In April 2000 CDPD was awarded a grant from the European Commission Program on Human Rights and Democracy for a project on constitutional and legislative regulation of elections and electoral disputes. The project, Perfecting legal framework and electoral techniques in the Republic of Moldova will focus on issues related to the Moldovan electoral system, such as relation between the voters and those they elect, elections coverage in mass media, electoral campaign financing, adjudication of electoral disputes. Implementation of the project will commence once the first installment is received.

In February 2000 ADEPT together with the Romanian Association for Community Development launched the project "Mentoring the Community Organizing Process in Rural Environment" funded by Charity Know How. The project is intended to increase developmental capacities at community and regional level by assisting communities and community leaders to organize themselves around local issues important for them, and to transfer abilities on community organizing at grass routs level. The project consists in a series of 3 training seminars and practical activities in 6 pilot communities of Moldova and Romania.

In March 2001, ADEPT received a grant from the US Embassy to Moldova for the implementation of the project Ways and Strategies of Harmonizing Interethnic Relations in the Republic of Moldova. The project is aimed to promote interethnic tolerance; inform public opinion on the minorities issues, violence induced by ethnic intolerance; and educate public opinion on civic values. The project will consists in a series of radio shows entitled Civic Voice, five special issues of the Civic Voice newsletter on minorities, Legal Guide on domestic and international legislation regulating interethnic relations; a data base on domestic and international organizations active in the field.

In August 2001, ADEPT won a grant from the International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES) for the implementation of the project From a Reluctant to a Participatory Democracy. The project is aimed to continue IFES/Moldova's efforts in consolidating viable democratic institutions and procedures, encouraging citizens participation in the democratic processes of the society. The activities undertaken will include a series of roundtables and seminars together with the Central Electoral Commission; co-organizing together with CONTACT Center the III Edition of the National NGO Forum; Electoral School sessions for the youth branches of the political parties; publishing in the Civic Voice newsletter as well as on the web site commentaries and analysis on the electoral and political processes in Moldova.