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On 10 April a €6.5 million NGO Fund established to support Hungarian civil society was launched in Budapest.

On 15 April, €1.3 million was made available through the Polish cultural exchange fund to support cultural cooperation between Poland and the EEA EFTA states.

The €1.1 million Portuguese NGO fund to promote environmental protection and sustainable development launched its open call for proposals on 15 April 2008.

Through the EEA Grants and Norway Grants, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Slovakia provide Slovak researchers with more than €900,000 for projects within the fields of nanotechnologies...

On 3 April the €1.2 million NGO Fund in Portugal aimed at gender equality and active citizenship held a seminar for NGOs eager to apply for grants.

The €1.6 million Hungarian fund established to protect the environment surrounding Lake Balaton, Central-Europe's largest fresh water lake, launched its call for NGO projects on 2 April 2008.

The €1.75 million scholarship fund in Latvia, set up to provide mobility grants to the EEA EFTA states for Latvian students and teachers, launched its call for applications on 28 March.

A €3.75 million fund set up to contribute to a sustainable development of Estonian regions launched an open call for project proposal on 28 March.

On 25 March Romania brought the EEA cohesion support from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway into effect, with the launch of a €40.5 million open call for projects contributing to social and economic...

The first call for applications under Lithuania's NGO Fund was launchedon 15 March and project proposals can be submitted until 15 May.

The first call for applications under Lithuania`s NGO Fund was launched on 15 March and project proposals can be submitted until 15 May.

On 11 March Latvia opened its second and final call for individual projects, making €10.7 million available for individual projects. Applications can be submitted until 10 June 2008.