The Civil Society Foundation accepts project proposals on an open-door principle and in the framework of competitions. The applicant should consider that the project proposal should comply with the 2024 programs’ priorities. For information about the Foundation’s strategies for the upcoming year visit the Programs page.
We advise scheduling a consultation meeting with the representatives of a specific program, before submitting the project to the Foundation. This meeting will give you guidance on whether your project matches the Foundation’s priorities.
A consultation meeting is periodically scheduled online, after an applicant is registered.
For more information, please contact us: contact@csf.ge; +995 32 2 25 04 63.
It is required to carefully complete all information that must be provided to the Foundation within the project proposal.
It is important for the submitted project proposal to be in line with the Foundation’s specific program’s strategy.
The most common questions asked about our work can be viewed in the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section below.
Non-profitable, non-commercial non-governmental organizations are eligible to apply for CSF The Foundation carries out its activities in full compliance with the Law of Georgia on Grants. A Georgian citizen having a neutral identification card or a neutral travel document, resident or non-resident non-entrepreneurial (non-commercial) legal entity of Georgia, its representation, branch or department may be a grant recipient.
According to the Law of Georgia on Grants, a foreign national cannot be a grant recipient. Only a Georgian citizen having a neutral identification card or a neutral travel document, resident or non-resident non-entrepreneurial (non-commercial) legal entity of Georgia, its representation, branch or department may be a grant recipient.
The Foundation supports both experienced and newly founded organizations.
It is possible to submit a project if the organization is already implementing the project funded by CSF. The number of concurrent projects should not exceed three.
Project proposals can be submitted online, through the Foundation’s Application Form
The project duration is not determined. The term of its implementation should comply with the planned activities.
An upper limit of the project budget is not determined. The budget should be cost-effective, substantiated, and comply with the activities envisaged by the action plan.
The limits of the salary budget are not determined and it depends on the activities planned under the project.
The grant application will be reviewed, and a decision made within two months of registration.
If approved, the project will begin on the contract signing date. Consequently, when setting the start date, consider the 2-month period needed for review and approval.
The reference should be about both a project and an applicant. It is desirable that referees are appropriate experts from relevant fields. Moreover, they should be familiar with an applicant’s experience and activities.
A member of the Foundation’s Executive Board and Expert Commission, its staff member or a person with any form of conflict of interests cannot be a referee.
Submitted project proposals are first evaluated by the Expert Commission of a relevant program. Decisions on project financing are made by the Executive Board upon the recommendations of the Expert Commission.
The project once declined by the Foundation’s Expert’s Commission and the Executive Board will not be considered for funding throughout the upcoming year and/or in the framework of the program strategy active in the given period of time. Opportunities for funding can be further discussed with the Foundation’s respective program at the consultation meeting. Find information about the next consultation on the consultant’s page.
Project application submission consultations are held online on the last Wednesday of each month, by registration. Find information about the next consultation on the consultant’s page.
The Foundation does not finance studies abroad. To search for the information about the opportunities and financing the studies abroad, please, visit the website of our partner organization, Center for International Education – www.cie.ge.
The Foundation does not issue travel grants. It pays travel expenses only if the project financed by the Foundation envisages a participant’s international visit.
The publications released with the support of the Foundation are mainly free. The electronic versions of the majority of these publications are available on the Foundation’s website, in the section “Publications”. Those publications, which have no online versions, can be found in the Library located at the Foundation’s office. The Library offers over 1000 books on various topics. The availability of literature in the library can be checked through an online catalog.
The Foundation currently does not finance business development projects.
