Call for proposals to promote civil society organisations’ awareness of, capacity building and implementation of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme
Funding Amount
Amount not specified
Deadline
18/09/2025
Eligible Organization Types
Non-profit, Public Institution
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What is the Call for proposals to promote civil society organisations’ awareness of, capacity building and implementation of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights Call?
Grant Description
This call for proposals under the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme seeks to protect, promote and raise awareness of fundamental rights and Union values by providing financial support to civil society organisations. It aims to strengthen respect for the rule of law, democratic dialogue, transparency and good governance by building capacity to apply the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, supporting strategic litigation, combating hate crime and hate speech, empowering the civic space...
Required Results for Successful Funding
Expected Outcomes
Funded projects are expected to:
• Strengthen civil society organisations’ capacity to interpret and apply the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in their daily work
• Increase public and stakeholder awareness of Union values, fundamental rights and the rule of law
• Foster democratic dialogue, transparency and good governance at all levels
• Generate concrete legal outcomes through strategic litigation (e.g. case law that advances fundamental rights protections)
• Reduce incidents of hate crime and hate speech through targeted prevention, reporting and monitoring mechanisms
• Create safe and supportive environments for whistleblowers, enhancing detection and reporting of wrongdoing
• Contribute to a more resilient, rights-based civic space and a stronger, more democratic European Union
• Strengthen civil society organisations’ capacity to interpret and apply the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in their daily work
• Increase public and stakeholder awareness of Union values, fundamental rights and the rule of law
• Foster democratic dialogue, transparency and good governance at all levels
• Generate concrete legal outcomes through strategic litigation (e.g. case law that advances fundamental rights protections)
• Reduce incidents of hate crime and hate speech through targeted prevention, reporting and monitoring mechanisms
• Create safe and supportive environments for whistleblowers, enhancing detection and reporting of wrongdoing
• Contribute to a more resilient, rights-based civic space and a stronger, more democratic European Union
Funded areas
Scope Requirements
1. Applicant profile: Civil society organisations active at local, regional, national or transnational level.
2. Project format: National or transnational, single-stage action grant under the CERV Project Grants model.
3. Thematic focus: Each proposal must address exactly one of the following priorities:
• Priority 1 – Capacity building and awareness raising on the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
• Priority 2 – Promoting rights and values by empowering the civic space
• Priority 3 – Strategic litigation
• Priority 4 – Protecting EU values and rights by combating hate crime and hate speech
• Priority 5 – Supporting an enabling environment for the protection of whistleblowers
4. Alignment with objectives: Projects must build civil society’s awareness and capacity to apply the Charter and ensure upholding of its fundamental rights.
5. Budget and timeline: Total indicative budget €18 million. Projects to be designed for implementation following grant award (signature of grant agreement expected June 2026).
2. Project format: National or transnational, single-stage action grant under the CERV Project Grants model.
3. Thematic focus: Each proposal must address exactly one of the following priorities:
• Priority 1 – Capacity building and awareness raising on the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
• Priority 2 – Promoting rights and values by empowering the civic space
• Priority 3 – Strategic litigation
• Priority 4 – Protecting EU values and rights by combating hate crime and hate speech
• Priority 5 – Supporting an enabling environment for the protection of whistleblowers
4. Alignment with objectives: Projects must build civil society’s awareness and capacity to apply the Charter and ensure upholding of its fundamental rights.
5. Budget and timeline: Total indicative budget €18 million. Projects to be designed for implementation following grant award (signature of grant agreement expected June 2026).
Additional Conditions for Applicants
Special Conditions
• Admissibility: Proposals must respect the page limit and layout rules set out in Section 5 of the Call Document.
• Eligibility: Only organisations from eligible countries listed in Section 6 may apply; they must fulfil other eligibility criteria (e.g. legal status).
• Financial and operational capacity: Applicants must demonstrate capacity and meet exclusion criteria per Section 7.
• Evaluation: Submission and evaluation procedures as per Section 8; award criteria, scoring and thresholds per Section 9.
• Legal and financial set-up: Grants governed by the CERV Model Grant Agreement (Section 10), EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509, CERV Regulation 2021/692, and associated rules.
• Submission: Single-stage deadline 18 September 2025, 17:00 Brussels time via the Funding & Tenders Portal; no changes possible once type of grant is selected.
• Communication: Consult call-specific Q&As and updates on the topic page; non-IT questions to national CERV NCP or EACEA-CERV@ec.europa.eu with reference “CERV-2025-CHAR-LITI.”
• Eligibility: Only organisations from eligible countries listed in Section 6 may apply; they must fulfil other eligibility criteria (e.g. legal status).
• Financial and operational capacity: Applicants must demonstrate capacity and meet exclusion criteria per Section 7.
• Evaluation: Submission and evaluation procedures as per Section 8; award criteria, scoring and thresholds per Section 9.
• Legal and financial set-up: Grants governed by the CERV Model Grant Agreement (Section 10), EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509, CERV Regulation 2021/692, and associated rules.
• Submission: Single-stage deadline 18 September 2025, 17:00 Brussels time via the Funding & Tenders Portal; no changes possible once type of grant is selected.
• Communication: Consult call-specific Q&As and updates on the topic page; non-IT questions to national CERV NCP or EACEA-CERV@ec.europa.eu with reference “CERV-2025-CHAR-LITI.”
Important dates
Open from: 27/05/2025
Deadline:18/09/2025
Application period has ended
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