CERV – Call for proposals to prevent and combat gender-based violence and violence against children: call to intermediaries (giving financial support to third-party civil society organisations) – 2023

Objectives

• To support, empower and build the capacity of independent civil society organisations active at local, regional, national and transnational level in combating gender-based violence and/or violence against children and championing EU values, thereby contributing to women and children’s full enjoyment of rights, the equal empowerment of women and men and the empowerment of children, in all their diversity

Priorities

• Priority 1: Providing gender-sensitive victim support tailored to the specific needs of victims, including specific medical and psychological support, victim-centred and traumainformed services, access to national helplines, access to justice, increased accessibility of suitable shelters, including comprehensive support for victims of sexual harassment at work
• Priority 2: Preventing violence, including by raising awareness, training professionals who are likely to come in contact with victims, and working with offenders
• Priority 3: Tackling gender stereotypes as root causes of gender-based violence
• Priority 4: Strengthening integrated child protection system by improving prevention, protection, child rights-based and child-friendly support services for (potential) children victims/witnesses of violence and those in need of protection, including multi-disciplinary cooperation

Among financed actions

• Financial support to third parties (CSOs) by intermediaries (technical and methodological support) for the preparation and implementation of activities of CSOs (for instance helpdesk during their application phase, support on monitoring and reporting, etc.)
• Capacity building for CSOs: Training and building the capacity and sustainability of CSOs with coaching to strengthen the strategic thinking and managerial capacities of CSOs, promoting gender-expertise and child rights-based approach inside CSOs, knowledge building and thematic training for CSOs on EU law and policies onpreventing and combating gender-based violence and/or violence against children, fostering and facilitating networking among CSOs and with relevant stakeholders with a view to promoting and protecting fundamental rights and values in the EU.

Additional information

• This call for proposals is an open call for proposals
• Initial duration of the action: 36 months

Eligibility

• Be legal entities (public or private bodies)
• Be established in one of the EU Member States or countries associated to the CERV Programme
• Be non-profit-making
• Have recent proven experience of at least 3 years in implementing CSO capacity building activities
• Have recent proven experience in awarding and managing grants

• Total budget of the topic: 24,9 million euro
• Amount of the grant: between 1,5 and 3 million euro
• Co-financing rate: up to 90% of the total eligible costs