Supporting the achievement of the objectives of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women (VAW) and domestic violence in the Union and the implementation of the Directive on combating VAW and domestic violence — CERV

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Supporting the achievement of the objectives of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women (VAW) and domestic violence in the Union and the implementation of the Directive on combating VAW and domestic violence — CERV | GrantForge

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StatusOpen

TypeCERV-LS

1 upcoming deadline

Deadline:2026-11-05

FundingLump Sum

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Strategic Analysis

This priority is reserved to public authorities, as sole applicant or consortium leader, and funds the training that Article 36 of the VAW Directive requires: judges, lawyers, law enforcement and court staff on one side, healthcare, social services and educational staff on the other. The winning angle is a credible path from training to structural solutions inside Member State authorities that deliver the Directive and the Istanbul Convention, strengthened by partners specialised in victim support such as women's rights organisations (scored under Quality).

🔬 Scientific Alignment

Scope Activities (3)

SC1

Supporting the training of judges, lawyers, law enforcement officials (including professionals dealing with custody cases) and Court staff who deal with gender-based violence and domestic violence cases

SC2

Supporting the training of healthcare professionals, social services and educational staff

SC3

Activities that can be funded: one or more of the types listed in the call, driven by the priority addressed

Expected Outcomes (0)

🌍 Impact Strategy

Target SDG Topics

Select the SDG targets (topics) that your future project proposal will actively address to align with EU Policy Impacts.

Expected Impacts (1)

EI1

Increased capacity of stakeholders, including Member States authorities and other bodies, to successfully implement provisions of the Convention and the Directive

EU Policy Alignment

Istanbul Convention

high

Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, to which the EU acceded as of 1 October 2023. The EU as a whole is bound to implement it and to abide by its monitoring process; it reported in November 2025 on the measures taken. Article 15 calls on the Parties to provide or strengthen appropriate training for relevant professionals dealing with victims or perpetrators.

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Evaluator focus:

The priority supports the achievement of the objectives of the Convention in the Union, which the EU as a whole is bound to implement. Evaluators expect the link to Article 15 (training of relevant professionals) to be explicit.

VAW Directive

high

Directive (EU) 2024/1385 on combating violence against women and domestic violence, adopted in May 2024, to be transposed by 14 June 2027. It criminalises female genital mutilation, forced marriage and the most widespread forms of cyberviolence, and sets measures on access to justice, protection, support and prevention, recognising children as victims and witnesses. Article 41 requires Member States to cooperate and consult regularly with civil society organisations. The 2026 Daphne call focuses on its transposition and implementation.

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Evaluator focus:

The priority supports the implementation of the VAW Directive, in particular the training obligations of Article 36(1) and Article 36, with transposition due by 14 June 2027. Evaluators expect the training to enable professionals to identify, prevent and address violence, treat victims in a trauma-, gender- and child-sensitive manner and redirect them to specialist support.

Roadmap for Women's Rights

medium

Adopted on 5 March 2025 and broadly endorsed by all Member States and various EU institutions and stakeholders in October 2025, it sets out the Commission's long-term vision for a gender equal society through eight women's rights principles. Principle 1, "Freedom from gender-based violence", states that every woman and girl has the right to security and to be treated with dignity, both online and offline, in public and private life.

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Evaluator focus:

Evaluators assess under Relevance the contribution to the EU strategic and legislative context. Reference this initiative where the project genuinely contributes to it.

EU Gender Equality Strategy 2026-2030

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Adopted on 5 March 2026, it builds on the Roadmap for Women's Rights and sets out the concrete actions the Commission will deliver over five years. On gender-based violence it puts a strong emphasis on fighting cyberviolence (including sexually explicit deepfakes and deep nudes) and on supporting full implementation of the VAW Directive.

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Evaluator focus:

Evaluators assess under Relevance the contribution to the EU strategic and legislative context. Reference this initiative where the project genuinely contributes to it.

EU Strategy on victims' rights

medium

Listed by the call among the policy initiatives supported, alongside the Victims' Rights Directive as revised. The call's bibliography also lists the EU campaign on victims' rights.

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Evaluator focus:

Trained professionals redirect victims to specialist support services and treat them in a trauma-, gender- and child-sensitive manner; relevant to the victims' rights framework.

EU Strategy on the rights of the child

low

Adopted on 24 March 2021. Combating violence against children is its third thematic area and one of the main objectives of the Commission's work on the rights of the child; the Recommendation on integrated child protection systems was adopted under it.

