Chiara Catapano is a project designer, project manager, and grant manager working across European and national funding programs. She transforms ideas into experiences, connections, and tangible change, overseeing proposal writing, partnership building, and project management for programmes such as Horizon Europe, Erasmus+, CERV, and Creative Europe, as well as for national and regional funds.

Throughout her career, she has worked across multiple fields — arts and culture, social inclusion and democracy, environment, technology and digital innovation — always keeping people and their transformative potential at the center of her work. As a social impact evaluator, she looks beyond the formal results of projects to capture what truly remains: new relationships, strengthened skills, and changes that improve the lives of communities.

Her key strengths include strategic vision, clear and impactful writing, collaborative management of international teams, and the experimentation of innovative languages and methodologies. Guided by deep curiosity and values of gender equality, environmental and social justice, Chiara is drawn to bold projects, unconventional ideas, and creative processes that leave a lasting mark over time.