More than 25 civil society organizations from Burgas and the region took part in an information meeting for the competition under the “Code Success” fund. The event was held on March 11, 2026 at the Peyo Yavorov Regional Library.
Representatives of local organisations learned how they can apply for funding for initiatives aimed at strengthening democracy, European values and human rights at local level. The eligibility criteria, the steps for preparing and submitting project proposals, as well as the most common mistakes were presented.
In the second part of the meeting, a thematic session “Democracy and EU Values” was held. The participants received practical guidance and ideas on how to develop initiatives for civic participation and promotion of European values in the community.
Burgas is the third and last city in the series of face-to-face meetings after Sofia and Stara Zagora. Two online webinars were also held to help the candidates.
Useful materials for the competition procedure are published in the “Resources” section of the project website: https://pact.osis.bg/
Questions related to the competition can be sent to an e-mail konkurs@frgi.bg with the title “Question about the Success Code Fund”. The answers are published in the special “Questions and Answers” section of the project website.
Competition under the “Code Success” Foundation
The competition under the Code Success Fund is aimed at local organizations with an annual turnover of less than 50,000 euros. Funding for one initiative is up to €15,000 and the total budget of the fund is €450,000, with around 30 projects expected to be supported. The application is carried out online through the EUSP, and the procedure includes two stages: submission of a concept: by April 20, 2026 and submission of a full project proposal: by August 3, 2026.
Detailed guidelines and required application documents can be found here.
PACT Project
The Code Success Fund is part of the PACT project, which is implemented with financial support from the European Union through the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) program in the amount of EUR 4,264,112.97, equal to 90% of its budget. The funding institution is the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), according to the powers delegated to it by the European Commission.
The project is implemented by a consortium including: 1) Open Society Institute – Sofia Foundation (EIA), 2) Workshop for Citizens’ Initiatives Foundation (WCIF), 3) The European Citizen Action Service, in Bulgarian: International Non-Governmental Association “European Citizen Action Service” (ECAS). The members of the consortium co-financed the implementation of the Project with EUR 258,588, equal to 10% of its total value.
More about the project here.