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Evaluator focus:

Evaluators assess under Relevance the contribution to the EU strategic and legislative context. Reference this initiative where the project genuinely contributes to it.

Commission Recommendation on developing and strengthening integrated child protection systems in the best interests of the child

low

Adopted in April 2024. It encourages all relevant authorities and services to work together in a holistic, multidisciplinary and coordinated way, from prevention to protection, proposes a unified, child-centred framework for national plans to safeguard children from all forms of violence, asks for better use of EU tools to avoid silos, and calls for national anti-bullying (including cyberbullying) plans.

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Evaluator focus:

Evaluators assess under Relevance the contribution to the EU strategic and legislative context. Reference this initiative where the project genuinely contributes to it.

Victims' Rights Directive

low

Directive 2012/29/EU establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, listed by the call "as revised". It is also part of the EU acquis referring to violence against children.

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Evaluator focus:

Evaluators assess under Relevance the contribution to the EU strategic and legislative context. Reference this initiative where the project genuinely contributes to it.

Action Plan against cyberbullying

low

Listed by the call among the policy initiatives supported. The Recommendation on integrated child protection systems also calls for national anti-bullying (including cyberbullying) plans.

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Evaluator focus:

Evaluators assess under Relevance the contribution to the EU strategic and legislative context. Reference this initiative where the project genuinely contributes to it.

Digital Services Act

low

Listed by the call among the policy initiatives supported. Relevant to actions on reporting, flagging and removing harmful online violent content, including through organisations acting as trusted flaggers on online platforms.

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Evaluator focus:

Evaluators assess under Relevance the contribution to the EU strategic and legislative context. Reference this initiative where the project genuinely contributes to it.

Artificial Intelligence Act

low

Listed by the call among the policy initiatives supported. The call notes that the non-consensual sharing of intimate or manipulated material is exacerbated by the use of artificial intelligence, and that stalking and harassment through new technologies is increasing with the rise of AI.

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Evaluator focus:

Evaluators assess under Relevance the contribution to the EU strategic and legislative context. Reference this initiative where the project genuinely contributes to it.

LGBTIQ+ Equality Strategy 2026-2030

low

Listed by the call among the policy initiatives supported. The call's objectives include preventing and combating violence against groups at risk such as LGBTIQ persons, and Priority 1 covers forced medicalisation of trans people and conversion practices targeting intersex and LGBTIQ people.

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Evaluator focus:

Evaluators assess under Relevance the contribution to the EU strategic and legislative context. Reference this initiative where the project genuinely contributes to it.

Enhanced Disability Strategy

low

Listed by the call among the policy initiatives supported. The call's objectives include preventing and combating violence against persons with disabilities, and women and children with disabilities are named among the groups at heightened risk.

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Evaluator focus:

Evaluators assess under Relevance the contribution to the EU strategic and legislative context. Reference this initiative where the project genuinely contributes to it.

EU Anti-Racism Strategy 2026-2030

low

Listed by the call among the policy initiatives supported. The call asks for an intersectional perspective paying attention to attributes such as ethnic origin, and names racial or ethnic minorities among the groups at heightened risk of violence.

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Evaluator focus:

Evaluators assess under Relevance the contribution to the EU strategic and legislative context. Reference this initiative where the project genuinely contributes to it.

EU Roma Strategic Framework for Equality, Participation and Inclusion (2020-2030)

low

Listed by the call among the policy initiatives supported. Roma people and Roma children are named in the call among the groups at heightened risk of violence.

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Evaluator focus:

Evaluators assess under Relevance the contribution to the EU strategic and legislative context. Reference this initiative where the project genuinely contributes to it.

📋 Additional Guidance

⚖ Eligibility rules

Minimum partners1

Minimum countries1

Third countriesNot allowed

Minimum budget€200K

Maximum budget€600K

Maximum duration24 months

Specific requirements

Eligible countries

Beneficiaries and affiliated entities must be legal entities (public or private bodies) established in an EU Member State (including overseas countries and territories) or in a country associated to the CERV Programme (or in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement that enters into force before grant signature). International organisations are eligible. Natural persons are not eligible (except self-employed persons without separate legal personality).

EU values

Projects must comply with the highest ethical standards, EU values based on Article 2 of the Treaty on the European Union and Article 21 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, and applicable EU, international and national law (including the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679).

