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#COVID-19 Extraordinary Call for Proposals from Central European Initiative (CEI)

As a response to the unprecedented pandemic caused by COVID-19, the Central European Initiative (CEI) has launched an Extraordinary Call for Proposals 2020 to promptly support its Member States*.

A total budget of EUR 600.000 will be available for applicants from CEI Member States, with a priority focus on non-EU countries. Each applicant can request a CEI grant up to 100% of the value of their project, or up to a maximum of EUR 40.000 addressing specific needs at their local level; each applicant can submit up to two distinct project proposals, provided that the beneficiaries are different.

Due to the extraordinary nature of this call, only applications received by 9 April 2020 will be accepted.

Three areas of intervention

  • Healthcare and telemedicine (MED)
  • Education and e-learning/distance learning (EDU)
  • Support to Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs)

Eligibility
All public and private entities and NGOs, based and registered in a CEI Member State as well as international/regional organisations.

*Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine.

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