The Central European Initiative (CEI) Secretariat just launched a new Call for Proposals for the CEI Know‐How Exchange Programme (KEP).
Applicants have the opportunity to hand in their application until 26 September 2025.
The Know-how Exchange Programme (KEP) is a development instrument aimed at supporting the transfer of expertise from organisations in the EU to peers in the non‐EU countries within the CEI region. By co‐financing capacity building and technical assistance projects, the KEP offers grants to institutions willing to share their experience with their partners in the non‐EU CEI Member States, thus helping non-members to advance on their path towards EU standards and policies.
In the present call for proposals, the CEI provides an overall indicative amount of 600,000 EUR. The funding for this call is provided by the CEI Fund at the EBRD, entirely financed by the Italian Government.
What you need to know about the Call for Proposals
Here are some key facts about and eligibility criteria for the KEP Call for Proposals on eligibility:
- Applicants shall be public/private entities registered in a CEI Member State
- The Call requires the participation of at least two partners per proposal. At least one know-how provider and one know-how beneficiary institution.
- The applicant institution can coincide with a know-how provider or with a know-how beneficiary institution
- The CEI grant ceiling amounts to 40,000 EUR (max 50% of the total project costs)
- Call Documentation and Application Package are available at https://application.cei.int/kep-2025/
More information and call documents are available at the following link: Know-how Exchange Programme (KEP) [br] Call for Proposals 2025 – CEI Application.
If you want to contact the programme, please refer to .
About CEI
The Central European Initiative (CEI) is a regional intergovernmental forum of 17 Member States* in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe.
Its two main strategic goals focus on fostering European integration and promoting sustainable development through regional cooperation.
The CEI is observing member in the PA10 Steering Group.
