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Back Call for Proposals – NGO Grants for awareness raising on the implementation of the Istanbul Convention in Ukraine

The Council of Europe project “Combating Violence Against Women in Ukraine-Phase III (COVAW-III)” 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 combating violence against women and domestic violence in Ukraine through the promotion of the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (the Istanbul Convention).

The project implementation period should begin no earlier than 20 September 2025 and must conclude no later than 31 January 2026.

Priority will be given to project proposals that focus on:

Increasing understanding of Council of Europe and international standards on combating violence against women and on domestic violence among civil servants, the prosecution service, law enforcement, the media and the general public;
Promoting the implementation of the Istanbul Convention in Ukraine through constructive dialogue and contributing positively to the protection of human rights and gender equality in the country;
Development and dissemination of informational and awareness-raising materials on perpetrator programmes in line with the Istanbul Convention and European standards.

The Council of Europe intends to award two grants under this call, with a maximum budget of 12,000 EUR (twelve thousand EUR) in UAH (Ukrainian hryvnias) equivalent per grant. The total available budget is 24,000 EUR (twenty-four thousand EUR) in UAH (Ukrainian hryvnias) equivalent.

❓ 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 12 000 EUR in UAH (Ukrainian hryvnias) equivalent. 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 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: [email protected] .

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

Applications must be received before 25 August 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 – COVAW-III 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.