As part of the WEB4YES project, the Western Balkan Civil Society Organization for Youth Employment Support issued a call for granting funds in the field of improving the effectiveness of civil society organizations in the Western Balkans in taking initiatives for the improvement of youth employment policies and entrepreneurship at the local level.

The call aims to further strengthen the capacities of civil society organizations from the Western Balkans, as well as to strengthen their participation in public decision-making, creating and implementing innovative initiatives related to youth employment, employability and entrepreneurship.

 In order to meet the support criteria, the applicant must: 

• Be a legal entity;
• Be a non-profit organization;
• Be a civil society organization or a non-profit company;
• Have proven experience or work experience in the field of youth or employment/ entrepreneurship;
• Be established and operate in Serbia;  
• Be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the project;
• Have an annual turnover of less than or equal to the amount of 50,000.00 EUR;
• Has never been a recipient of EU grants from the IPA program or has limited experience in participating in EU grants;
• Have managerial capacities, professional competencies and qualifications necessary for successfully undertaking the proposed activities.

The maximum amount of the budget for each individual project can be up to 10,000.00 EUR, while the total amount of funds earmarked for the call is up to 150,000.00 EUR.

The invitation for submitting project proposals is open until June 5, 2019.

Detailed information on the call, the method of submitting the project proposal and the necessary documentation are available on the WEB4YES project website  (https://www.web4yes.eu/open-call.html ) 

Source: Belgrade Open School and Coordinating Body