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PPPA – Advancing Social Cohesion in the Face of Polarized Public Discourse – 2026

PPPA - Pilot Projects (PP) and Preparatory Actions (PA) are important tools for the formulation of political priorities and the introduction of new initiatives that could develop into permanent EU activities and programs (with their own budget lines).

2026-03-31
785 000 euros
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Call reference PPPA-2026-SOCIAL-COHESION
Programme PPPA
Institution European Commission
Sectors Citizenship & Human Rights Cooperation & Development Culture, Media & Communication Education & Training Research & Innovation Technology & Digital
Beneficiaries Association & NGO Large company (> 250 employees) Local Authority & Affiliated Entity Media & cultural organisation Professional organisation & network Research centre & university Smes & Start-Ups (< 249 Employees) State administration & affiliated entities Training organisation & school

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Call reference

PPPA-2026-SOCIAL-COHESION



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Priorities and funded actions

Objectives

  • To advance social cohesion and democratic resilience across the European Union by addressing the growing risks of online political polarisation

Priorities

  • Priority 1: to develop a neutral and scientifically sound approach to analysing political discourse and polarisation
  • Priority 2: to create a pan-EU, designed to surface, validate, and cross-pollinate effective on-the-ground de-polarisation and social cohesion initiatives
  • Priority 3: to build a collaboration and practical mitigation strategies

Among financed actions

  • Organisation of a pan-EU conference in Brussels, and/or a series of regional conferences
  • Development of a transparent theoretical framework and measurement protocol
  • Development of open-source, modular software components and integrated platforms for data ingestion, processing, and visualisation

Eligibility

  • Be legal entities (public or private bodies)
  • Be established in one of the eligible countries:
    • EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories)
  • Proposals must be submitted by any of the following combinations of:
    • media and social media organisations, online platforms, creative practitioners, and technology companies
    • civil society organisations
    • information integrity professionals, fact-checkers, media literacy practitioners
    • educational, cultural and research institutions, universities and organisations, think tanks
  • Beneficiaries and affiliated entities must register in the participant register before submitting the proposal.
  • A consortium composed of at least 5 applicants, established in at least 4 different eligible countries.

Additional information

  • Initial duration of the action: up to 15 months

Extensions are possible, if duly justified and through an amendment

  • Contact: CNECT-I4@ec.europa.eu

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Financement
  • Total budget of the call: 785 000 euros
  • Amount of the grant: max 785 000 euros per project
  • Funding rate: up to 85% of the total eligible costs