European UnionDeadline PassedNon-profit, Public Institution

Selection of partners to carry out EUROPE DIRECT activities

ED-FPA Framework Partnership Agreement

Funding Amount

Amount not specified

Deadline

08/07/2025

Eligible Organization Types

Non-profit, Public Institution

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What is the Selection of partners to carry out EUROPE DIRECT activities Call?

Grant Description
This call seeks to select partners to manage Europe Direct information centres in Portugal for the period 2026–2030. Europe Direct centres bring the European Union closer to citizens by informing them about EU policies and actions, listening to their concerns, engaging with communities, supporting civic education, and fostering a European public sphere. Selected partners will sign a framework partnership agreement and receive annual fixed grants to cover part of operating costs, organising aware...
Required Results for Successful Funding

Expected Outcomes

• Increased awareness among Portuguese citizens of EU policies, actions and rights.

• Enhanced dialogue and feedback between citizens and EU institutions on issues of EU competence and daily-life impact.

• Strengthened local networks of multipliers actively disseminating EU information.

• Improved European civic education and promotion of a European public sphere at the local level.

• Sustainable operation of EUROPE DIRECT Centres with co-funded resources, contributing to long-term citizen engagement with the EU.
Funded areas

Scope Requirements

• Applicant must be a legal entity established in an eligible country (Portugal) and validated in the Funding & Tenders Portal (LEAR appointed) with satisfactory financial and operational capacity and no exclusion grounds.

• Proposals must be submitted via the single-stage ED-2025-PORTUGAL-FPA call by 08 July 2025, 17:00 Brussels time, using the ED-FPA model and complying with page limits and layout requirements (Part B of the application form).

• Selected partners must commit to sign and implement a five-year framework partnership agreement (2026–2030) and to submit an annual communication plan each year for grant release.

• Partners must have demonstrable experience in EU communication/outreach and established local networks.
Additional Conditions for Applicants

Special Conditions

• The grant is a fixed annual amount covering only part of the Centre’s operating costs; partners must co-finance remaining costs from their own resources.

• Annual funding is conditional on approval of that year’s communication plan and on satisfactory performance and reporting.

• Proposals failing admissibility criteria (e.g., exceeding page limits or incorrect layout) or eligibility conditions will be rejected without evaluation.

• Legal and financial set-up follows the Annotated Model Grant Agreement (EU Grants AGA), with legal entity validation, LEAR appointment and financial capacity assessment required before signature of the grant agreement.

• No changes to the selected model grant agreement type (ED-FPA) are allowed once the submission is confirmed.
Important dates

Open from: 06/05/2025

Deadline:08/07/2025

Application period has ended

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