A selection of grants: a variety of opportunities for social initiatives

Grant roundup: a variety of opportunities for social initiatives

To support and develop social initiatives and projects aimed at improving society and helping communities, we offer you a roundup of grant opportunities. These grants are a unique chance for non-profit organizations and active citizens to bring their ideas to life and contribute to positive change in their surroundings.

1) Competition of socially important projects by non-profit organizations of the Mykolaiv region

The competition is aimed at strengthening the capacity of local communities to respond to the humanitarian crisis by supporting and developing the social sphere, community initiatives and horizontal communication among the civic, state and municipal sectors, guided by the SCLR approach.

Who it is for: NGOs, charitable foundations, charitable organizations, municipal institutions, religious organizations, associations and other associations of legal entities with non-profit status

Geography: Mykolaiv region

Funding areas:

- funds directed toward achieving the project's goals;

- administrative expenses (no more than 10% of the grant);

- purchase of minor equipment (no more than 70% of the grant);

Grant size: from UAH 10,000 to UAH 550,000

In addition to funding, selected organizations will receive mentoring and organizational support (in particular, on writing grant applications, internal and external communications, developing the organizational structure, and other matters and needs).

Deadline: 03.05.2024 by 15:00

Learn more at the link: https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=438181778596116&id=100072128924155&rdid=mo4lV0QEQ9r8lohT

2) "Time to Act, Ukraine!" social initiatives competition from the "MHP to the Community" Foundation

The competition aims to help solve important social problems of communities by providing financial support to local social initiatives as a response to the challenges of war.

Who it is for:

- local self-government bodies;

- municipal institutions, enterprises and organizations;

- educational institutions;

- healthcare facilities;

- civic associations.

Geography: Vinnytsia, Volyn, Dnipropetrovsk, Zhytomyr, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kyiv, Lviv, Poltava, Sumy, Ternopil, Khmelnytskyi, Cherkasy and Chernihiv regions and the city of Kyiv

Priority areas of the competition:

- reintegration and rehabilitation of veterans;

- preservation of traditions and cultural heritage;

- systemic projects in education, medicine and infrastructure;

- development of public spaces;

- energy security.

Grant size: from UAH 50,000 to UAH 100,000

* Co-financing of the project of at least 50% of the funds received is mandatory.

Deadline: 12.05.2024

Learn more at the link: https://timetoact.com.ua/

3) Don't miss your chance to take part in the "A Goal in Herself" hackathon from the Projector Foundation

"A Goal in Herself" is a unique opportunity for initiatives aimed at empowering women to make themselves known and receive funding to launch or develop their project.

Who it is for: representatives of the civic sector, initiatives and projects, individuals and NGOs that offer solutions to specific challenges women face

Priority will be given to educational projects, innovative initiatives, inclusive projects and social business.

Program stages:

1) filling out an application with information about the project and prior experience in the field;

2) online pitching by selected candidates, preceded by a workshop to prepare for presenting ideas.

Grant size: USD 5,000

Deadline: 22.04.2024

Learn more at the link: https://youaregoal.prjctrfoundation.com/

4) Scholarships for special projects for media that write in the languages of national communities, from the NGO "Internews Ukraine"

Under the program, selected editorial teams will receive scholarship support to create special projects about the life of national communities in their native language (up to 10 pieces).

Story ideas should concern accounts of the life of national communities during Russia's invasion of Ukraine:

- how communities overcome the challenges of war;

- what contribution representatives of national communities make to the development of their communities and Ukrainian society as a whole;

- about representatives of national communities who take part in repelling Russia's aggression;

- the development of the cultural heritage of national communities during the war, and so on.

In addition to scholarships, participants will receive mentoring support in preparing their pieces and will complete a three-day online training.

Deadline: 03.05.2024 inclusive

Learn more at the link: https://internews.ua/opportunity/Special-projects-scholarships

5) Grant competitions from the International Renaissance Foundation

1) HUMAN RIGHTS IN UKRAINE IN WARTIME

Who it is for: CSOs that work to protect human rights, uphold the principles of democracy and the rule of law and human rights standards in line with EU and Council of Europe requirements, have experience and expert capacity, and have confirmed cooperation with other partners.

Funding areas:

- independent monitoring of compliance with human rights and fundamental freedoms;

- studying the application of legislation that restricts human rights under martial law and formulating proposals for its reform;

- legal aid in cases of violation or of the application of disproportionate restrictions on human rights;

- developing proposals on the possibilities of applying transitional justice mechanisms and tools to overcome the negative consequences of the Russian Federation's armed aggression in Ukraine.