Child protection policy

Participants with activities involving children (below the age of 18) must have a child protection policy covering the four areas of the Keeping Children Safe Child Safeguarding Standards (private bodies: copy of their policy; public bodies: child protection policy declaration).

Gender and non-discrimination mainstreaming

Projects must seek to promote gender equality and non-discrimination mainstreaming, target a gender-balanced representation in project teams and activities, and break down individual data by sex, disability or age whenever possible.

Lump sum budget

For lump sum grants, the detailed budget table (annex 1 to Part B) is mandatory and serves as the basis for fixing the lump sum; its costs must comply with the basic eligibility conditions for EU actual cost grants.

Eligible participants

Legal entities (public or private bodies) established in an EU Member State (including overseas countries and territories) or in a country associated to the CERV Programme or in ongoing association negotiations, if the agreement enters into force before grant signature. International organisations are eligible. Natural persons are not eligible, except self-employed persons without separate legal personality. EU bodies, except the Joint Research Centre, cannot be part of the consortium. Entities subject to EU restrictive measures cannot participate in any capacity.

Public authority as lead or sole applicant

The lead (or sole) applicant must be a relevant public authority at national, regional or local level: government bodies, agencies or other entities funded or controlled by the state, and bodies responsible for performing public functions, managing public services or exercising statutory powers (e.g. police, councils, regulatory agencies). Co-applicants can be public entities, private non-profit or for-profit organisations, or international organisations.

Single applicant or consortium

Proposals can be submitted by a single applicant (mono-beneficiary) or by a consortium. A consortium made only of a coordinator and affiliated entities or associated partners is ineligible.

No financial support to third parties

Financial support to third parties is allowed only for Priority 1.

One application per lead applicant

A lead applicant (coordinator) cannot submit more than one application under the call, across all five topics; otherwise all its proposals are rejected. Each proposal addresses only one topic. Participation as a partner in other proposals is not limited.

Activities in eligible countries, matching the topic

Activities must take place in the eligible countries; projects can be national or transnational. Applications are only eligible if their content corresponds wholly, or at least in part, to the topic description for which they are submitted.

⚖ Eligibility — synthesis

Eligible participants (eligible countries)

To be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:

be legal entities (public or private bodies);
be established in one of the eligible countries: EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs)), or non-EU countries associated to the CERV Programme or in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement where the agreement enters into force before grant signature (check the list of participating countries regularly);
carry out activities in any of the eligible countries.

Beneficiaries and affiliated entities must register in the Participant Register before submitting the proposal and will have to be validated by the Central Validation Service (REA Validation). Other entities may participate in other consortium roles, such as associated partners, subcontractors or third parties giving in-kind contributions.

Specific cases

Natural persons are not eligible, with the exception of self-employed persons (sole traders) where the company does not have legal personality separate from that of the natural person.
International organisations are eligible; the rules on eligible countries do not apply to them.
Entities without legal personality may exceptionally participate, provided that their representatives have the capacity to undertake legal obligations on their behalf and offer guarantees for the protection of the EU financial interests equivalent to those offered by legal persons.
EU bodies (with the exception of the European Commission Joint Research Centre) cannot be part of the consortium.
Programme Contact Points are eligible as coordinator or beneficiary if they segregate project management and information provision functions and demonstrate cost separation (analytical accounting with cost allocation keys and codes, recording of all real costs, fair, objective and realistic allocation).
Associations and interest groupings may participate as sole beneficiaries or beneficiaries without legal personality; if the action is implemented by their members, the members should also participate as beneficiaries or affiliated entities, otherwise their costs are not eligible.
Countries negotiating association agreements: beneficiaries from these countries may participate and can sign grants if the negotiations are concluded before grant signature.
EU restrictive measures: entities subject to EU restrictive measures under Article 29 TEU and Article 215 TFEU are not eligible to participate in any capacity, including as beneficiaries, affiliated entities, associated partners, subcontractors or recipients of financial support to third parties.

Consortium composition for Priority 4

Proposals can be submitted by either a single applicant (mono-beneficiary) or a consortium. The lead (or sole) applicant must be a relevant public authority active at national, regional or local level. For the purposes of Priority 4, public authorities include government bodies, agencies, or other entities, funded or controlled by the state, as well as national, regional, or local level bodies responsible for performing public functions, managing public services, or exercising statutory powers (e.g. police, councils, and regulatory agencies). Co-applicants (partners), if any, must be public entities, private non-profit, private for-profit organisations, or international organisations. Partnerships with relevant NGOs active in the area of victims' support or women's rights organisations are encouraged. Consortia that consist only of a coordinator and one or more affiliated entities or associated partners are ineligible.

