Call for Proposals is Open!!!
The Municipal Exchange Fund A4U has opened its Call for Proposals to support municipal partnerships between Austria and Ukraine.
Municipalities are invited to jointly develop and submit project proposals focused on strengthening Ukrainian local capacities through knowledge transfer, capacity building, and sustainable local development - in close cooperation with Austrian partners.
Projects can last between 6 and 10 months and are to be implemented jointly, fostering the exchange of Austrian expertise to support local development in Ukraine.
Municipalities without an existing partner are encouraged to express their interest! KDZ can assist in finding partner municipalities for the project.
- Deadline: 15 May 2026
- For full details, please download the Call Package and carefully review the Application Guideline.
- Municipalities without an existing partnership can express their interest by submitting the Expression of Interest Form.
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A4U - Expression of Interest Form
Please note that all Application documents may be submitted in ENGLISH ONLY.
Submit your Application to a4ucall@kdz.or.at !
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to get in touch with the Project’s Grant Manager: Anastasiia Hatsenko : hatsenko@kdz.or.at
The A4U project is implemented by KDZ – Centre for Public Administration Research and funded by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) as part of International Partnerships Austria and the Austrian Association of Cities and Towns (AACT). A4U is part of U-LEAD with Europe - a multi-donor action of the EU and its member states Germany, Denmark, France, Austria, Poland and Slovenia.
