CFAs: Active Communities, Protected Rights, Sustainable Future Project Grants (Hungary)

Deadline: 16-Nov-2026

The Active Communities, Protected Rights, Sustainable Future project grants support Hungarian civil society organizations implementing multi-year projects focused on democracy, media literacy, human rights, gender equality, and climate action. Grants range from €50,000 to €100,000, with €10 million available for the call, and projects can run for 24 to 48 months. The Active Communities, Protected Rights, Sustainable Future project grants are part of the EEA Civil Society Fund in Hungary. The programme aims to strengthen the role of Hungarian civil society organizations in promoting democratic values, protecting rights, improving social participation, and supporting sustainable development. It provides multi-year funding for projects that address important social and environmental challenges and enable local civil society organizations to develop long-term initiatives. Projects must contribute to at least one of five priority areas established by the Fund. Projects can strengthen the participation of civil society organizations and citizens in democratic processes. Activities may focus on improving civic engagement, participation, public dialogue, or the ability of civil society actors to contribute to democratic decision-making. This priority supports initiatives that improve people’s ability to understand, assess, and responsibly use information. Projects may address media literacy, information integrity, critical thinking, and related challenges affecting public participation and informed decision-making. Projects can promote human rights and social justice, including efforts to combat discrimination. Activities may address equality, inclusion, protection of rights, and support for groups experiencing discrimination or social exclusion. This priority supports initiatives advancing gender equality and LGBTIQ+ rights. It also includes projects related to sexual and reproductive health and rights and other activities that promote equality and protection from discrimination. Projects can address climate action, environmental protection, and the transition toward a more sustainable economy and society. The priority also includes supporting a just green transition, ensuring that environmental transformation considers social and community needs. The grants provide between €50,000 and €100,000 per project. A total of €10,000,000 is available under this call. Projects can use up to 5% of the grant for capacity-building activities. Capacity building can help organizations strengthen the skills, systems, knowledge, and organizational resources needed to successfully implement their projects. Projects must be designed as multi-year initiatives.

The eligible project duration is:

Applicants should therefore develop projects with clear long-term objectives, realistic milestones, and sustainable outcomes. Eligible applicants are Hungarian civil society organizations that meet the programme’s legal and organizational requirements.

Eligible organization types include:

Applicants must also meet the applicable organizational size and registration requirements.

Applicants must:

Organizations should ensure that they meet all legal, ownership, registration, and employee-number requirements before submitting an application.

Partnerships with organizations from Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway are encouraged

These partnerships can provide opportunities for knowledge exchange, cooperation, shared learning, and development of approaches that strengthen the impact of civil society projects. Applicants considering international cooperation should clearly define the role and contribution of each partner within the proposed project. Up to 5% of the grant can be allocated to capacity-building activities. This allows organizations to include activities that strengthen their ability to implement and sustain the project. Potential capacity-building areas may include: Capacity-building activities should have a clear connection to the organization’s ability to achieve the project’s objectives. Applicants should build their proposals around a clearly identified social, democratic, human rights, gender, information, or environmental challenge.

A strong project should explain:

Because projects can last up to four years, applicants should demonstrate a realistic long-term implementation strategy. Civil society organizations can play an important role in strengthening democratic participation, protecting human rights, improving access to reliable information, advancing equality, and addressing environmental challenges. The multi-year structure of these grants allows organizations to work beyond short-term activities and develop projects with longer-term community and institutional outcomes. The programme also connects social and environmental priorities by supporting work ranging from democratic participation and human rights to climate action and a just green transition. Before submitting an application, organizations should consider the following: They are multi-year project grants under the EEA Civil Society Fund in Hungary supporting civil society initiatives focused on democracy, information integrity, human rights, gender equality, and climate and environmental action. Individual grants range from €50,000 to €100,000, with a total of €10 million available under the call. Projects can run for between 24 and 48 months. Eligible applicants include Hungarian associations, foundations, social cooperatives, and qualifying nonprofit companies exclusively owned by natural persons. Applicants must qualify as micro- or small enterprises and have fewer than 25 employees. Yes. Up to 5% of the grant may be allocated to capacity-building activities. No. Partnerships with organizations from Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway are encouraged, but the programme is designed for eligible Hungarian civil society organizations. The Active Communities, Protected Rights, Sustainable Future project grants provide €50,000