Swedish Partnership Programme

ForumCiv's largest programme, The Swedish Partnership Programme, aims at strenghtening civil society actors as agents of change in over 70 countries.

Change begins with people. People who raise their voices, who work together and who organize to demand democracy, equality, accountability and human rights for all. That is why ForumCiv for over two decades have supported civil society organizations who mobilise people and popular movements in over 70 countries.

Swedish organizations can, together with one or multiple local partner organizations, apply for grants from the Swedish Partnership Programme to strengthen partnerships and together implement effective and equitable development work. Partnerships financed by the Swedish Partnership Programme should always be based in a rights-based approach and be relevant for the Swedish Partnership Programme's theory of change. The civil society support provided by ForumCiv shall contribute to the Swedish government's civil society organization strategy (available in Swedish) and is expected to contribute to strengthening the capacity of civil society actors, and the civic space.

Is your organization interested in applying for funds from the Swedish Partnership Programme?

The Program Guide and the Procedures Manual are main documents in the Swedish Partnership Programme. These documents are of utmost importance to understand the Programme and what principles, processes and routines guide the cooperation between Partner organizations and ForumCiv.

The documents include information and support that are important throughout the whole project process, already before starting with your application.

Procedures Manual

 Programme Guide


Other programme documents that you need are found here.

Read this before you apply

There are some steps that you need to complete before being able to send in an actual application to the Swedish Partnership Programme. The steps are to ensure that your organization fulfil ForumCiv's eligibility and membership requirements and that the application you submit is relevant for the Swedish Partnership Programme.

The process can take some time, so plan ahead to ensure that your potential project is given as good conditions as possible.
Note that you will find this information in detail in the Procedures Manual for Partners.

  1. You have read and understood the requirements under "Before applying for funds" in the Procedures Manual for Partners. 
  2. You are a member of ForumCiv OR have applied for membership by the time of a pre-registration window. 
  3. You are eligible to apply for funds OR have applied for eligible by the time of a pre-registration window.
  4. You register for an application window during the pre-registration window.
  5. If you pass the pre-registration assessment you submit an application during the forthcoming application window.
Application windows

SPP's April window

  • Organisations that seek to apply for the April window register their intent in ForumCiv's grant management system Civis during the pre-registration window between 1/1 2024 and 1/2 2024. 
  • The actual application is submitted between 25/3 2024 and 1/4 2024.
  • The April window is open for Partnership Pilot Funding and Medium Partnership Funding with intended start June-July 2024.
  • Advise SPP's Procedures Manual for details on the application process and for recommendations on how much your organisation can apply for. 

SPP's October window

  • Organisations that want to apply for the October window register their intent on ForumCiv's grant management system Civis during the pre-registration window between 1/5 2024 and 1/6 2024.
  • The actual application is submitted between 24/9 2024 and 1/10 2024.
  • The October window is open for Partnership Pilot Funding and Medium Partnership Funding with intended start in January 2025.
  • Advise SPP's Procedures Manual for details on the application process and for recommendations on how much your organisation can apply for. 

Contact your Programme Officer or sokabidrag@forumciv.org for questions.