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INTERNAL SECURITY FUND (ISF) – Call for proposals on the community engagement and empowerment programme (CEEP) – 2026

ISF – The Internal Security Fund aims at preventing and combating terrorism, radicalisation, serious and organised crime and cybercrime, by assisting and protecting victims of crime, and by preparing for, protecting against and effectively managing security-related incidents, risks and crises.

2026-05-27
5 million euros
Open

Call synthesis

Call reference ISF-2026-TF2-AG-CEEP
Programme INTERNAL SECURITY FUND
Institution European Commission
Sectors Civil Protection & Risks Culture, Media & Communication Education & Training Justice, Security, Defence Technology & Digital
Beneficiaries Association & NGO EU & International Organisation Smes & Start-Ups (< 249 Employees) State administration & affiliated entities

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Call reference

ISF-2026-TF2-AG-CEEP



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Priorities and funded actions

Objectives

  • To prevent and counter the spread of violent extremist content online by strengthening the capacity of civil-society actors in the EU
  • To empower youth, civil society organisations (CSOs), educators, and community leaders to build resilience against extremist recruitment, propaganda and harmful online influence

Priorities

  • Priority 1: strengthening the ability of individuals and communities to critically assess and resist extremist content online
  • Priority 2: reinforcing social cohesion, trust, and early prevention capacities within communities to reduce susceptibility to radicalising dynamics
  • Priority 3: addressing threats linked to jihadist, violent rightwing, violent left-wing, and cross-cutting extremist narratives
  • Priority 4: enabling young people to act as credible messengers, strengthen peer-to-peer prevention, and promote positive alternatives to extremist narratives
  • Priority 5: ensuring that projects are designed with, not only for, youth, parents, educators, and affected communities

Among financed actions

  • Training
  • Development of e-learning modules
  • Reports

Eligibility

  • Be legal entities:
    • public bodies or, by the competent authority’s mandate, a public or non-public implementing agency or body of a Member State participating in the ISF
    • non-profit-making public/private entities
    • profit-making entities
    • international organisations
  • Be established in one of the eligible countries:
    • EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs)), excluding Denmark
  • Beneficiaries and affiliated entities must register in the Participant Register before submitting the proposal
  • A consortium composed of minimum 3 applicants (beneficiaries; not affiliated entities) from 3 different EU Member States, among which at least two should be civil society organisations from at least two different EU Member States.e must be constituted
  • The following entities can NOT apply as coordinator:
    • profit making entities
    • international organisations

Additional information

  • Initial duration of the action: 24 months

Extensions are possible, if duly justified and through an amendment.

  • Contact: HOME-ISF@ec.europa.eu

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Financement
  • Total budget of the call: 5 million euros
  • Amount of the grant: between 1.000.000 and 1.500.000 euros
  • Funding rate: 90% of the total eligible costs