The German Marshal Fund (GMF) of the US. Evaluation of the first year of operation of the Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation

The Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation is a 10 year $ 30 mln grantmaking initiative, funded by the GMF, the USAID and the C.S.Mott foundation to support democracy and regional cooperation in the Wider Black Sea Region. It provided civic participation grants in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and supports cross-border and regional initiatives involving these countries, as well as Bulgaria and Romania. This was a forward oriented assessment, which based on the review of the effectiveness of the grantmaking process and outcomes in the first year provided recommendations for the long-term strategy of the BST in responding to the dynamics of local needs and opportunities