Financial support to third parties is allowed only for priority 1.

One application per lead applicant

The lead applicant (coordinator) cannot submit more than one application under this call for proposals, across all priorities/topics. In case of multiple proposals submitted by the same lead applicant, all the proposals are rejected and not evaluated further. Each proposal must address only one of the five topics. Participation as a partner in other proposals is not limited.

Eligible activities

Eligible activities are the ones set out in section 2 of the Call document (Themes and priorities, Activities that can be funded). The participation in one in-person meeting in Brussels with the European Commission can be foreseen under the work package for management and coordination, for a maximum of two people. Applications are only considered eligible if their content corresponds wholly (or at least in part) to the topic description for which they are submitted.

Proposals should consider the results of projects supported by other EU funding programmes; the complementarities must be described in Part B. Projects must comply with EU policy interests and priorities, and respect EU values and European Commission policy regarding reputational matters (e.g. activities involving capacity building, policy support, awareness raising, communication, dissemination).

Geographic location

Proposals must relate to activities taking place in the eligible countries. Projects under all priorities can be either national or transnational.

Duration

For priorities 2 to 5, projects must range between 12 and 24 months. Extensions are possible, if duly justified and through an amendment to the grant agreement.

Project budget

For Priorities 2, 3, 4 and 5, project budgets (requested grant amount) cannot be lower than EUR 200 000 and higher than EUR 600 000 per project. The grant awarded may be lower than the amount requested.

Public bodies are exempted from the financial capacity check, from the operational capacity check and from providing an activity report.

Financial and operational capacity

Applicants must have stable and sufficient resources (financial capacity, checked during grant preparation, except for public bodies and international organisations) and the know-how, qualifications and resources to successfully implement the project, including sufficient experience in projects of comparable size and nature (operational capacity). Operational capacity is assessed together with the Quality award criterion, on the basis of the general profiles of the staff responsible for managing and implementing the project, the description of the consortium participants, the activity report of last year and the list of previous projects. Public bodies, Member State organisations and international organisations are exempted from the operational capacity check.

Exclusion

Applicants subject to an EU exclusion decision or in an exclusion situation cannot participate: bankruptcy or similar procedures; breach of social security or tax obligations; grave professional misconduct; fraud, corruption, links to a criminal organisation, money laundering, terrorism-related crimes, child labour or human trafficking; significant deficiencies in complying with main obligations under an EU contract or grant; irregularities within the meaning of Article 1(2) of Regulation No 2988/95; creation under a different jurisdiction to circumvent fiscal, social or other legal obligations; intentionally resisting an investigation, check or audit by an EU authorising officer, OLAF, the EPPO or the European Court of Auditors. Applicants are also rejected if they misrepresented information required as a condition for participating, or were previously involved in the preparation of the call in a way that distorts competition.

🗓 Call process & calendar

Timetable (indicative)

Step	Date
Call opening	7 July 2026
Deadline for submission	3 November 2026, 17:00 CET (Brussels)
Evaluation	November 2026 to May 2027
Information on evaluation results	May 2027
Grant agreement signature	June to July 2027

Call deadlines cannot be extended. Complete the application sufficiently in advance of the deadline: problems due to last-minute submissions (e.g. congestion) are entirely at the applicant's risk. Consult the Portal Call and Topic pages regularly: they are used to publish call updates, including an invitation to an info session for applicants, if any.

How to submit

All proposals must be submitted directly online via the Funding & Tenders Portal Electronic Submission System (accessible via the Topic page in the Calls for proposals section). Paper applications are not accepted. Submission is a 2-step process:

Create a user account and register the organisation. All participants need an EU Login user account, then register their organisation in the Participant Register and receive a 9-digit participant identification code (PIC). All beneficiaries, affiliated entities and associated partners must be registered before the application is submitted; the PIC is mandatory for the Application Form. Beneficiaries and affiliated entities will be validated by the Central Validation Service (REA Validation) and will be asked to upload documents showing legal status and origin.
Submit the proposal in 4 parts: Part A (administrative information about the applicant organisations and the summarised budget, filled in directly online); Part B (description of the action: download the mandatory Word template from the Submission System, fill it in and upload it as a PDF file); the KPI tool (additional project data, filled in directly online, all sections completed); the annexes (uploaded as PDF files; the detailed budget table is re-uploaded in .xlsx format).

