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The second round of Active Citizens Funds program has 5 active callings, especially made for NGOs, that propose projects on increasing citizen involvement in the community by developing methods through which they can contribute to the democratic culture.

The 5 callings are divided on thematic areas as it follows:

• Call 2 – Education and civic implication
• Call 3 – Civic activism and advocacy
• Call 5 – Strategic aid for human rights and equal treatment
• Call 7 – Social Inclusion advocacy for vulnerable groups
• Call 8 – Interethnic rural communities development

For any of these callings applicants can request one of the following types of grants:

• Medium grants: 50.001 – 75.000 EUROs, with a duration between 6 to 24 months
• Large grants and/or Strategic grants: 75.001-150.000 EUROs, with a duration between 12 to 24 months

All projects benefit of an irredeemable aid of 90% of total eligible costs of the project and co-financing will represent at least 10% of all eligible costs and can be brought in cash or kind, in the form of voluntary work, up to 50% of co-financing.

The main categories of eligible costs are:

• Personnel costs
• Travel allowance and subsistence
• New equipment or second-hand expenses
• Consumables and furniture expenses
• Expenses proposed by other contracts assigned by the Project Manager with the purpose of carrying the project to the end
• Expenses that come directly from the financing contract clauses
• Indirect expenses (a flat rate of up to 15% of the eligible direct costs of the employed staff may be applied)