The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is launching a co-financing grant project competition for 2026, “Support for Development Cooperation and Development (Global) Education Projects Funded by the European Commission and Other International Aid Donors in the Recipient Countries Defined by the Republic of Latvia and in the Republic of Latvia”.
Project promoters who have already received funding from other development cooperation donors, including the European Commission, for the implementation of development cooperation and global education projects are invited to apply.
Priority will be given to projects:
- in the EU Eastern Neighbourhood countries, particularly Armenia, Moldova and Ukraine;
- in Central Asian countries, particularly Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan;
- supporting civil society in Georgia;
- in African countries; and
- development (global) education projects in the Republic of Latvia.
The total funding available for project implementation in 2026 is EUR 30,000. The minimum grant amount for an individual project is EUR 1,000; the maximum grant amount is up to 90% of the project promoter’s financial resources allocated to the project in 2026.
Civil society organisations registered in the Republic of Latvia are eligible to participate in the competition. Project applications must be submitted by 23:59 on 25 October this year. Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered. The electronically signed project application must be sent to the Bilateral Development Cooperation Division at the following e-mail address: granta.konkurss@mfa.gov.lv.
Information about the results of the competition will be published on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
For more information, please call +371 67016227 or send an e-mail to AttistibasSadarbiba@mfa.gov.lv.