Civil society organisations and NGOs in Ukraine can access a wider range of funding in 2026 than at any previous point since the full-scale invasion began. The international donor community backs everything from advocacy and EU integration to war crimes documentation, veteran reintegration, and cultural resilience. Tracking all these opportunities across dozens of platforms, however, takes time most organisations simply do not have. This guide brings together more than 15 active grant programmes for NGOs and CSOs – all with verified deadlines confirmed from official sources – grouped by funder type and thematic focus, with direct source links.
| Programmes covered
15+ programmes |
Nearest deadline
17 April 2026 |
Maximum grant
up to EUR 7 million |
Target audience
NGOs, CSOs, foundations |
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Bilateral Programmes: Lithuania, Poland, Visegrad, ESTDEV
Bilateral programmes between Ukraine and individual EU and Visegrad countries tend to attract fewer competing applications than major EU calls, and they come with clearly stated thematic priorities that make it straightforward to assess fit before investing time in an application.
Embassy of Lithuania in Ukraine: up to EUR 50,000 – deadline 17 April 2026
Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Ukraine – 2026 Project Call
Organiser: Embassy of Lithuania in Ukraine | urm.lt
Lithuania’s annual project call combines two priority areas for 2026: rehabilitation services for war-affected individuals (psychological and physical rehabilitation, prosthetics) and initiatives that strengthen democratic resilience. Eligible activities in the second area include civil society strengthening, independent media support, rule of law and anti-corruption work, civic literacy, and resistance to disinformation. Ukrainian NGOs and CSOs with a relevant track record may apply. Selected projects receive up to EUR 50,000.
| Grant amount: | up to EUR 50,000 |
| Who can apply: | Ukrainian NGOs and CSOs |
| Deadline: | 17 April 2026 |
Polish-Ukrainian Grants 2026: 7 programmes for NGOs, artists, and researchers
Polish-Ukrainian grant ecosystem 2026: youth exchanges, culture, civil society
Organisers: various Polish foundations and agencies | full review at GetGrant
Poland provides the largest bilateral support among Ukraine’s neighbouring countries. In 2026, seven active programmes cover youth exchanges through FRSO, NGO support through the Polish Fund for International Solidarity, cultural partnerships, and media projects. A full breakdown of all seven programmes – with individual deadlines, amounts, and eligibility criteria – is in the GetGrant article on Polish-Ukrainian Grants 2026.
| Typical amounts: | from EUR 5,000 to EUR 100,000 depending on the programme |
| Deadlines: | Various – full details in the GetGrant article |
Visegrad+ Grants: up to EUR 35,000 – deadline 1 June 2026
Visegrad+ Grants – support for democratisation and EU integration projects with V4 partners
Organiser: International Visegrad Fund | visegradfund.org
The Visegrad+ programme backs large cross-border projects promoting democratisation and transformation in Eastern Partnership countries. The consortium must include at least three organisations, with at least one from a V4 country (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, or Hungary) and at least one from the beneficiary country. Eligible thematic areas cover governance, civil society, education, and culture. A detailed review of the programme – including what project scale qualifies as “large” in practice – is available on GetGrant’s Visegrad Fund page.
| Grant amount: | up to EUR 35,000 |
| Consortium: | minimum 3 organisations: at least 1 from V4, at least 1 from beneficiary country |
| Deadline: | 1 June 2026 / 1 October 2026 |
EU Programmes: CERV, Creative Europe, Erasmus+
Three major EU programmes carry active deadlines for NGOs in April–May 2026. Each programme covers a different thematic scope and targets a different applicant profile – from cultural organisations to civil society groups working on gender equality and rights.
CERV-2026-GE: EUR 23 million for gender equality – deadline 28 April 2026
CERV-2026-GE – Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values: gender equality call 2026
Organiser: European Commission / EACEA | ec.europa.eu
The Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) programme is the EU’s primary instrument for directly funding civil society, with a total budget of EUR 1.55 billion running to 2027. The current open call, CERV-2026-GE, targets gender equality: equal pay, work-life balance, women’s leadership, and tackling gender stereotypes. The total call budget is EUR 23 million, with EUR 5–7 million allocated per priority area. Ukrainian organisations qualify as associated country applicants. Profit-oriented entities may participate only in partnership with non-profit ones.
| Call budget: | EUR 23,000,000 (EUR 5–7 million per priority area) |
| Who can apply: | NGOs, public and private organisations from EU member states or associated countries (including Ukraine) |
| Focus: | Gender equality, equal pay, women’s leadership |
| Deadline: | 28 April 2026 |
Creative Europe 2026 Cooperation Projects: up to EUR 1,000,000 – deadline 5 May 2026
CREA-CULT-2026-COOP – European Cooperation Projects 2026 (Small Scale and Medium Scale)
Organiser: Creative Europe / EACEA | culture.ec.europa.eu
Creative Europe has opened its main 2026 call for transnational cultural cooperation projects, with a total available budget of EUR 60.27 million. The call covers two formats: Small Scale projects require at least 3 organisations from 3 different eligible countries, grant up to EUR 200,000, with 80% EU co-funding; Medium Scale projects require at least 5 organisations from 5 countries, grant up to EUR 1,000,000, with 70% EU co-funding. Supported activities include joint cultural productions, audience development, artist mobility, skills exchange, and community engagement through culture. One organisation may coordinate only one proposal under this call and participate in a maximum of 3 applications in total.
| Grant amount: | up to EUR 200,000 (Small Scale) or up to EUR 1,000,000 (Medium Scale) |
| Consortium: | min. 3 orgs from 3 countries (Small) or min. 5 orgs from 5 countries (Medium) |
| Who can apply: | Cultural and creative organisations; lead must have existed at least 2 years |
| Deadline: | 5 May 2026, 17:00 CET |
Official Creative Europe 2026 announcement at culture.ec.europa.eu
Erasmus+ KA2 second round: EUR 60,000–400,000+ – deadline 1 October 2026
Erasmus+ KA2 – Cooperation Partnerships: second 2026 round for NGOs, youth and education organisations
Organiser: EACEA and national Erasmus+ agencies | erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu
The main KA2 Cooperation Partnerships deadline for 2026 was 5 March. Most national agencies, however, open a second round with a deadline of 1 October 2026. This second round covers cooperation projects in education, training, and youth – including capacity building for NGOs. The minimum consortium requirement is typically three organisations from three different countries. Applications go to the national Erasmus+ agency in the lead organisation’s country. Grant amounts range from EUR 60,000 to EUR 400,000 or more depending on project type and scale.
| Grant amount: | EUR 60,000 – EUR 400,000+ depending on project type |
| Who can apply: | NGOs, youth organisations, educational institutions |
| Second round deadline: | 1 October 2026 (most national agencies) |
House of Europe: Rolling Grants for Culture and Media Organisations
House of Europe – Cultural Institutes Cooperation Grants (EU-funded, Goethe-Institut Ukraine)
Organiser: House of Europe / Goethe-Institut Ukraine | houseofeurope.org.ua
These grants fund collaborative projects between cultural institutes within the EUNIC Ukraine network and Ukrainian organisations. Supported topics are broad: conferences, educational events, investigative journalism workshops, training for veterans, and other initiatives with clear public value. The defining feature is a rolling application cycle – the deadline falls on the last day of each month at 15:00 Kyiv time, and applications are reviewed until the fund runs out. The next deadline is 30 April 2026, then 31 May 2026.
| Grant amount: | up to EUR 20,000 |
| Who can apply: | Ukrainian organisations in partnership with a EUNIC Ukraine cultural institute |
| Deadline: | Last day of each month, 15:00 Kyiv time (30 April, 31 May, etc.) |
Ukrainian Institutional Funders: PFRU, International Renaissance Foundation, ISAR Ednania
Three key institutional programmes in Ukraine fund civil society organisations directly, without any international partner requirement. These competitions tend to have shorter lead times between submission and project start, which makes them practical for organisations that need to move quickly.