Proposals must be submitted using the forms provided inside the Submission System, not the documents available on the Topic page (they are only for information). Documents must be uploaded to the right category in the Submission System, otherwise the proposal may be considered incomplete and thus inadmissible. Proposals may be changed and re-submitted until the deadline.

Once the proposal is submitted, a confirmation e-mail is sent (with date and time of the application). Without this confirmation e-mail, the proposal has not been submitted. If this is due to a fault in the Submission System, file a complaint immediately via the IT Helpdesk webform, explaining the circumstances and attaching a copy of the proposal (and, if possible, screenshots).

Evaluation and award procedure

Proposals follow the standard submission and evaluation procedure (one-stage submission and one-step evaluation). An evaluation committee, assisted by independent outside experts, assesses all applications.

Proposals are first checked for formal requirements: admissibility and eligibility.
Admissible and eligible proposals are evaluated for each topic against the operational capacity and award criteria, then ranked according to their scores.
For proposals with the same score within a topic, priority is given successively to the score for Relevance, then Quality, then Impact.
All applicants receive an evaluation result letter. Successful proposals are invited for grant preparation; the others are put on the reserve list or rejected.

No commitment for funding: an invitation to grant preparation is not a formal commitment for funding. Legal checks still take place before grant award: legal entity validation, financial capacity, exclusion check. Grant preparation involves a dialogue to fine-tune technical or financial aspects of the project, may require extra information, and may include adjustments to address recommendations of the evaluation committee or other concerns. Full compliance is a pre-condition for signing the grant.

Complaints: an applicant who believes that the evaluation procedure was flawed can submit a complaint, following the deadlines and procedures set out in the evaluation result letter. Notifications not opened within 10 days after sending are considered to have been accessed, and deadlines are counted from opening or access. Complaints submitted electronically may be subject to character limitations.

After selection

Selected projects prepare the Grant Agreement together with the EU Project Officer. The project starting date and duration are fixed in the Grant Agreement (Data Sheet, point 1). The starting date should be after grant signature (normally within 6 months). A retroactive starting date can be granted exceptionally for duly justified reasons, but never earlier than the proposal submission date.

🎯 Call process & Evaluation criteria (Pre-award)

Award criteria

Criterion	What is assessed	Maximum score	Minimum pass score
Relevance	extent to which the proposal matches the priorities and objectives of the call including adherence to EU values; clearly defined needs and robust needs assessment (if relevant presents a high quality overview and analysis of the targeted CSOs sector in the target country(ies), region(s), including the identification of key challenges); clearly defined target group, with gender perspective being appropriately taken into account; contribution to the EU strategic and legislative context (if applicable, extent to which capacity-building and financial support to third parties are balanced, well-proportioned, well-structured and relevant to address the identified needs; and contributing to the EU strategic and legislative context); European/trans-national dimension; impact/interest for a number of countries (EU or eligible non-EU countries); possibility to use the results in other countries (potential for transfer of good practices); potential to develop mutual trust/cross-border cooperation, building synergies and avoiding duplication with previous projects	40	25
Quality: project design and implementation	clarity and consistency of project; logical links between the identified problems, needs and solutions proposed (logical frame concept); methodology for implementing the project with gender perspective being appropriately taken into account (organisation of work, timetable, allocation of resources and distribution of tasks between partners, risks & risk management, monitoring and evaluation); ethical issues, measures and policies to guarantee child safeguarding (for activities involving children) and compliance with EU values are addressed; feasibility of the project within the proposed time frame; financial feasibility (sufficient/appropriate budget for proper implementation) including financial support to third parties (if applicable); cost-effectiveness (best value for money)	40	n/a
Impact	ambition and expected long-term impact of results on target groups/general public; appropriate dissemination strategy for ensuring sustainability and long-term impact; potential for a positive multiplier effect; sustainability of results after EU funding ends	20	n/a
Overall		100	70

Proposals that pass the individual threshold for the criterion Relevance (25/40) and the overall threshold (70/100) are considered for funding, within the limits of the available call budget. Other proposals are rejected.

