CERV – Capacity-building and awareness raising on the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights – 2023

Objectives

• To protect, promote and raise awareness of rights by providing financial support to civil society organisations which are active at local, regional, national and transnational level
• To support several EU policy initiatives, including: European democracy action plan, Communication on a more inclusive and protective Europe

Priorities

• Priority 1: rights enshrined in the Charter and awareness of the Charter’s scope of application
• Priority 2: protecting fundamental rights in the digital age

Among financed actions

• Capacity building of civil society organisations and awareness raising activities
• Training and train-the-trainer activities for professionals
• Analytical activities and creation of a methodology to monitor the civic space in EU Member States
• Communication activities

Additional informations

• This call for proposals is an open call for proposals
• Initial duration of the action: between 12 and 24 months

Eligibility

• Be a legal person (public or private entity)
• For lead applicants: be non-profit legal entities (private bodies)
• For co-applicants: be non-profit or legal entities (public or private bodies)
• Proposals must be submitted by a consortium of at least 1 applicant

• Total budget of the call: 16 million euro
• Amount of the grant: at least 75 000 euro
• Co-financing rate: up to 90% of the total eligible costs