The Civil Society Fund Plus Programme

About the Programme

The Civil Society Fund Plus (CSF+) is a 4-year EU-funded programme aimed at increasing the capacity and space of local and grassroots CSOs in Tigray, South Ethiopia and Central Ethiopia Regions and Addis Ababa City Administration to engage them as credible actors of good governance and development.

The total programme value is €4,046,471 with the EU financing 85% and Christian Aid (CA) financing 15% from internal sources. The action will target 60 local and grassroots CSOs through direct sub-granting 120 through tailored capacity strengthening and 430 indirectly benefitting through network building activities. These local and grassroot CSOs and networks will be enabled to implement locally led initiatives reaching 120,000 community members focusing on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs).

For more information, please read Annex I. EU CSF Plus Announcement for the EOI.pdf.

How to Apply:

Please Note: The deadline for all applications is Friday 21 November 2025 (before 17:00 hours).

• 1. Carefully read the EOI guidelines and eligibility criteria
  • Annex III. EU CSF+ Guideline for the EOI.pdf
• 2. Download & complete the following application documents
  • EU CSF Plus Application Template (pdf version|docx version)
  • EOI Application Declaration (pdf version|docx version)
• 3. Submit your completed application documents

  You can submit through either of the following ways:

  • Send via email to: eucsfplusgrantapplications@christian-aid.org
  • Post/Hand deliver - please refer to Annex III. EU CSF+ Guideline for the EOI.pdf (Section 7.4. Application procedure and deadline, Table 1 on Page 10)