Call 3 for projects of local associations for the protection and promotion of the values of the EU
Total funds available
€
300.000
Available for an individual action
€
10.000–30.000
Duration of action
12-18 months
Call Closed for now
General information
The general objective of this Call is to protect, promote, and raise awareness of the fundamental rights and values of the EU through support to local associations and through the development and strengthening of their capacities. The specific objective of this Call is to support smaller, local associations in the Republic of Croatia in the implementation of projects that contribute to the protection and promotion of the fundamental values of the European Union, such as human rights, equality, democracy, the rule of law, and freedom of expression. Particular emphasis is placed on activities that involve citizens, influence public policies, and strengthen community engagement, while at the same time empowering organizations for effective and sustainable operation. Selected civil society organizations will also have access to an extensive capacity-building program.
Amount of available funds for Croatia and Slovenia: a total of EUR 600.000
Of which for Croatia: EUR 360.000
Maximum amount of financial support per individual project: EUR 10.000–30.000. If the project includes a cross-border partnership between Croatian and Slovenian organizations, the maximum amount of financial support per individual project may amount to up to EUR 40.000.
Project proposals must be submitted via the following email address: prijava.cerv@zaklada-slagalica.hr
RESULTS
You can view the list of approved projects and project summaries in Croatia HERE. You can view the final list of approved projects in Slovenia HERE.
Info workshop
Online informational workshop, January 22, 2026, from 10:00 to 11:30.
You can register HERE, and the application deadline is January 21, 2026, at 4:00 PM.
Registered participants will receive the Zoom link at the email address provided during registration on January 22, 2026, at 9:00 AM.
If you require interpretation into Croatian Sign Language, please contact us no later than January 15, 2026, so that we can arrange this in time.
The recording of the info session is available HERE.
Individual consultations
Individual consultations (online) for approximately 30 organizations.
You can apply HERE. 22.01.2026. - APPLICATIONS FOR INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING ARE CLOSED DUE TO ALL APPOINTMENTS BEING FULL.
Application deadline: no later than February 20, 2026, or until all available time slots are filled. Information on the availability of time slots will be published on this page.
Regional workshops (idea incubator)
Regional workshops for developing project ideas are intended for potential applicants who wish to develop a project concept in order to submit a high-quality application to this Call. The workshops are intended for organizations that meet the eligibility criteria of the Call, and their purpose is to provide support in developing project ideas aimed at achieving impact within the framework of this Call.
Regional workshops will be held in Osijek, Slavonski Brod, Pula, Rijeka, Zagreb, Varaždin, Split, and Sinj, in the afternoon. The exact locations and times will be determined after the registration period for the workshops closes, and registered participants will be informed in a timely manner. Depending on the number of applications, the location within a particular region may change.
The workshop dates are as follows:
February 2, 2026 – Osijek
February 3, 2026 – Slavonski Brod
February 9, 2026 – Pula
February 10, 2026 – Rijeka
February 18, 2026 – Zagreb
February 19, 2026 – Varaždin
February 23, 2026 – Split
February 24, 2026 – Sinj
Applications to participate in the workshops are accepted via the following link:
Impact4Values 2.0 Call 3: Application for the regional workshop – development of a project concept – Fill in the form.
IMPORTANT:
A maximum of two (2) persons per organization may apply for a workshop.
The application deadline is five (5) days before the date of the individual workshop. If available places are filled before the deadline, applications may close earlier.
Travel costs for participants attending the workshops cannot be reimbursed.
Participants are required to attend the workshop with a proposal for a project concept they wish to further develop.
For additional questions or difficulties related to workshop registration, you may contact us at the following email address:
iva.zenzerovic@solidarna.hr
RESULTS
You can view the list of approved projects in Croatia HERE.
You can view the final list of approved projects in Slovenia HERE.
Eligibility
Associations established and registered in the Republic of Croatia whose average annual budget over the past three years does not exceed EUR 70.000, and their partners.
