The objective of MATRA is to contribute to sustainable societal transformation. Projects submitted for funding under MATRA should focus on supporting democratisation and/or on addressing related challenges that Georgia is facing at the moment.

We aim to support the following four human rights priorities from this Fund in 2025: 

• Freedom of expression online and offline;
• Equal rights for LGBTIQ+ people;
• Human rights defenders and civic space;
• Equal rights for women and girls.

-    This call is open to independent, non-partisan civil society organisations working in Georgia. Priority will be given to projects and organisations working outside Tbilisi.
-    An organisation can submit only one proposal and only under one instrument: that is, either under MATRA or under the Human Rights Fund.
-    Projects that largely or exclusively involve delivery of goods or materials are not eligible.
-    Projects can have a proposed start date any time between 1 April 2025 and 15 June 2025. 
-    Budget requested from the Embassy of the Netherlands for the project can be maximum GEL 70,000.
-    Co-funding with other donors is permissible. 
-    Duration of the project can be between 6 and 18 months.

-    Applicant submits a full proposal with the budget using these forms by 21 February 2025 via e-mail. 
-    Please submit the proposal and the budget as Word and Excel documents.
-    Proposals can be submitted in Georgian or English. 
-    Questions related to this call can be sent via e-mail.
-    Final selection of projects is expected to become known in the first week of March 2025. Applicants will be notified by email.