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CREATIVE EUROPE – Support for the implementation of the European Heritage Label – 2026

CREA - Creative Europe aims at preserving, developing, and promoting European cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage and to increase the competitiveness and economic potential of the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the audiovisual sector.

2026-02-11
3 million euros
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Call synthesis

Call reference CREA-CULT-2026-EU-HERITAGE-LABEL
Programme CREATIVE EUROPE
Institution European Commission
Sectors Culture, Media & Communication Education & Training
Beneficiaries Association & NGO EU & International Organisation Local Authority & Affiliated Entity Media & cultural organisation Professional organisation & network Research centre & university Smes & Start-Ups (< 249 Employees) State administration & affiliated entities

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Call reference

CREA-CULT-2026-EU-HERITAGE-LABEL



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Priorities and funded actions

Objectives

  • To continue to support the European Heritage Label network of sites, fostering training, exchanges, collaboration and opportunities among the EHL Stakeholders

Priorities

  • Priority 1: cultural heritage and capacity building, which are active in the creative and cultural sectors or running capacity-building and promotional work
  • Priority 2: strengthening of the EHL members around a Community of practice for the years 2026-2029
  • Priority 3: strengthening the presence of the EHL action

Eligibility

  • Be legal entities (public or private bodies)
  • Be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
    • Creative Europe Participating Countries:
    • EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs))
    • non-EU countries:
    • listed EEA countries and countries associated to the Creative Europe Programme (list of participating countries)
  • Beneficiaries and affiliated entities must register in the Participant Register before submitting the proposal.
  • A consortium composed of at least 2 entities, established in at least 2 independent entities frome ligible countries must be constituted

Additional information

  • Initial duration of the action: up to 40 months

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

  • Contact: EACEA-SIEHL@ec.europa.eu

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Financement
  • Total budget of the call: 3 million euros
  • Amount of the grant: 3 million euros per project

This grant is a lump sum grant. 

  • Funding rate: up to 90% of the total eligible costs