PFRU: up to UAH 7,700,000 for cultural heritage digitisation – deadline 21 April 2026
Partnership for a Strong Ukraine (PFRU) – RFG No. 018-05, three lots
Organiser: PFRU / Chemonics International (Canada, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, Estonia) | pfru.org.ua
PFRU launched a three-lot competition responding to the confirmed destruction of over 1,600 cultural heritage objects since 2022. Lot 1 covers creation of 3D digital models of 10 at-risk heritage sites; Lot 2 addresses establishing a National Coordination Centre for the evacuation of cultural property; Lot 3 supports development of an analytical mechanism for the Ministry of Culture. Organisations may apply to all three lots simultaneously, submitting a separate application per lot. Full conditions for all three lots are reviewed at GetGrant’s PFRU page.
| Maximum grant: | 133,000 GBP / up to UAH 7,700,000 (across 3 lots) |
| Who can apply: | Ukrainian non-profit and non-governmental organisations |
| Deadline: | 21 April 2026, 12:00 Kyiv time |
International Renaissance Foundation: UAH 1–4 million for war victims and war memory – deadline 11 May 2026
“Protection of Victims and Preservation of War Memory” – International Renaissance Foundation (IRF) grant competition
Organiser: International Renaissance Foundation | irf.ua
The IRF competition backs NGOs working with war victims and on war crimes documentation. Eligible activities include self-organisation support for victims and their families, archival preservation of testimonies, transitional justice initiatives, and war memory documentation. The programme also strengthens links between civil society and state institutions in documentation-related fields. Eligible applicants are non-profit organisations – charitable organisations, public associations, and civic unions – registered in Ukraine. Project duration extends up to 12 months.
| Grant amount: | UAH 1,000,000 – UAH 4,000,000 |
| Duration: | up to 12 months |
| Who can apply: | NGOs, charitable organisations, civic unions registered in Ukraine as non-profit |
| Deadline: | 11 May 2026 |
ISAR Ednania: up to UAH 2,500,000 – deadline 25 May 2026
ISAR Ednania – grant competition for CSOs: security sector reform, human rights, war crimes documentation
Organiser: ISAR Ednania (Civil Society Development Resource Centre) | isar.org.ua
ISAR Ednania is one of the most active domestic grantmakers for Ukrainian civil society. This competition covers three areas: security and defence sector reforms; human rights protection; and war crimes documentation. The programme favours organisations with a documented track record in their chosen area. Projects run up to 12 months, with the earliest possible start one month after the submission deadline. Commercial entities are not eligible to apply.
| Grant amount: | up to UAH 2,500,000 |
| Who can apply: | CSOs and NGOs; commercial entities are not eligible |
| Deadline: | 25 May 2026, 17:00 |
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International Foundations: IFCD/UNESCO and CIVICUS
IFCD / UNESCO: up to $100,000 for cultural diversity – deadline 6 May 2026
International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD) – 12th funding cycle
Organiser: UNESCO / IFCD | en.unesco.org/creativity/ifcd
UNESCO’s International Fund for Cultural Diversity backs projects that advance cultural diversity and the creative economy in developing countries. Ukraine meets the eligibility criteria. The fund supports three types of activity: cultural policy development, strengthening of local cultural industries, and capacity building for cultural organisations pursuing sustainable models. Applicants may be NGOs, non-profits, or public cultural institutions from IFCD-eligible countries. The competition opens annually.
| Grant amount: | up to $100,000 |
| Who can apply: | NGOs, non-profits, public cultural organisations from IFCD-eligible countries |
| Deadline: | 6 May 2026 |
CIVICUS Crisis Response Fund: up to $20,000 – permanently open
CIVICUS Crisis Response Fund – permanently open emergency grant for CSOs under threat
Organiser: CIVICUS World Alliance for Citizen Participation | civicus.org
CIVICUS provides rapid financing for civil society organisations facing acute threats: activist threats, repression, or extreme operating conditions. The fund covers emergency response activities, documentation, and protection measures. Applications are accepted with no fixed deadline cycle – CIVICUS processes them on a priority basis and aims to respond faster than standard grant cycles allow. This makes the fund particularly useful for organisations that need to act within days rather than months.
