Call for CSOs initiatives “Code Success” Fund

Home Funding Calls for proposals Call for CSOs initiatives “Code Success” Fund Call for CSOs initiatives “Code Success” Fund PACT Grant Cascade funding Internal navigation General information Submission & evaluation process Further information Task description General Information Opening date 16 February 2026 Deadline model multiple cut-off Deadline dates 20 April 2026 17:00 (Brussels time) 03 August 2026 17:00 (Brussels time) Open For Submission Expected duration of participation Minimum 12 and maximum 18 months. Total funding available 450 000,00 € Project acronym PACT Full name of the EU funded project PACT: Partnership among CSOs for making an impact on rights and values Grant agreement number 101186139 Topic CERV-2024-CITIZENS-VALUES - Call for proposals for civil society organisations active on protecting and promoting Union values: call to intermediaries (giving financial support to third parties) Submission & evaluation process The submission of proposals is entirely web-based. For this purpose, the applicant must be pre-registered in the Electronic Proposal Submission System (EPSS). Access to the EPSS is via the PACT project website: https://pact.osis.bg. The form is completed in Bulgarian in EPSS. The form is submitted in EPSS along with the mandatory attachments. The submission and assessment process will follow a two-stage procedure. Stage 1 – Concept Note submission (16 February 2026 – 20 April 2026) The call for proposals will be published on the PACT Project’s website as well as the websites of PACT Consortium partners. Eligibility check and notification of eligible applicants (20-27 April 2026) WCIF will conduct an administrative check for all submissions to ensure compliance with eligibility and formal criteria before quality assessment. All candidates will be informed by email about the results of the administrative compliance check, and only proposals of concept notes that have passed it will be admitted to the quality assessment. Quality assessment of the concept notes (27 April 2026 – 1 June 2026) The quality assessment of the concept notes will be done by two impartial and working independently from each other evaluators, at least one of whom is external to WCIF. A ranked concept notes’ list, together with recommendations for changes (if any) to the proposed budgets of the ranked proposals, will be submitted by WCIF to the Initiative Selection Committee (ISC) for consideration. Subsequently the ISC provides WCIF with a list of the concept notes it has approved, considering their ranking by points and the available budget. Only applicants with approved concept notes will be eligible to submit full proposals for initiatives. All applicants with assessed concept notes will be informed by email about the assessment results of the Concept Note stage and whether they proceed to the Full Proposal phase. Stage 2 – Full Proposal submission (1 June 2026 – 3 August 2026) Shortlisted applicants will be invited to submit their full proposals. In the first half of June 2026, during the period of preparation of full proposals all organizations with approved concept notes will receive capacity building support. Assessment and contracting (3 August 2026 – 30 September 2026) The quality assessment will be carried out by WCIF. Based on the results of the assessment results, the WCIF team ranks all submitted proposals. The ranking is reviewed by the Initiative Selection Committee, which makes the final selection of proposals for initiatives. All applicants at Stage 2 will be informed by email about the final selection. Project implementation start (September – October 2026) Show more Further information The Code Success Fund focuses on: 1. Engaging civil society organizations, including community cultural centers, which work primarily at the local community level, in their capacity as strategic allies for embedding EU values in their communities and spreading the ideas of democracy, human rights, and the inclusion of vulnerable groups through the application of the "learning through experience" methodology. 2. The Fund's goal is to support local organizations that have the necessary infrastructure to reach local communities. 3. It is expected that the initiatives supported by the Fund will be proposed by organizations from different regions of the country working with their communities. Task description The Code Success Fund will support initiatives that raise awareness of EU rights and values, promote democracy and active civic participation, protect media freedom and counter disinformation, and work for equality, inclusion, and non-discrimination. The supported initiatives may include: -Awareness raising, including communication and information campaigns, -Activities aimed at countering disinformation regarding EU values and policies, -Various activities fostering civic dialogues at local level on topics related to EU rights and values, -Activities in the local community to create coalitions and partnerships between civil society organizations, -Civic participation/advocacy with the aim of contributing to decision-making processes (at regional or local level), -Training, exchange of experience and good practices, mentoring, knowledge transfer, and other activities aimed at increasing the capacity of civil society organizations and other stakeholders on topics related to EU values, -Activities that promote interethnic and intercultural dialogue in the community -Providing free advice and monitoring implementation of EU policies, rights, and values at the local level in accordance with the EU Treaties and the Charter of Fundamental Rights.