Ongoing projects

Title of the project

Donor

Duration

Budget

Western Balkan Enablers for Reforming Public Administrations – WeBER 3.0

European Union, leading partner on the project European Policy Centre

February 2023 – July 2026

179 297 EUR (IA share)

Civil Society for Better, Effective, Sustainable and Transparent State-Owned Enterprises (BEST SOEs)

European Union, Delegation in Montenegro with co-financing of the Ministry of Public Administration

January 2023 – January 2025

199 550 EUR

Procurement under spotlight – making watchdogs work!

Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands

June 2022 – May 2024

179 600 EUR

Parliament for Citizens: Accountability Redefined 2.0 

National Endowment for Democracy (NED)

October 2022 – October 2024

110 000 EUR

SKC horizon scan on organised crime – Western Balkans

Clingendael

February 2022 – June 2023

5 100 EUR (IA share)

Western Balkans Organized Crime Radar

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, Leading applicant: Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP)

October 2022 – June 2023

5 500 EUR (IA share)

Programme Budget Through Gender Lens

Ministry of Human and Minority Rights

December 2022 – October 2023

11 992 EUR

Enabling Just Change in the International Health Care Governance COVID -19 Pandemic and Lessons Learned from the Western Balkans

Rockefeller Brothers Fund, leading partner Belgrade Centre for Security Policy – BCBP

June 2022 – May 2023

4 450 USD (IA share)

Western Balkan Civil Society Empowerment for a Reformed Public Administration WeBER 2.0

European Union

December 2019 – December 2022

159 371 EUR (IA’s share)

COMPLETED PROJECTS

Open Government for Everyone: Towards Joint Priorities

National Democratic Institute (NDI)

November 2022 – January 2023

9 970 USD

Neither a Client, nor a Patron! – For the Integrity of Employment in the Public Sector

Programme CSOs in Montenegro – from basic services to policy shaping – M’BASE”, financed by the European Union and co-financed by the Ministry of Public Administration, Digital Society and Media

March 2022 – January 2023

49 664,54 EUR

Parliament for Citizens: Accountability Redefined

National Endowment for Democracy (NED)

October 2021 – October 2022

62 328 USD

Western Balkans Organized Crime Radar

Balkan Trust for Democracy (BTD), Leading applicant: Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP)

January 2022 – September 2022

9 080 EUR (IA’s share)

Empowered: Public Policies for Gender Equality

Ministry of Justice, Human and Minority Rights in Montenegro

January 2022 – September 2022

12 400 EUR

Early Integration for Gender Equality

supported within ‘’Furthering Gender Equality through the EU Accession Process’’ project, funded by the European Union and co-funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency

January 2022 – February 2023

15 000 EUR

Deciphering the Budget in Montenegro

Balkan Civil Society Development Network (BCSDN)

April – May 2022

10 000 EUR

“Civil Society for Good Governance and Anti-Corruption in Southeastern Europe – Capacity building for monitoring, advocacy and awareness-raising”

European Union, Leading applicant: Macedonian Center for International Cooperation (MCIC)

May 2018 – May 2022

19 739.73 EUR

Parliamentary Oversight for Better Governance

National Endowment for Democracy (NED)

October 2020 – September 2021

49 000 USD

Title of the project

Donor

Duration

Budget

Greater accountability and transparency of public spending in Montenegro during COVID-19

British Embassy in Podgorica

September 2020 – February 2021

8 995 EUR

Make Future Together: EU and the Western Balkans for the Youth Perspective

Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency of the European Commission (Leading applicant – European Policy Centre, CEP)

March 2020 – September 2021

up to 7 000 EUR (IA’s share)

Strengthening Financial Control in Montenegro

The Balkan Trust for Democracy (grant of the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Belgrade)

February 2020 – January 2021

74 070 EUR

Voice Your Rights! – Expanding Space for Free Assemblies

European Union, European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR)

December 2019 – May 2021

Total budget – 129 630.80 EUR, with co-financing of 5%, with 14 857.90 EUR as the partners’ share and 35 000 EUR for the small grant facility