Consortium size and composition

Particular attention is paid to the consortium size and composition, thoroughly assessed under the Quality criterion, to ensure that they are justified and suitable to deliver the proposed results effectively and efficiently. Applicants are expected to justify that the size and structure of the consortium are appropriate to the project's objectives, activities and budget, including an appropriate distribution of tasks and resources reflecting their expertise in the field of the call. Consortia should not be bigger than what is strictly necessary for the good implementation of the project. The partnership should be coherent and well-balanced, bringing together organisations with complementary and relevant expertise in the thematic areas addressed by this call, namely gender-based violence and violence against children.

Operational capacity

Operational capacity is assessed together with the Quality criterion, on the basis of the competence and experience of the applicants and their project teams, including operational resources. If the evaluation of the award criterion is positive, the applicants are considered to have sufficient operational capacity.

Ranking

Proposals are ranked within each topic. For proposals with the same score, priority is given to the score for Relevance, then Quality, then Impact.

Scoring notes from the call for this priority

Consortium partners specialised in victims' support, such as women's rights organisations or NGOs that provide specialist services to victims, are taken into account under Quality.
Projects that focus mainly on research will not be financed; research activities must be closely linked to the project objectives. This is taken into account under the Impact criterion.
The child protection policy is assessed under Quality, in particular under ethics and EU values: failure to provide a diligent child protection policy entails a lower score under Quality and could prevent the grant agreement signature.
The gender perspective is assessed under Relevance (target group definition) and Quality (methodology).

💶 Financials

Form of grant and funding rate

The grant is a lump sum grant: it reimburses a fixed amount unlinked to actual costs. The amount is fixed by the granting authority on the basis of the estimated project budget and a funding rate of 90%. The grant parameters (maximum grant amount, funding rate, total eligible costs) are fixed in the Grant Agreement (Data Sheet, point 3 and art 5).

Requested grant amount

For this priority, project budgets (requested grant amount) cannot be lower than EUR 200 000 and higher than EUR 600 000 per project. The grant awarded may be lower than the amount requested. Grant applications must ensure a balanced project budget and sufficient other resources to implement the project successfully (e.g. own contributions, income generated by the action, financial contributions from third parties); applicants may be requested to lower estimated costs that are ineligible (including excessive).

Budget categories and cost eligibility rules

Budget categories: lump sum contributions (Decision of 30 September 2022 authorising the use of lump sums for actions under the CERV Programme 2021-2027).
The lump sum amount must be calculated in accordance with the methodology set out in the lump sum decision and using the detailed budget table provided.
For lump sums based on estimated project budgets: the estimated budget must comply with the basic eligibility conditions for EU actual cost grants (AGA, art 6).
For lump sums based on estimated project budgets: costs for financial support to third parties are not allowed.
Project websites: communication costs for presenting the project on the participants' websites or social media accounts are eligible; costs for separate project websites are not eligible.
Personnel costs: volunteers' unit costs are allowed (without indirect costs).
The details and the breakdown of the "Other" cost items from headings A.1 and C.3 are provided in the "any comments" sheet of the detailed budget table.
Subcontracting should normally constitute a limited part and must be performed by third parties (not by a beneficiary or affiliated entity). Subcontracting going beyond 30% of the total eligible costs must be justified in the application.

Management costs

The coordination and management costs of WP1 should not exceed 10% of the proposal total costs.

Reporting and payments

The reporting and payment arrangements are fixed in the Grant Agreement (Data Sheet, point 4 and art 21 and 22). After grant signature, beneficiaries normally receive a prefinancing to start working on the project (float of normally 80% of the maximum grant amount; exceptionally less or no prefinancing), paid 30 days from entry into force or financial guarantee (if required), whichever is the latest. Beneficiaries also submit one or more progress reports not linked to payments. At the end of the project, the final grant amount is calculated; if earlier payments are higher, the difference is recovered. All payments are made to the coordinator. Payments are automatically lowered if a consortium member has outstanding debts towards the EU, offset in line with the Grant Agreement (art 22). Beneficiaries are responsible for keeping records on all the work done.

Prefinancing guarantees, certificates and liability

If a prefinancing guarantee is required, it is fixed in the Grant Agreement (Data Sheet, point 4), normally equal to or lower than the prefinancing. It is in euro, issued by an approved bank or financial institution established in an EU Member State (a guarantee from a non-EU institution may exceptionally be accepted if it offers equivalent security), normally requested from the coordinator for the consortium, and provided during grant preparation (scanned copy via the Portal and original by post). Amounts blocked in bank accounts are not accepted. Certificates may be requested depending on the type of action, grant amount and beneficiaries (Data Sheet, point 4 and art 24). The liability regime for recoveries (limited joint and several liability with individual ceilings, unconditional joint and several liability, or individual financial responsibility) is fixed in the Grant Agreement (Data Sheet point 4.4 and art 22).

