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CERV – Operating grants to framework partners active in the area of Union values – 2025

CERV – Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme aims at protecting and promoting EU rights and values and to contribute to sustaining and further developing open, rights-based, democratic, equal, and inclusive societies based on the rule of law

2025-02-05
36 million euro
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Call synthesis

Call reference CERV-2025-OG-SGA
Programme Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme (CERV)
Institution European Commission
Sectors Citizenship & Human Rights Civil Protection & Risks Cooperation & Development Culture, Media & Communication Education & Training Justice, Security, Defence
Beneficiaries Association & NGO EU & International Organisation Media & cultural organisation Professional organisation & network Research centre & university

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Call reference

CERV-2025-OG-SGA



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Priorities and funded actions

Objectives

  • To protect, promote and raise awareness of rights by providing financial support to civil society organisations active at local, regional, national and transnational level in promoting and cultivating those rights
  • To strengthen the protection and promotion of Union values and respect for the rule of law
  • To contribute to building a more democratic Union, democratic dialogue, transparency and good governance

Priorities

  • Priority 1: To promote and protect Union values
  • Priority 2: To promote equality, prevent and combat discrimination
  • Priority 3: To promote gender equality
  • Priority 4: To prevent and combat gender-based violence
  • Priority 5: To protect and promote the rights of the child
  • Priority 6: To prevent and combat violence against children
  • Priority 7: To combat racism, xenophobia and all forms of intolerance
  • Priority 8: To promote citizens’ engagement
  • Priority 9: To promote European remembrance

Among financed actions

  • Policy analysis and advice, advocacy
  • Research and data collection/sharing/analysis
  • Citizens education at different levels and age groups
  • Capacity building, network activities, network development
  • Mutual learning, training, and exchange of good practices
  • Awareness raising, critical thinking and media literacy activities
  • Citizens’ (including children) engagement activities inspired by methods of participatory and representative democracy
  • Information and dissemination activities with EU added value

Eligibility

  • Be a legal person
  • Be a public or private entity
  • Be a non-profit making entity
  • Be established in one of the eligible countries:
    • EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories)
  • Be a European network, or a civil society organisation active at EU level, or a European think tank
  • Have signed a Framework Partnership Agreement for the same priority within the Call CERV-2025-OG-FPA
  • Be a single applicant; in case of European networks: only the network may submit an application; the member organisations are not eligible to apply
  • A consortium composed of only one applicant must be constituted

Additional information

  • Initial duration of the action: 12 months
  • Contact: EACEA-CERV@ec.europa.eu

Useful

Financement
  • Total budget of the call: 36 million euro
  • Budget per priorities:
    • Priority 1: 3.4 million euro
    • Priority 2: 7.6 million euro
    • Priority 3: 3.3 million euro
    • Priority 4: 2.9 million euro
    • Priority 5: 1.9 million euro
    • Priority 6: 1.2 million euro
    • Priority 7: 4.8 million euro
    • Priority 8: 7.6 million euro
    • Priority 9: 3.3 million euro
  • Funding rate: up to 80% of the total eligible costs