| Grant amount: | up to $20,000 |
| Who can apply: | CSOs from any country facing a civil society crisis |
| Deadline: | Permanently open (rolling) |
Thematic Programmes: Inclusion, Culture Helps Solidarity
TRUE Programme: up to UAH 2,200,000 for barrier-free environment ambassadors – deadline 3 May 2026
“Building a community of barrier-free environment and inclusion ambassadors” – TRUE project competition
Organiser: TRUE project (EU-funded)
The TRUE programme supports NGOs building change agents for inclusive and barrier-free environments. Eligible activities include awareness campaigns, training of ambassadors, and development of practical implementation tools. The competition is open nationwide. Projects run up to 12 months, and applicants must have documented experience in disability rights or inclusive environment work.
| Grant amount: | up to UAH 2,200,000 |
| Who can apply: | NGOs with experience in inclusion and barrier-free access |
| Deadline: | 3 May 2026 |
Link on the programme
Culture Helps Solidarity – Individual Care Grants: up to EUR 1,200 – next deadline 27 April 2026
Culture Helps Solidarity – Individual Care Grants (rolling rounds every 6 weeks)
Organiser: European Cultural Foundation / Insha Osvita / zusa / Veteranka | culture-of-solidarity-fund.grantplatform.com
Running under the Creative Europe-funded Culture Helps Solidarity programme, these individual grants of up to EUR 1,200 support Ukrainian cultural professionals working with displaced people. Grants cover personal mental health and wellbeing costs only – they are not intended for project implementation. New rounds open approximately every six weeks. The next round closes 27 April 2026, with the round after that expected around 8 June 2026. A review of the broader Culture Helps Solidarity programme is available at GetGrant’s Culture Helps Solidarity page.
| Grant amount: | up to EUR 1,200 per person |
| Who can apply: | Ukrainian cultural professionals working with displaced persons |
| Deadline: | 27 April 2026 (next round ca. 8 June 2026) |
culture-of-solidarity-fund.grantplatform.com – application portal
Summary Table: Active Grants for NGOs and CSOs in 2026
| Programme | Amount | Deadline | Focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Embassy of Lithuania | up to EUR 50,000 | 17 Apr 2026 | Rehabilitation, democracy |
| PFRU – cultural heritage (3 lots) | up to UAH 7,700,000 | 21 Apr 2026 | Heritage digitisation |
| Culture Helps Solidarity – Ind. Care | up to EUR 1,200 | 27 Apr 2026 | Mental health for cultural workers |
| CERV-2026-GE (gender equality) | EUR 5–7 million per priority | 28 Apr 2026 | Gender equality, rights |
| House of Europe – Cultural Institutes | up to EUR 20,000 | 30 Apr 2026 (monthly) | Culture, media, events |
| IREX/UVRR – veteran support systems | up to $200,000 | 30 Apr 2026 | Veteran reintegration |
| TRUE – inclusion ambassadors | up to UAH 2,200,000 | 3 May 2026 | Inclusion, accessibility |
| Creative Europe COOP 2026 | up to EUR 1,000,000 | 5 May 2026 | Cultural cooperation |
| IFCD / UNESCO | up to $100,000 | 6 May 2026 | Cultural diversity |
| IRF – war victims and memory | UAH 1–4 million | 11 May 2026 | Victims support, documentation |
| ISAR Ednania – reform and rights | up to UAH 2,500,000 | 25 May 2026 | Human rights, security |
| Visegrad+ Grants | up to EUR 35,000 | 1 Jun 2026 | Democracy, EU integration |
| Erasmus+ KA2 (second round) | EUR 60,000–400,000+ | 1 Oct 2026 | Youth, education, CSOs |
| CIVICUS Crisis Response Fund | up to $20,000 | Always open | Emergency crisis response |
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