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Empower UA: grants for civil society organisations
Sector:
Social entrepreneurship
Type:
Grant
Location:
Ukraine
Deadline:
07 November 2025 at 18:00 Kyiv time
Organiser:
This is a chance to receive EUR 60,000 to help people in difficult life circumstances.
Build a new homeless shelter, launch a free psychological support service for refugees, or buy computers to handle more requests per day. You will have a year to implement the idea in the territory under the control of the Ukrainian government.
Join a webinar on 4 November at 15.00 to learn about the pitfalls and ask questions to the managers.
The programme is managed by the “Network 100 per cent Life Rivne” charitable organisation within the framework of the EU4CSOs “Empower UA” project, which is funded by the EU. This is one of thousands of EU opportunities for Ukraine.
What do I get?
From EUR 40,000 to EUR 60,000 to start working with people in difficult life circumstances, scale up your activities, or make the organisation more efficient.
Can I apply?
Grants will be helpful to civil society organisations that:
- At least two years are officially registered in Ukraine
- Have non-profit status
- Have more than two years of experience in the social sphere
- Have a strong team
- Can receive grant funds
What do I need to apply?
- Completed application form — up to two pages
- Budget
- Organisation registration statement in PDF format
- Extract from the Register of Social Service Providers in PDF format
- Decision on inclusion in the Register of Non-profit Institutions and Organisations in PDF format
- CVs of the critical team in one PDF file
How do I apply?
By 7 November, complete the application form and attach all documents. The results will be announced on 1 December.
Good to know
- You will receive a grant in hryvnias at the NBU exchange rate when you sign the grant agreement.
- The grant cannot be spent on commercial projects, personal exhibitions and publications, material aid, military equipment, or projects aimed at political, pre-election or religious activities.
- One organisation — one grant. However, you can get several more grants for projects with other organisations.
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