Understanding the forms of local democracy in low-income and low-middle income countries

The European Commission has opened a funding call titled Understanding the forms of local democracy in low-income and low-middle income countries, reference HORIZON-CL2-2026-01-DEMOCRACY-02, under its Horizon research and innovation programme. The call carries an indicative budget of EUR 4,000,000 and closes on 23 September 2026. It falls under the Grant category and lists sectors including ACP countries, Africa, Central Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, capacity building, civic participation and community engagement. This notice would be relevant to research institutions, universities and organisations working on governance, democracy and civic participation topics across the listed regions, particularly those with an interest in low-income and low-middle income country contexts. The notice is published via the EU Funding and Tenders Portal. No further detail on the specific research questions, expected consortium composition, eligible applicants or deliverables is provided in the material available. Organisations interested in this opportunity would need to consult the full call documentation on the portal for eligibility criteria, work programme details and application requirements before preparing a submission.