Calls for proposals
We fund cooperation projects through calls
for proposals. Find out about open and upcoming opportunities and learn about past calls.
Timeline of calls
Our calls for proposals are open invitations to submit project ideas to our funding programme.
We will launch a series of calls between 2021 and 2027 and the timeline below shows the progress we are making. In 2022, we already selected 53 new projects following our first call for proposals. In January 2024, we selected further 47 new cooperation projects bringing the total number of funded projects to 100.
First call
Closed
in 2022
Second call
Closed
in 2023
Third call
Open from
15 October to 10 December 2024
Future calls
A capitalisation call is in development
Open call
Our third call for proposals is open until 10 December 2024. With this call, we invite organisations across central Europe to develop cooperation ideas that pioneer solutions for peripheral and lagging areas.
Consequently, the call has a territorial and thematic focus and addresses small-scale projects. The call budget is around 14 million Euros from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the ERDF co-financing rate is 80%.
The selection of new projects is currently expected for summer 2025, following a thorough assessment that will include hearings for the first time.
Second call results
Our second call for proposals was open from 22 March 2022 to 17 May 2023.
On 31 January 2024, our monitoring committee decided to co-finance 47 new transnational projects with a budget of 76 million Euros from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The selected projects will kick off in spring 2024.
First call results
Our first call for proposals was open from 15 November 2021 to 23 February 2022.
On 15 December 2022, the programme monitoring committee selected 53 new transnational cooperation projects for funding. They receive co-financing of nearly 100 million Euros from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The funded projects kicked off in spring 2023.