Funding

Regional European Aid Guide

The purpose of this guide is to provide an overview of how the EU organises its programming for external assistance. The guide includes a library of key documents on EU programming and the EU project cycle. It also includes all country and regional strategy papers and national and regional indicative programmes.

Visitors can use this guide to find information on EU financial instruments which are open to non-profit making organisations to fund their development projects. The guide also includes information on how to apply for funding.

Geographical programmes are the preferred instrument for cooperation. Based on a dialogue with the partner countries, the Commission draws up strategy papers based on countries and regions' needs and performance. These strategy papers set out the priority areas and financial allocations and serve as the basis for the programming of development aid. An action programme is then adopted each year to define the specific objectives, fields of intervention, expected results and amount of funding.

(Source: http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/how/finance/geographic_en.htm)

European Aid Guide on Thematic Instruments

In addition to providing regional and country-based approaches to development through geographic programmes, the European Commission operates programmes with a specific thematic focus. They are implemented on the basis of thematic strategy papers and annual action programmes.

In order to provide a rapid EU response to volatile food prices in developing countries, an "EU Food Facility" was set up in December 2008. This new instrument provides for € 1 billion funding to be spent between 2008 and 2010, nearly half of which in 2009.

(Source: http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/how/finance/thematic_en.htm)

Calls for proposal

You can search a database with EU calls for proposal here.