National cooperation projects

The application form can be submitted in English, Ukrainian or Russian.

This lot is only open to organisations located in Ukraine, including civil society organisations, public sector organisations and private sector (including profit-making) organisations operating in the cultural and creative sectors. Applicants must have appropriate legal status to receive charitable grants.

The programme will provide grants to Ukrainian cultural operators to carry out cooperation projects in Ukraine involving organisations from at least two separate (non-neighbouring) regions of Ukraine.

The project duration should be between three and six months.

  1. Applicant information (lead organisation which will receive the grant)
  2. Full legal name of organisation
  3. Oblast
  4. City
  5. Official address
  6. Type of organisation:
  • Public cultural institution
  • Private cultural institution
  • Local civil society organisation (CSO)
  • Public educational institution
  • Private educational institution
  • Local government organisation
  • Other (please specify).
  • Which sector(s) does the organisation work in? (multiple choice)
  • Tangible and/or intangible cultural heritage
  • Architecture
  • Archives
  • Libraries and museums
  • Artistic crafts
  • Audiovisual (including film, television, video games and multimedia)
  • Design
  • Festivals
  • Music
  • Literature
  • Performing arts
  • Publishing
  • Radio
  • Visual arts
  • Creative industries
  • Other (please specify)
  • Briefly describe what your organisation does. (50 words)
  • Website address
  • Contact person/Project Manager (name, telephone, address).
  • When was the organisation established?
  • Has the organisation received other grants in the past 12 months? If yes, please specify them.
  1. Information on partner organisation
  2. Full legal name of organisation
  3. Oblast
  4. City
  5. Official address
  6. Type of organisation:
  • Public cultural institution
  • Private cultural institution
  • Local civil society organisation (CSO)
  • Public educational institution
  • Private educational institution
  • Local government organisation
  • Other (please specify).
  • Which sector(s) does the organisation work in? (multiple choice)
  • Tangible and/or intangible cultural heritage
  • Architecture
  • Archives
  • Libraries and museums
  • Artistic crafts
  • Audiovisual (including film, television, video games and multimedia)
  • Design
  • Festivals
  • Music
  • Literature
  • Performing arts
  • Publishing
  • Radio
  • Visual arts
  • Creative industries
  • Other (please specify)
  • Briefly describe what the organisation does(50 words)
  • Website address
  • Contact person/Project Manager (name, telephone, address)
  1. Other partner organisations
  2. Are you involving any other partner organisations inthis grant application?
  3. If yes, please provide briefinformation about each of them (name, website, main activity, contact person).(50 words)
  1. Project description
  2. Project name
  3. Start date of the project
  4. End date of the project
  5. Duration of the project (number of months)
  6. Which of the Culture Bridges programme objectives does your project address (multiple choice)?
  • Raising awareness of the importance of culture for economic development and social cohesion.
  • Stimulating greater participation in cultural activities by the general public.
  • Encouraging cooperation between civil society organisations (CSOs), public sector organisations and private sector organisations operating in the cultural and creative sectors.
  • Developing the knowledge and capacity of operators working in the cultural and creative sectors.
  • Engaging under-represented or marginalised groups in cultural activity.
  • Exploring diversity and promoting intercultural dialogue through cultural activity.
  • Which sector(s) does the projectcover? (multiple choice)
  • Tangible and/or intangible cultural heritage
  • Architecture
  • Archives
  • Libraries and museums
  • Artistic crafts
  • Audiovisual (including film, television, video games and multimedia)
  • Design
  • Festivals
  • Music
  • Literature
  • Performing arts
  • Publishing
  • Radio
  • Visual arts
  • Creative industries
  • Other (please specify)
  • Please providea brief summary of the project idea.(50 words)
  • Why is this project needed? What evidence do you have of this need (egresearch results, reports, analytics, market dataetc)? (200 words)
  • What do you expect to achieve as a result of this project (what are your objectives and the outputs that will contribute to the objectives)?.(200 words)
  • Who will be the target audience for your project?(200 words)
  • Please detail yourproject activity plan and the people/organisations responsible for each activity, and outline how each activity will contribute to achieving the project objectives.(200 words)
  • What other stakeholders (individuals or institutions) will need to be involved in your project? How have you ensured / how will you ensure their participation?.(200 words)
  • How will you know you have achieved your project’s objectives? Please briefly summarise your monitoring and evaluation plan, and the success indicators you will use in the evaluation process?(200 words)
  • How will you tell people about your project? Please outline your communications and dissemination strategy, and the communications tools you will use.(200 words)
  • How will your project’s achievements be sustained? What impact do you think the project will have on long-lasting cooperation, collaboration and/or networking between the project partners?(200 words)
  • How will you and your partners work together on the project? Please list the team members, their role in the project and their relevant experience for this role. (200 words)
  • What experience do you or your partner organisation(s) have of implementing similar projects? Please briefly describe them(200 words)
  • What are the main risks that could affect the successful completion ofyour project? How will you deal with each of them?.(200 words)
  1. Requestedbudget
  2. Do you have other financial contributors to this project? If yes, please list them and indicate the amount / nature of their contribution.(200 words)
  3. Do you or your partners need to purchase any special equipment for the project’s implementation? Please provide an explanation if so.(200 words)
  4. Do you, your partners or your target audiences have any special needs requiring additional resources / costs for your project? Please provide details here if so and include the requested additional costs in your budget breakdown.(200 words)
  5. Pleaseupload the breakdown of the requested budget for your project using theBudget Spreadsheet.Meal rates should be in line with the Country Rates.

Please note that the programme assessors will review the requested budget. If some expenditure estimates are considered too highor are not supported with evidence where appropriate, the grant amount offered may be reduced accordingly.

The grant cannot be used for office equipment purchase, office rental costs, ongoing organisational costs, language training, costs covered by other donor-funded projects, the salaries of public officials, or for projects of a commercial nature.

Supporting documents:

  • Budget breakdown
  • Registration documents of all applying organisations
  • CVs of Project Managers of all applying organisations.

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