Call for Proposals: Supporting European Networks, CSOs and European Think Tanks

Deadline: 28-Jan-2025

This is a call for proposals for EU framework partnerships for grants to support European networks, civil society organisations active at EU level, and European think tanks in the areas of Union values under the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme (CERV).

Objectives

• The objective of this call is to protect, promote and raise awareness of rights, as laid down in the EU Treaties, in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (“the Charter”) and in the applicable international human rights conventions by providing financial support to European networks, civil society organisations active at EU level, and European think tanks in promoting and cultivating those rights.
• The call thereby also aims at strengthening the protection and promotion of Union values including respect for the rule of law and contributing to the construction of a more democratic Union, democratic dialogue, transparency as well as good governance. The call aims to support the strive for a Union where there is no place for hate, racism, discrimination or violence in any of its forms.
• The call intends to increase the capacities of the framework partners to contribute actively to the development and implementation of EU policies in areas such as:
  • promoting and protecting fundamental rights as enshrined in the Charter; combating hate speech and hate crime, including hate speech online.
  • fight against specific forms of intolerance and discrimination, such as antiBlack racism, anti-Muslim hatred, antigypsyism, anti-Asian racism, and antimigrant sentiments, and promoting equal opportunities for racial and ethnic groups.
  • promoting LGBTIQ equality and fighting discrimination against LGBTIQ people (including intersectional discrimination and inequality experienced on grounds of sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics).
  • promoting diversity and inclusion at the workplace
  • promoting equality on the grounds of age and fighting against ageism
  • fighting antisemitism, fostering Jewish life and promoting Holocaust education, research and remembrance.
  • ensuring remembrance of enslavement and legacy of colonialism and diverse European cultural heritage, as well as promoting awareness about Roma culture and history, including the memory of the Roma Holocaust.
  • supporting, advancing and implementing comprehensive policies to promote women’s full enjoyment of rights, gender equality, including work-life balance, equal pay between women and men, women’s empowerment and gender mainstreaming.
  • promoting and protecting the rights of the child, including children’s right to protection and care as well as their right to express their views and participate in decisions in matters that concern them.
  • combating violence, including gender-based violence and violence against children by preventing and combating at all levels all forms of gender based violence, preventing and combating all forms of violence against children, young people and other groups at risk and supporting and protecting all direct and indirect victims of violence.
  • promoting democratic standards, including free, fair, resilient and inclusive electoral processes, promoting election integrity, fighting disinformation, information manipulation and foreign interference.

Themes and Priorities

• promoting and protecting Union values.
• promoting equality, preventing and combating discrimination.
• promoting gender equality.
• preventing and combating gender-based violence.
• protecting and promoting the rights of the child.
• preventing and combating violence against children.
• combating racism, xenophobia and all forms of intolerance.
• promoting citizens’ engagement.
• promoting European remembrance.

Funding Information

• The maximum amount of financial support per third party per financial year shall not exceed EUR 60 000.

Duration

• The foreseen duration of activities under Framework Partnership Agreements is 36 months.

Expected Impact

• European networks are expected to contribute to achieving at least one of the following objectives:
• Building the capacity of national or regional organisations working in the areas covered by the grant.
• Building and increasing the capacity of network partners to develop coherent and coordinated activities to promote the relevant policy objectives.
• Expanding the network’s reach, including new partners.
• A measurable increase in the impact of the network’s activities in the respective policy priority.

Eligibility Criteria

• In order to be eligible, applicants must:
  • be legal entities (private bodies).
  • be non-profit organisations.
  • be established in one of the Member State of the European Union (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs)).
  • be a European network, or a civil society organisation active at EU level, or a European think tank.
  • be a single applicant; in case of European networks: only the network may submit an application; the member organisations are not eligible to apply.
• Specific cases
  • Natural persons — Natural persons are not eligible (with the exception of self-employed persons, i.e. sole traders, where the company does not have legal personality separate from that of the natural person).
  • International organisations — International organisations are not eligible. The rules on eligible countries do not apply to them.
  • Entities without legal personality.

For more information, visit EC.