The Open Society Institute Think Tank Fund offers support to independent, nonpartisan, multi-issue public policy centers working in Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo, and Ukraine to promote inclusive policy change.

"Inclusive policy change" refers to a policymaking process that is open, transparent, and responsive to the public interest. The Think Tank Fund aims to support policy centers that help strengthen democratic processes in their countries by identifying and analyzing policy options, consulting with the government to advance their recommendations, involving stakeholders outside government circles in policy debates, and making their findings widely available to the public.

Thus, while potential grantees should engage with public authorities, the fund also seeks to fund organizations that galvanize public support for and debate about the issues on which they are working. The fund currently directs its support primarily to those groups examining economic, political, and social reform issues in their countries, with emphasis on governmental responsibility and effectiveness.

For more information, please see the guidelines for Core and Institutional Support to Multi-Issue Policy Centers.