The Open Society Foundation Serbia issued a Call for Proposals under the program "Citizen Activism and Civil Society Development”. 

Projects that can be submitted to the call for applications include those that:

• Develop and undertake activities and practices that encourage active engagement of citizens in the local community for the purpose of achieving public interest, empowerment of the values of an open society, democratic practices and preservation of the public space for dialogue and activist action;
• Promote pluralism, solidarity and fair society by means of innovative approaches; point to the harmful consequences of attitudes and behaviors that spread intolerance and hatred; are opposed to social closure and marginalization, and are critical of extremist ideas and practices.   

Projects can be submitted by organizations and civil society institutions (citizen associations, informal groups of citizens, players in the field of independent culture and art, academic institutions, etc.).  Priority will be given to the projects that directly and clearly communicate with citizens, are based on innovative and creative approaches and methodologies and horizontally connect with other civil society players.

The Foundation will give priority to the projects that use creative and innovative work methodologies (new activism), have developed a communication strategy, are directed towards citizens and encourage their participation in achieving the goals of the project.

Application Forms can be downloaded on http://www.civilnodrustvo.gov.rs/konkursi/fondacija-za-otvoreno-dru%C5%A1tvo-srbija:-konkurs-u-okviru-programa-aktivizam-gra%C4%91ana-i-razvoj-gra%C4%91anskog-dru%C5%A1tva.15.html?competitionId=427 . Project proposals are to be submitted exclusively in the Serbian language and submitted electronically to office.projekti@fosserbia.org  with the words "Application for competition" and the name of the program for which one is applying. An applicant that does not have the technical capacity to submit the project electronically can submit it by post to: 

The Open Society Foundation Serbia
Knjeginje Ljubice  14
11000 Belgrade

A project can be submitted by an individual legal entity or by several legal entities. The Foundation supports the projects that are implemented in the territory of the Republic of Serbia.

Applications shall be received until April 14, 2019.

Source: www.civilnodrustvo.gov.rs and Coordination Body