More Than Quotas: Gender Mainstreaming and Public Policies in Montenegro

Ministry for Human and Minority Rights

November 2019 – November 2020

14 350.40 EUR

For the Better Use of Public Money

Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands

September 2019 – April 2020

51 350.00 EUR

Fostering Grassroot Anti-Corruption Work in Health and Education in the Western Balkans

Open Society Initiative for Europe

July 2019 – December 2020

10 000.00 USD

Europeanisation Beyond Process

Open Society Initiative for Europe

January 2019 – January 2021

up to 24 000 EUR

FAR – Evidence for Better Administrative Reform

European Commission through Support to Civil Society Oversight of four key areas of Public Administration Reform in Montenegro

December 2018 – December 2019

31 976.35 €

You4EU – Citizen Participation 2.0

European Union (with Belgrade Open School as the leading applicant)

September 2018 – February 2020

IA’s share: 26 000 €

Western Balkans Pulse for Police Integrity and Trust (POINT), 4.0

European Union

January 2018 – December 2018

5,410.50

Money Watch – Civil Society Guarding the Budget

European Union

October 2017 – October 2019

224 252.71  with co-financing of 10%, with 17 400€ as the partners’ the share and 85 000€ for the small grant facility

WeBER – Western Balkans Enabling Project for Civil Society Monitoring of Public Administration Reform

European Union (Leading applicant – European Policy Centre, Belgrade)

February 2016 – February 2019.

Total budget: 1,146,739.77 EUR

Benchmarking the EU reform – How effective?

European Fund for the Balkans – Think and Link Regional Programme

December 2016 – December 2017.

2.053,67 EUR

Improving transparency of the social welfare transfers at the local level

(Governmental) Commission for Allocation of Revenues from the Games of Chance

January – December 2016.

6,800 EUR

Civil Society for Good Governance: To Act and Account!

European Union, Delegation to Montenegro

January 2016 – May 2018.

172,500 €

“Active students for sustainable progress!”

European Union

September 2016 – September 2017

2.500 €

“Promoting financial accountability in Montenegro”

British Embassy

April 2016 – Februar 2017

43,930 £

Western Balkans Pulse for Police Integrity and Trust (POINT), 3.0

European Union

March 2017 – December 2017

7490?

Social card – five years later

Commission for the allocation of revenue from games of chance

August 2016 – August 2017

6.184,75 €

Public Policy School: Monitoring and Evaluation

Commission for the allocation of revenue from games of chance

August 2016- August 2017

10.000,00 €

Towards Qualitative Signs of the Anti-corruption Efficacy

Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands

October 2016 – March 2018

34.594,00 €

Monitoring of the implementation of the Strategy for the Development of the Police Administration

OSCE – Mission to Montenegro

March 2016 – December 2016

3,500 €

Western Balkans Pulse for Police Integrity and Trust (POINT), 2.0

European Union

March 2016 – December 2016

7090

Strengthening Consumer Organizations for better Municipal Services in South-East Europe

Open Regional Funds South- East Europe and GIZ

November 2014 – March 2016.

310,120 € (IA’s share: up to 55,000 EUR)

Performance Audit and Policy Evaluation: On the Same or Parallel Tracks?

Regional Research Promotion Programme.

July 2014 – June 2016.

Total budget: 109, 544.93 (IA’s share: 26,414.83 EUR)

Auditors and Prosecutors on the Same Task – Cooperating for Accountability

Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Bilateral Programme Fund

September 2015 – February 2016.

£4,905.00

Governance for Montenegro’s Growth: It Depends On Us!

Regional Cooperation Council

August 2015 – January 2016.

19,770 €

Prosecutorial investigation in Western Balkans – how to become effective?

Matra Regional Program funding by the Embassy of Netherlands

November 2015 – April 2016.

IA’s share: 14,658 EUR

Monitoring and Evaluating the Rule of Law in the Western Balkans (MERLIN WB)

European Fund for the Balkans – Regional programme Think and link

January – December 2016.

25,000 €

Public Policy School (V Generation)

(Governmental) Commission for Allocation of Revenues from the Games of Chance

January – December 2016.

