By January 19, 2026 projects can be submitted to the “Support for Ukraine” PAFF grant program. The initiative is addressed to Polish NGOs helping the civilian population in Ukraine as well as war refugees in Poland. To date PAFF has earmarked over PLN 14 million for support for Ukraine under that program.
The “Support for Ukraine” program with the budget of PLN 5 million was launched by Polish-American Freedom Foundation in March 2022 in response to the war in Ukraine. It is managed by the Education for Democracy Foundation. The program is an extension of a special initiative launched as part of the “Region in Transition” (RITA) program – a PAFF undertaking also managed by FED.
The objective of the program is to support activities of Polish non-governmental organizations carried out in cooperation with partners in Ukraine as well as those that are taking care of refugees from Ukraine in Poland. The grants can be used for supporting coordination of Polish NGOs’ activities for Ukraine and refugees in Poland (also in cooperation with other institutions, primarily local governments).
Under the present open grant competition, the funds of up to PLN 60,000 can be received for implementation of projects offering, among others:
Support for children and young people from Ukraine in their formal and informal education, and/or taking care of them during their stay in Poland;
- Improvement in access to formal and informal education of children and young people in Ukraine;
- Support for refugees from Ukraine staying in Poland,
- Support for local communities in Ukraine,
- Counteracting discrimination and unfriendly acts to which refugees from Ukraine may be exposed in Poland;
- Counteracting disinformation and providing reliable information on the community of refugee from Ukraine in Poland and on situation in Ukraine.
Applications can be submitted by Polish NGOs.
Deadline for applications is on January 19, 2026. It is planned that the competition results shall be announced by February 19, 2026.
More information about the enrollment can be found on the website of the Education for Democracy Foundation.
