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

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

• Guidelines: Click here
• Other call documents: Click here
• Executive Agency website: Click here
• More information: Click here

• 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