PACE Project Call for Proposals Launched

Within the framework of Participatory, Inclusive and Green Recovery for Local Public Services in the Earthquake-Affected Region (PACE) Project, Call for Proposals has been launched on 1 December 2025, to support local projects that will contribute to the recovery efforts and long-term resilience of the 11 provinces (Adana, Adıyaman, Diyarbakır, Elazığ, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye and Şanlıurfa) affected by the 6 February 6 2023 earthquakes.

Call for Proposals is open to Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and Business Support Organisation (BSOs) (e.g. business associations, chambers of commerce and industry, business incubators, co-working spaces, science and technology parks, cooperatives  and social entrepreneurship platforms), active in at least one of the 11 provinces in the earthquake affected region. Potential applicants to the call are expected to collaborate with local authorities, including metropolitan, provincial, and district municipalities, as well as provincial special administrations.

Within the scope of grant programme, around 40 projects will be supported with grants amounting minimum 50.000 Euros and maximum 200.000 Euros. In evaluation of the proposals, applications targeting the most effected provinces of Adıyaman, Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, and Malatya as well as Islahiye and Nurdağı districts of Gaziantep will be prioritized. 

The deadline for submission of proposals is 16 January 2026 at 18:00 hrs (local time).

Application submission address: pace@giz.de

For detailed information please see the documents below.

Grant Application Package (English)

Hibe Başvuru Paketi (Türkçe)

Physical and online information meetings will be organized by GIZ to provide detailed guidance about the call for proposals and the application process. To join the information meetings the electronic registration form must be filled in.

Timetable of Information Sessions*

The PACE Project jointly funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is coordinated by Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Directorate for EU Affairs in collaboration with the Directorate General for Local Authorities of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, the Union of Provinces and The Union of Municipalities of Türkiye (UMT). The project is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). For more information about the PACE Project please visit: https://siviltoplumsektoru.ab.gov.tr/depremden-etkilenen-bolgelerde-yerel-kamu-hizmetleri-icin-katilimci-kapsayici-ve-yesil-iyilestirme-projesi-pace/