Strategic Grants support project proposals addressing annual strategic priorities of the Visegrad Group. Strategic Grants are designed for longer project duration (12–36 months), offer higher financial support (ca. €40,000 on average per project), and are recommended for more experienced grantees.Entities from all four Visegrad Group (V4) countries must be actively involved in each proposed project.Strategic Grants priorities in 2017:Tangible result-oriented V4 and V4+ projects which establish new or strengthen existing regional cooperation in the following priority topics:Projects focusing on defence and security cooperation with special regard to:Projects aimed at raising public awareness of the Visegrad cooperation within the V4 region particularly with use of modern media: