Overall objective of the project is to strengthen participatory democracies and the EU integration process in the Western Balkans by empowering civil society to actively take part in decision making and by stimulating an enabling legal and financial environment for civil society.

Specific objective of the project is to strengthen partnerships between local governments and civil society in the Western Balkans by scaling-up a successful model of transparent and project-based funding of CSOs from local government budgets towards greater civic engagement in decision-making and improvement of local service delivery.

ReLOaD will achieve the following results in 50 local governments in Western Balkans:

-Developed procedures for transparent allocation of public funds to CSOs,
-Services delivered by CSOs address the needs of local communities within partner local governments across the Western Balkans,
-Strengthened capacity local governments and CSOs in implementation of grant schemes and delivering of good quality projects,
-Enhanced regional networking and dialogue of civil society and local governments across the Western Balkans.