Open Call: Development Cooperation Projects in Ukraine and Czech Republic

Deadline: 17-Jul-25

The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Kyiv in cooperation with the Czech Development Agency, hereby announces a Call for proposals for development cooperation projects in Ukraine for the period 2026-2028.

Focus Areas

• Education
  • Support for Ukrainian primary and secondary schools (in Czechia equivalent to the 1st and 2nd levels of primary school).
  • Focus Areas: mental health support, inclusive education, improvement of education quality, material support.
• Healthcare
  • Focus Areas: rehabilitation care, mental health as a cross-cutting theme.
• Supporting civil society and good governance
  • Focus Areas: support for civil society and good governance, reintegration of veterans, internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees, and other vulnerable groups at the municipal level, community mental health services, employment support opportunities as some of the possible topics addressed.
• Agriculture
  • Focus Areas: EU accession-related reforms, legislative and compliance support, alignment with EU standards using Czech expertise.

Funding Information

• Education:
  • CZK 30 million
  • (CZK 10 million/year)
• Healthcare:
  • CZK 30 million
  • CZK 10 million/ year
• Supporting civil society and good governance:
  • CZK 33 million
  • CZK 11 million/ year
• Agriculture:
  • CZK 36 million
  • CZK 12 million/ year

Evaluation Criteria

• Project proposals will be assessed in accordance with the Methodology of Foreign Development Cooperation, with additional emphasis on:
  • Quality of Proposal: Clear identification of the issue, baseline analysis, solution design, stakeholder involvement, and risk management;
  • Internal Logic: The degree to which the proposed solution addresses the identified problem and minimizes negative impacts;
  • Development Potential: Prospects for leveraging Czech expertise and contributing to long-term development goals;
  • Sectoral and Geographic Alignment: Relevance to the sectoral priorities, geographic focus, and financial framework outlined in this call.

For more information, visit Embassy of the Czech Republic in Kyiv.