Objective

• To enhance the protection of places of worship of all faiths

Priority

• Improving cooperation between public authorities and faith-based leaders and congregations, including establishing clear communication channels and providing information about, and a better understanding of, security threats

Among financed actions 

• Designing and implementing security awareness raising campaigns specifically targeting places of worship, preferably on an EU-wide basis, to make citizens more aware of threats, encourage them to report suspicious behaviour and promote an appropriate response to threats
• Sharing of knowledge, tools and good practices on protective measures across different Member States
• Development and implementation of security concepts, measures, programs and communication plans
• Development and implementation of trainings and workshops

Additional information 

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

Eligibility

• Be legal entities (public or private bodies)
• Be established in one of the eligible countries
• A consortium of at least 2 applicants (beneficiaries; not affiliated entities) from 2 different eligible countries
• International organisations can not apply as coordinator

• Total budget of the call: 14.5 million euro
• Budget of the topic “Places of worship”: 9.6 million euro
• Amount of the grant: between 500,000 and 3 million euro
• Co-financing rate: up to 90% of the total eligible costs