We invite mostly small and medium local non-governmental organizations which have an innovative idea, who are committed and actively involved in increase of youth participation, especially under-represented and vulnerable groups of youth (to name some: young women and girls, Roma youth, youth with disabilities, NEET youth, etc.)  to apply to this Call for Proposals. 

The main goal of this Call is to strengthen the current Network member’s capacities to keep contributing to process of improving the position of youth (LOT 1) and to expand the Network in order to enable pathway for smaller, local CSOs to directly engage in different activities on local, national and regional level regarding increase of systematic and meaningful youth participation (LOT 2). The decision is based on the commitment for keeping continuity of work of local NGOs necessary in order to align processes on national and local level and increase the adequate response to challenges that youth are faced with (especially vulnerable, under-represented ones). This is the regional Call for proposals that will be announced and operationalized simultaneously, but separately in each Project country. In Türkiye it is implemented by Community Volunteers Foundation (TOG) 

Size of Sub-Grant: Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following Any grant requested under this call for proposals must be in the up to following amounts: 

LOT 1: Maximum project amount: EUR 8,000 per grant. This amount includes the co-finance from the grant applicants. The grant from the Contracting Authority may cover a maximum of 90% of the total eligible costs of the project. The rest of 10% needs to be covered by selected organizations from sources other than the general budget of the European Union or the European Development Fund. 

LOT 2: Maximum project amount: EUR 5,000 per grant. This amount includes the co-finance from the grant applicants. The grant from the Contracting Authority may cover a maximum of 90% of the total eligible costs of the project. The rest of 10% needs to be covered by selected organizations from sources other than the general budget of the European Union or the European Development Fund sources. 

Duration: The duration of the project awarded under this call for proposals may not be less than 6 months nor exceed 12 months.  

Location: Actions must take place across Türkiye 

Beside financial support, selected applicants will participate in the in - person and online country-specific and regional trainings on different topics, including the financial and operational management of EU funded projects, as well as mentoring support. The mentoring support will include regular mentoring sessions of the youth and for youth NGOs representatives with the national hubs and annual network meeting at the national level in the course of development of their inovative solutions, and in the course of its implementation.  

Application procedure 

The call is opened to all interested NGOs operating in local communities in the field of youth (especially the one coming from marginalized groups) and socio-economic issues;  

Deadline for the submission of the applications is September 30th, 2025, until 18.00 (CET). Applications need to be sent to: [email protected] 

Questions regarding application process may be sent by e-mail no later than September 15th 2025, until 10 a.m (CET).  to the following address: [email protected] indicating clearly the reference of the Call for Proposals.  

Info session for interested candidates will be organized not later than 15 days before the submission deadline (STAY TUNED).  

The selection of applicants will be competitive and based on the information provided in the application form.