Support for Local Civic Engagement Initiatives (APS 19-08 v.2)
Verified by the editorial team 29 September 2026
Updated Applicants corrected per the APS: NGOs only (communities are implementation sites, not applicants); added exclusions, ineligible activities and the full document list
Summary
Up to UAH 4,845,000 for civic engagement initiatives that strengthen social cohesion in target communities across nine frontline and war-affected regions. About 4 grants of 6 months are expected; activities must bring together at least two target groups - veterans, IDPs, youth, older people, people with disabilities.
About the call
The Partnership Fund for a Resilient Ukraine (PFRU, implemented by Chemonics) supports small resident-led initiatives: joint needs identification and public consultations, small low-cost improvements to public spaces and services, skills development, volunteering and structured cooperation between civil society, local authorities and residents. Applicants must set up or strengthen initiative or working groups in each chosen community.
Activities are allowed only in the communities listed in section 2.5 of the APS in Chernihiv, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia and Odesa regions. Large infrastructure, capital construction, cash transfers or individual assistance, purely symbolic or memorial events and activities for a single group are not supported.
Officially registered civic organisations and NGOs with non-profit status and experience in the target communities can apply; joint applications from several organisations are welcome. Grants are cost-reimbursable or fixed amount with milestones; the final 5-10% of the budget is paid after full reporting.
Who can apply
- Civic organisations and NGOs registered under Ukrainian law
- With non-profit status
- With experience in the target communities and with veterans, IDPs, youth, older people, people with disabilities
- Partnerships and joint applications of several organisations
Who cannot apply
- Organisations registered in occupied territories that have not re-registered
- Political parties and affiliated entities
- Religious organisations with a religious purpose
- Organisations that misused donor funds in the last 5 years
- Organisations under NSDC sanctions or on international exclusion lists
What the funds are for
- Public consultations and joint identification of recovery needs
- Small improvements to public spaces and services
- Setting up and training initiative and working groups
- Volunteer actions and joint activities for different groups
What is not funded
- Large infrastructure and capital construction
- Cash transfers and individual assistance
- Purely symbolic, memorial or festive events
- Activities for only one target group
- Duplication of existing government or NGO services
Documents required
Forms and templates are on the call page
- Online form with organisation information
- Annex A - grant proposal form (Word, Times New Roman 11)
- Annex B - budget (Excel)
- Annex C - applicant self-assessment form
- Annex D - risk matrix
- State register extract, non-profit certificate, charter
- Organisational structure and CVs of key staff
- Existing organisational policies
How to apply
- 1Fill in the preliminary online form
- 2Prepare the proposal using Annexes A-D
- 3Email pfru-grants@chemonics.com with subject 19-08_Civic engagement initiatives v.2
- 4Questions by 1 October, submission by 5 October 2026, 23:59 Kyiv time
Timeline
Questions and answers
- Could several organisations submit a joint application?
- Yes. Partnerships could apply, and joint applications from several organisations were welcome.
- What was not supported under PFRU APS 19-08 v.2?
- Large infrastructure, capital construction, cash transfers and individual assistance, purely symbolic or memorial events, and activities for only one target group.
Change history
- Updated: Applicants corrected per the APS: NGOs only (communities are implementation sites, not applicants); added exclusions, ineligible activities and the full document list
Donor contacts
Email: pfru-grants@chemonics.com
Website: pfru.org.ua
