Annual operating grants 2026 to support EU level Networks active in the area: "Rights of persons with disabilities"
CERV Specific Operating Grant [CERV-SGA-OG] – Disability Rights
Funding Amount
Amount not specified
Deadline
27/08/2025
Eligible Organization Types
Non-profit, Public Institution
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What is the Annual operating grants 2026 to support EU level Networks active in the area: "Rights of persons with disabilities" Call?
Grant Description
This call aims to promote, protect and monitor the rights of persons with disabilities by providing financial support to EU-level networks of civil society organisations. Funded activities include collecting and exchanging data and good practices, cooperating with public authorities on policy design and implementation, organising mutual learning events, and communication and engagement campaigns to raise awareness of the European Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and related i...
Required Results for Successful Funding
Expected Outcomes
- Strengthened capacity of EU-level CSO networks to promote and protect disability rights;
• Enhanced implementation of the European Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030 and the European Pillar of Social Rights at all governance levels;
• Improved collection, exchange and uptake of data and good practices among policymakers and stakeholders;
• Increased cooperation between civil society and public authorities, resulting in tangible policy or legislative inputs;
• A series of mutual learning events leading to shared methodologies and tools for inclusive policy-making;
• Broad public and stakeholder awareness-raising campaigns achieving measurable reach and engagement;
• A more cohesive European advocacy voice, leading to concrete advances in the rights and social inclusion of persons with disabilities.
• Enhanced implementation of the European Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030 and the European Pillar of Social Rights at all governance levels;
• Improved collection, exchange and uptake of data and good practices among policymakers and stakeholders;
• Increased cooperation between civil society and public authorities, resulting in tangible policy or legislative inputs;
• A series of mutual learning events leading to shared methodologies and tools for inclusive policy-making;
• Broad public and stakeholder awareness-raising campaigns achieving measurable reach and engagement;
• A more cohesive European advocacy voice, leading to concrete advances in the rights and social inclusion of persons with disabilities.
Funded areas
Scope Requirements
- Applicant must be an EU-level network of civil society organisations active on disability rights at local, regional, national and transnational levels;
• Activities must directly contribute to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, the European Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030 and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;
• Proposals for Operating Grants (SGA) must be submitted in parallel with Framework Partnership Agreement (FPA) proposals: first submit the FPA and then use the FPA submission number in the SGA application;
• Only organisations holding a signed Framework Partnership Agreement are eligible to receive an operating grant;
• Applicants must meet admissibility (Section 5) and eligibility (Section 6) criteria of the call document, including legal status, thematic focus and geographical coverage;
• Applicants must demonstrate financial and operational capacity and comply with exclusion rules as per Section 7;
• Proposals will be evaluated and awarded according to the criteria and scoring rules set out in Sections 8 and 9 of the call document;
• Submission deadline: 27 August 2025, 17:00 Brussels time (single-stage call).
• Activities must directly contribute to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, the European Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030 and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;
• Proposals for Operating Grants (SGA) must be submitted in parallel with Framework Partnership Agreement (FPA) proposals: first submit the FPA and then use the FPA submission number in the SGA application;
• Only organisations holding a signed Framework Partnership Agreement are eligible to receive an operating grant;
• Applicants must meet admissibility (Section 5) and eligibility (Section 6) criteria of the call document, including legal status, thematic focus and geographical coverage;
• Applicants must demonstrate financial and operational capacity and comply with exclusion rules as per Section 7;
• Proposals will be evaluated and awarded according to the criteria and scoring rules set out in Sections 8 and 9 of the call document;
• Submission deadline: 27 August 2025, 17:00 Brussels time (single-stage call).
Additional Conditions for Applicants
Special Conditions
- Mandatory parallel submission: FPA proposal must be submitted and accepted before SGA submission is considered;
• Only entities with a signed FPA on the CERV-2025-OG-DISA-FPA topic can receive an SGA under CERV-2025-OG-DISA-SGA;
• Applicants must use the Funding & Tenders Portal for submission and cannot change the chosen grant type once confirmed in the system;
• Compliance with EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509, CERV Regulation 2021/692, Rules for Legal Entity Validation and other applicable EU funding rules;
• Adherence to call-document provisions on admissibility, eligibility, capacity assessment, evaluation and grant agreement signature timelines;
• Projects must respect EU values and the principles of non-discrimination and inclusiveness.
• Only entities with a signed FPA on the CERV-2025-OG-DISA-FPA topic can receive an SGA under CERV-2025-OG-DISA-SGA;
• Applicants must use the Funding & Tenders Portal for submission and cannot change the chosen grant type once confirmed in the system;
• Compliance with EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509, CERV Regulation 2021/692, Rules for Legal Entity Validation and other applicable EU funding rules;
• Adherence to call-document provisions on admissibility, eligibility, capacity assessment, evaluation and grant agreement signature timelines;
• Projects must respect EU values and the principles of non-discrimination and inclusiveness.
Important dates
Open from: 17/06/2025
Deadline:27/08/2025
Application period has ended
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