Pre-announcement of the Open Call within small grant scheme on support of contemporary art and culture

14.05.2020

The Government Office of the SR -  Programme Operator plans to launch the Call for project proposals focused on contemporary art and culture, as well as the promotion of bilateral exchange of contemporary art activities.

Call number:  CLT03

Estimated call launching: October 2020

Estimated call closure: January 2021

The call will be launched by the Programme Operator – the Government Office of the Slovak Republic under EEA Grants

The objective of the call CLT03 will be to find projects on capacity development of cultural players and audience development addressing contemporary art and culture, as well as the promotion of bilateral exchange of contemporary art activities.

Project grant: EUR 50,000 – EUR 200,000

Estimated total call allocation: EUR 1,500,000

Co-financing: 

  • for state sector entities, co-financing is not required,
  • at least 5% for all other public sector entities, incl. regional and local self-governments and institutions and agencies thereof,
  • at least 10% for non-governmental organisations, Social Partners and other non-for-profit organisations,
  • at least 20% for private sector entities and other entities.            

Financing: payments of the project grant shall take the form of an advance payment, interim payments and a final payment. The level of advance payment to projects shall be set out in the project contract.

Eligible applicants: Any entity, public or private, commercial or non-commercial and nongovernmental organisations, established as a legal person in Slovakia, whose principal activity is in the cultural and creative sectors as defined in Regulation (EU) No 1295/20134 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Creative Europe Programme (2014-2020), provided that the applicant has at least one mandatory partner. Natural persons are not eligible.

Eligible partners:

Mandatory partner: Any public or private entity, commercial or non-commercial, as well as non-governmental organisations established as a legal person in one of the Donor States and whose principal activity is in the cultural and creative sectors as defined in Regulation (EU) No 1295/20131 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Creative Europe Programme (2014-2020). Natural persons are not eligible.

Other partner: Any public or private entity, commercial or non-commercial, as well as nongovernmental organisations established as a legal person either in the Donor States or in the Beneficiary States, or any international organisation or body or agency thereof. Natural persons are not eligible.

Support:   Small Grant Scheme shall support projects on capacity development of cultural players and audience development, resulting in the organisation of events targeting audience’s interest in culture and arts and their involvement in culture and arts, events dedicated to artistic freedom and/or freedom of expression, events focused on raising awareness about minority culture and involvement of educational institutions.