The European Heritage Hub (EHH) project – co-funded by the European Union and run by a consortium of 20 partners led by Europa Nostra launched a Small Grants Scheme to support projects protecting cultural heritage in EU neighbouring countries. This initiative is supported by the ALIPH Foundation.
The European Heritage Hub Small Grants Scheme aims at encouraging and empowering heritage stakeholders from 11 neighbouring countries of the European Union – Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo*, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Ukraine – to become active protagonists of the wider European heritage movement, enhancing their capacity to respond to Europe’s green, digital and social transformation. Only civil society and not-for-profit organisations can apply including but not limited to NGOs, charities, grassroots organisations, etc
The European Heritage Hub Small Grants Scheme is an agile and flexible funding instrument for allocating small grants to heritage projects led by civil society organisations based in the eligible non-EU countries listed above. It will support initiatives of 3 sizes:
- Small projects – Grants ranging from 2,000 to 10,000 EUR.
- Medium projects – Grants ranging from 10,000 to 30,000 EUR.
- Large projects – Grants ranging from 30,000 to 50,000 EUR.
The lead applicant must have a legal status and a bank account in one of the eligible countries. In the case of a partnership, the partners can be based in other European countries.
Deadline for application: 31 March 2024.
For further information and application, see EHH website.
*Understood in full compliance with United Nations’ Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.
