Heartefact Fund announces Boost Grant Program (Serbia)

Heartefact Fund announces Boost Grant Program (Serbia)

Deadline: 19-Jul-25

The Heartefact Fund is excited to announce its Boost Grant Program to support the empowerment of well-established cultural and artistic organizations in Serbia by providing flexible financial assistance to strengthen their organizational capacities, support strategic development and improve their long-term stability.

The aim of the CfD project is to support the independent cultural sector so that it contributes to greater social cohesion and tolerance at the local level.

Scope

• Support will be awarded to a maximum of six different cultural and artistic organizations.

Objective

• The objective of the call is to enable the improvement of organizational capacities and resilience of independent cultural and artistic actors through continuous organizational development and efficient achievement of set goals.

Funding Information

• The total amount of support per organization is up to CHF 60,000, distributed over a period of three years, with up to CHF 20,000 awarded annually.

Expected Outcomes

• Increased organizational stability of cultural and artistic actors through addressing priority needs and targeted improvement of the operational, programmatic and financial resilience of cultural and artistic organizations.
• The expected results of the CfD project within the 2nd phase of implementation are:
• Improved organizational capacities and resilience of cultural and artistic actors and organizations enable their further development and efficient achievement of goals.
• Contemporary creativity of individual cultural and artistic actors encourages critical thinking, social dialogue and raising social awareness on topics of immediate importance to local communities.

Eligible Activities

• Eligible activities may include, but are not limited to:
  • developing new strategies that contribute to the long-term development of the organization;
  • defining and establishing program priorities in accordance with the organization’s mission;
  • strengthening internal capacities, including team and management empowerment;
  • research and development of mechanisms for securing additional and diverse sources of financing, in line with the long-term vision of the organization

Eligibility Criteria

• The following have the right to participate:
  • cultural and artistic organizations;
  • artistic collectives and initiatives;
  • other legal entities operating in the field of arts and culture, including independent foundations, and endowments;
  • The applicant must be registered as a legal entity with the Business Registers Agency (BRA);
  • The applicant’s headquarters must be located in one of the municipalities, cities or villages on the territory of the Republic of Serbia. Preference will be given to applicants registered outside Belgrade and other major urban centers;
  • Applicants must have at least five years of experience in the implementation of cultural and artistic projects, as well as a visible impact on relevant social, political and cultural issues.

Ineligibility Criteria

• The applicant and/or persons who in any way support or have supported discriminatory, radical, violent, racist, nationalistic behaviors and attitudes;
• An applicant who is not registered in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Serbia;
• An applicant who has not fulfilled his legal obligations based on public benefits, i.e. payment of taxes and contributions;
• Religious organizations;
• Natural persons;
• Cultural institutions founded by the Republic of Serbia, the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina or a local self-government unit;
• Representative office of a foreign organization registered in the Republic of Serbia;
• Organizations that have an active (ongoing) project supported under the CfD project.

For more information, visit Heartefact Fund.