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Back Call for Proposals – GRANT

The Council of Europe project “Further strengthening judicial and non-judicial remedies for the human rights protection of the war-affected people in Ukraine” is pleased to announce a call for grant applications.

The purpose of this call is to co-fund national, regional, and local projects aimed at further strengthening the capacity of THE FREE LEGAL AID SYSTEM to provide legal support to the war-affected people in Ukraine.

The project implementation period should begin no earlier than 1 September 2025 and must conclude no later than 31 January 2026.

Priority will be given to project proposals that focus on:

Further improving the domestic legal and regulatory framework on remedies and reparations for war-affected people, and documenting war-related damage, loss, and injury in line with Council of Europe standards and recommendations;
Strengthening judicial protection and facilitating access to legal aid for war-affected individuals in line with Council of Europe standards and the case law of the European Court of Human Rights;
Enhancing access to non-judicial remedies and administrative redress mechanisms for people affected by the war.

The Council of Europe intends to award one grant under this call. The total available budget is EUR 15 000.

❓ HOW TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION?

Complete and sign the Application Form (See Appendix I)

We kindly ask you to send the completed Application Form in Word format, as well as the completed and signed form in PDF or Word format.

Attach a provisional budget (using the template reproduced in Appendix II)

Please note that the maximum grant amount that may be awarded by the Council of Europe is
15 000 EUR. Your contribution is considered additional to the grant amount allocated by the Council of Europe.

We kindly ask you to provide a budget that clearly indicates which costs are covered by the Council of Europe and which costs (in the case of your financial contribution) are covered from your own budget.

Attach a list of all owners and executive officers.
Attach the other supporting documents:

Certificate(s) of registration as a non-profit organisation (in Ukrainian or in English);
Statute of the organisation (in Ukrainian or in English);
Bank certificate confirming the existence of the bank account in EUR in the name of the organisation (in Ukrainian or in English);
Evidence of the organisation’s record and experience in the areas relevant to the call (in Ukrainian or in English);
CVs of the key staff (up to 5 persons) involved in the implementation of a proposed project (in Ukrainian or in English)

Please provide the following documents in a readable and clear format, preferably as separate PDF files, named accordingly.

Please ensure that scanned copies are legible and complete, with all pages included and properly aligned. Where applicable, electronic versions (Word or PDF) of CVs and narrative documents are preferred over scanned copies.

Send these documents in electronic form (Word and/or PDF) to the following e-mail address: remedies.ua@coe.int.

Emails should contain the following reference in subject: Grant Application – FLA Project – «Name of the Organisation».

Applications must be received before 20 July 2025 at 23:59:59 EEST. Applications received after the specified date and time will not be considered.

Questions about the competition should be sent in English or Ukrainian no later than one week before the application deadline. Questions should be sent to the following email address:

[email protected]

Emails should contain the following reference in subject: Question – FLA Project – “Name of Organisation”.

More detailed information about the competition conditions can be found in the document - Call for Proposals.

The Grant Agreement will be signed with the selected Grantee and is published for information purposes only.