Learn more at the link: https://www.irf.ua/contest/konkurs-prava-lyudyny-v-ukrayini-v-umovah-vijny/

2) PROTECTING VICTIMS OF WAR CRIMES AND HELPING TO HOLD THE PERPETRATORS ACCOUNTABLE

Who it is for: CSOs in various organizational and legal forms.

Funding areas:

- providing legal aid to those harmed as a result of hostilities;

- assisting pre-trial investigation bodies and the prosecutor's office in building the evidence base for international crimes committed;

- researching national approaches to holding those guilty of war crimes accountable;

- assisting in developing strategies to hold war criminals accountable, improving practices for investigating international crimes, and properly involving victims;

- supporting the self-organization of victims of war crimes and their relatives, and ensuring proper communication with state institutions.

Learn more at the link: https://www.irf.ua/contest/konkurs-zahyst-postrazhdalyh-vid-voyennyh-zlochyniv-ta-dopomoga-u-prytyagnenni-vynnyh-do-vidpovidalnosti/

Grant size in each competition: from UAH 1,000,000 to UAH 4,000,000.

Competition deadline: 25.04.2024

6) MINI-GRANTS UNDER THE PROJECT "INTEGRATED HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE IN WARTIME AND POST-WAR RECOVERY" FROM THE NGO "OUR HELP"

The project aims to support communities in meeting urgent humanitarian, social and medical needs and ensuring a dignified life in crisis conditions.

Who it is for: community initiative groups that are officially registered (NGOs, CSOs, charitable foundations/organizations, volunteer movements, religious organizations and so on).

* Unregistered groups and community initiatives must apply for the competition together with a partner registered organization (legal entity) acting as a representative partner.

Geography: Donetsk region

Funding areas (the list is illustrative, not exhaustive):

- repair and improvement of permanent or temporary housing and related infrastructure, such as water and energy supply and heating systems, insulation of premises and other improvements to heating efficiency;

- purchase and installation of equipment for alternative energy sources, heating, water supply, cooking and so on;

- drilling boreholes, digging wells, repairing a shop or temporary housing for IDPs, and so on;

- purchase of warm items such as blankets, thermal underwear and so on;

- providing children with equipment for distance learning;

- providing medical services, equipment, medicines and more.

Grant size: from UAH 30,000 to UAH 150,000.

Deadline: 22.04.2024, by 20:00

Learn more at the link: https://gurt.org.ua/news/grants/97446/

7) Competition of environmentally focused projects from Interreg NEXT Romania - Ukraine

Who it is for:

- CSOs;

- local self-government bodies;

- regional state authorities, oblast councils and others;

- national state bodies - ministries and others;

- offices/branches of state national/regional authorities and other state bodies working on priority themes;

- local or regional development agencies, environmental agencies, employment agencies and so on;

- research organizations, universities, faculties, colleges, research institutions, scientific and technical centers, research clusters and so on;

- training centers, schools and other state educational institutions, state vocational training and so on;

- business support organizations - chambers of commerce and industry, chambers of trade and crafts;

- European groupings of territorial cooperation;

- hospitals and medical centers.

Applications must be submitted by partnerships of up to 4 organizations from both countries. The activities of Ukrainian organizations must take place in the Zakarpattia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Odesa or Chernivtsi regions.

The competition invites projects under the priority "Environmental focus across the border":

- fostering adaptation to climate change and disaster risk prevention, promoting resilience, taking ecosystem-based approaches into account.

Grant size: from EUR 800,000 to EUR 1,400,000

* Co-financing must be at least 10% of the total project cost and be provided by all partners receiving support from the program.

Deadline: 16.07.2024

Learn more at the link: https://ro-ua.net/en/funding/calls-for-proposals

8) "Cybersecurity of Ukraine's Critical Infrastructure" grant competition from USAID

The competition aims to carry out creative and effective initiatives and solutions aimed at strengthening national readiness, reducing vulnerabilities in cybersecurity and reinforcing Ukraine's critical infrastructure in the cybersecurity sector.

Who it is for: officially registered Ukrainian for-profit and non-profit non-governmental organizations, business associations, think tanks and/or private enterprises.

Project activities must be aimed at achieving one or more of the following goals:

- strengthening an enabling environment for cybersecurity;

- developing Ukrainian cybersecurity talent;

- building a resilient cybersecurity industry.

Grant size: from USD 20,000 to USD 150,000

Deadline: 30.09.2024

Learn more at the link: https://www.prostir.ua/?grants=hrantovyj-konkurs-projektu-usaid-kiberbezpeka-krytychno-vazhlyvoji-infrastruktury-ukrajiny-aps-cci-004

These grants open up wide opportunities to bring ideas to life and to implement social initiatives aimed at improving citizens' lives and developing society.