Purpose
To provide support to associations operating at the level of local communities in their efforts to protect and promote the values of the European Union and to ensure comprehensive support for strengthening their capacities.
Documentation
You can download approrriate documentation for this particular call bellow.
Contact
Support during the project application process can be obtained at: podrska.cerv@zaklada-slagalica.hr
For brief technical information related to the call, it is possible to contact by phone:
Solidarna Foundation at +385 95 1683 438, Monday to Friday from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM (Petra Mađerčić)
Slagalica Foundation at +385 31 213 255, Monday to Friday from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM (Jelena Gordana Zloić)
Frequently asked questions
I am interested in whether an association that was established this year in the town of XY (a youth association) can participate in this Call. A budget threshold for the past three years is mentioned, but we do not have a budget, as we have only just been established.
In accordance with the conditions of the Call for Proposals for local civil society organisations for the protection and promotion of the values of the European Union, no minimum number of years of existence/operation of the organisation is prescribed.
An organisation established this year may be an eligible applicant under this Call, provided that it meets all other prescribed eligibility requirements for applicants set out in sections 3.3.1 and 3.3.3.1 of the main Call document. As the organisation had no income in the period 2022–2024, you should enter €0 in all relevant sections of the application form. The organisation must be registered in the Register of Associations of the Republic of Croatia and in the Register of Non-Profit Organisations of the Republic of Croatia.
We recommend that you participate in the online information session and, if possible, in one of the project idea development workshops that will be held during February.
Does attendance at these workshops constitute a requirement for applying to the Call? We are not yet certain whether we will proceed with submitting an application.
Participation in the workshops is not a requirement for applying. A recording of the information session will be available on the Foundation’s website a few days after the session is held. The project proposal development workshops are a form of support intended for less experienced applicants.
We would very much like to participate in the information session; however, unfortunately, none of the active members of our team will be able to attend the session on that day at the specified time. We therefore wanted to ask whether a recording of the information session (or possibly the presentation materials) will be available, so that we can properly inform ourselves and prepare our application.
A recording of the information session will be available on the websites of the Slagalica Foundation and the Solidarna Foundation a few days after the session is held.
We would like to draw your attention to the fact that other forms of support for interested applicants are also available:
– project idea development workshops, which will be held at eight locations across Croatia, and
– individual online consultations for up to 30 organisations.
Information on the workshop locations and instructions on how to apply for a form of applicant support are available HERE.
We are an arts organisation and, among other activities, we also organise a Festival. As we are subject to the Associations Act, we would like to ask whether arts organisations are eligible to apply under this programme.
In accordance with the conditions of the Call, arts organisations established under the Act on the Rights of Self-Employed Artists and the Promotion of Artistic Creativity are not eligible applicants.
Arts organisations may be eligible partners under the same Call.
We have registered for the online workshop. As a baseball club (working with children), we are interested in developing a project. We also believe that we could easily secure a partner from Slovenia. We already have some experience in project work. However, we would like to know whether a sports club such as ours is an eligible applicant.
In order to ensure equal treatment of all participants in the Call, the Foundation does not provide individual opinions on the eligibility of specific potential applicants.
In accordance with the conditions of the Call, eligible applicants are exclusively associations established and registered in the Republic of Croatia, entered in the Register of Associations of the Republic of Croatia, and falling under the following definition: a non-profit voluntary organisation established as a legal entity for a non-commercial purpose, independent of local, regional or national authorities, public bodies, political parties, and commercial organisations. In addition, eligible applicants must cumulatively meet the following additional eligibility criteria:
• they are entered in the Register of Non-Profit Organisations of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Croatia and conduct transparent financial operations;
• in the years 2022–2024 (the last three financial years), they had an average annual income of less than EUR 70,000 (this condition is verified through publicly available data in the Register of Non-Profit Organisations during the administrative eligibility check).
Sports associations that meet all of the above conditions may be eligible applicants under this Call.