12,500 €

Western Balkans Pulse for Police Integrity and Trust (POINT)

European Union, Leading applicant: Belgrade Centre for Security Policy

January 2016 – January 2017.

165,936 €

“Public Policy School (4th Generation)

(Governmental) Commission for Allocation of Revenues from the Games of Chance

January – December 2015

9 500,00 €

“Western Balkans Pulse for Police Integrity and Trust (POINT)”

European Union, Leading applicant: Belgrade Centre for Security Policy

January 2015 – January 2016

Total budget of the project: 205 765 €. IA’s share: 8 000 €

„Monitoring of Local Budgets in Montenegro“

UNDP

December 2014 – June 2015

9 000,00 €

„Who owns our Public Enterprises in Montenegro?“

Open Society Foundations – Think Tank Fund

December 2014 – May 2015

5750.00 $US

„2015 Assessment and Principles’ Baseline Measurement“

Support for Improvement in Governance and Management (SIGMA), a joint initiative of the OECD and the European Union

November 2014 – March 2015

up to 5 500 €

„Evaluation of the Public Administration Reform Strategy“

Support for Improvement in Governance and Management (SIGMA), a joint initiative of the OECD and the European Union

October 2014 – December 2014

do 4 200 €

„Methodological support in the Assessment of the Civil Service Law“

Support for Improvement in Governance and Management (SIGMA), a joint initiative of the OECD and the European Union

October 2014 – April 2015

do 6 000 €

„Recruitment and Promotion in the Public Administration of Montenegro“

US Embassy in Montenegro (Democracy Commission Small Grants)

August 2014 – August 2015

20 000 $ US

„Enforcement of Ethical Standards in Montenegro’s Public Administration: How To Ensure It?“

Friedrich Ebert Stiftung

June – December 2014

do 2 890 €

„Professionalization of Montenegro’s Senior Civil Service: Performance Matters“

Fondacija Friedrich Ebert

June – December 2014

up to 4 425 €

“Civil Society And Citizens Agains Corruption in Public Procurements“

Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

December 2014 – October 2015

20 000,00 €

“Developing options for improving the system of medium term policy planning”

Support for Improvement in Governance and Management (SIGMA), a joint initiative of the OECD and the European Union

April – June 2014

4 000,00 €

“Anti-corruption mechanisms and accountability of police officers”

OSCE Mission to Montenegro

April – June 2014

5 000,00 €

“Together Towards Accountability – Strengthening the Impact of the State Audit Institution in Montenegro”

Norway Embassy Fund

May 2014 – May 2015

24 000,00 €

“Towards Sustainable Policy Influence (Core and institutional support)”

Open Society Foundations – Think Tank Fund

April 2013 – April 2016

165 000,00 $US

“Analytical monitoring of the oversight function of the Parliament”

Open Society Foundations – Think Tank Fund

January 2014 – March 2015

40 000,00 $US

“Towards better regulation of public-private partnerships and concessions in Montenegro”

Balkan Civil Society Development Network (BCSDN)

November 2013 – May 2014

4 715,00 €

“Corruption on local level – Zero tolerance!”

European Union, IPA 2011, Leading applicant: Centre for Civic Education

December 2012 – July 2014

€26,750 IA’s share

“Strengthening inter-institutional cooperation in the criminal justice system in Montenegro”

U.S. State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) – U.S. Embassy in Montenegro under the “Criminal Justice Civil Society Program” (CJCSP)

June 2013 – June 2014

30 820,00 $US

“Fostering parliamentary oversight of security and defence sector”

Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF)

September 2013 – July 2014

6 000,00 €

“Public Policy School – III Generation”

Government’s Commission for Allocation of Part of Revenues from Games on Chance

February – November 2014

8 000,00 €

“Data collection for SIGMA’s 2014 Assessment”

Support for Improvement in Governance and Management (SIGMA), a joint initiative of the OECD and the European Union

January – March 2014

4 500,00 €

“Civil Society for Good Governance and Anti-Corruption in Southeastern Europe – Capacity building for monitoring, advocacy and awareness-raising”

European Union, Leading applicant: Centre for Study of Democracy, Bulgaria

January 2013 – January 2015

€14,830.2 IA’s share