Financial capacity

Applicants must have stable and sufficient resources to successfully implement the projects and contribute their share; organisations participating in several projects must have sufficient capacity to implement all of them. The check is based on documents uploaded in the Participant Register during grant preparation (e.g. profit and loss account, balance sheet, business plan, audit report) and normally applies to all coordinators, except public bodies and international organisations. If financial capacity is not satisfactory, the Commission may require further information, an enhanced financial responsibility regime, prefinancing paid in instalments, prefinancing guarantees, no prefinancing, or the replacement of the applicant or rejection of the proposal.

Other financial rules

No-profit rule: grants may not give a profit (surplus of revenues plus EU grant over costs), checked at the end of the project.
No cumulation of funding or double funding: any given action may receive only one grant from the EU budget (except under EU Synergies actions) and cost items may not be declared under two EU grants.
Combination with EU operating grants is possible if the project remains outside the operating grant work programme and cost items are clearly separated and not declared twice.
Proposals for projects already completed are rejected; projects already started are assessed case by case, with no costs reimbursed for activities before the project starting date or proposal submission.

🤝 Collaborations & synergies

Building on previous projects

Applicants are encouraged to explore previously funded projects and to build on already existing materials (Funding & Tenders Portal, "Projects and Results"). Proposals should consider the results of projects supported by other EU funding programmes and describe the complementarities in Part B; the Relevance criterion assesses building synergies and avoiding duplication with previous projects.

Partners

The coordinator must be a public authority. Co-applicants (partners), if any, can be public entities, private non-profit or private for-profit organisations, or international organisations. Partnerships with relevant NGOs active in the area of victims' support or women's rights organisations are encouraged and taken into account under Quality. Under Article 41 of the VAW Directive, Member States are required to cooperate and hold regular consultations with civil society organisations, including on training.

📋 Implementation, tasks & required activities

Work packages (all priorities)

Activities must be grouped into work packages, which are major sub-divisions of the project (e.g. Project Management and Coordination; Communication and Dissemination). For each work package, an objective and lists of tasks/activities, milestones and deliverables must be defined. The deliverables and milestones must be quantifiable and measurable.

The coordination and management costs of WP1 should not exceed 10% of the proposal total costs. Under lump sum funding, project coordination is simplified as there are no costs reporting obligations.

The Part B template adds: projects should normally have a minimum of 2 work packages, with WP1 covering the management and coordination activities (meetings, coordination, project monitoring and evaluation, financial management, progress reports) and the cross-cutting activities; each activity, milestone, output, outcome and deliverable is entered only once; the number of deliverables is limited to a maximum of 20 for the entire project; for each work package, the specific objectives, the tasks (with participants and task leader), milestones (with means of verification) and deliverables (type, dissemination level, due month, description including format and language) are listed. Month 1 marks the start of the project.

The participation in one in-person meeting in Brussels with the European Commission can be foreseen under the work package for management and coordination, for a maximum of two people.

Mandatory deliverables (all priorities)

Progress report not linked to payment at mid-term;
Report on the EU Survey on Justice, Rights, and Values.

Beneficiaries will have to ask attendees in events to participate in the EU Survey on Justice, Rights and Values. This survey allows the granting authority to collect data on training, mutual learning and awareness-raising events of all projects financed under the CERV programme. The beneficiaries receive a weblink to the survey, to be forwarded to the attendees; they have access to the survey results for their project and can use them for their project evaluation.

The milestones and deliverables of each project are managed through the Portal Grant Management System and reflected in Annex 1 of the Grant Agreement.

🔐 Intellectual Property Rights

Intellectual property rights

IPR rules follow the Model Grant Agreement (art 16 and Annex 5). For this call, rights of use on results apply: Yes.

When generative AI tools are used to prepare the proposal, applicants must ensure that the generated content complies with intellectual property regulations and check original sources to avoid plagiarism.

🛡 Ethics & confidentiality

Ethics and EU values

Projects must comply with the highest ethical standards, with EU values based on Article 2 of the Treaty on the European Union and Article 21 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, and with other applicable EU, international and national law (including the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679). Applicants must show in their application that they respect ethical principles and EU values.

Projects must seek to promote gender equality and non-discrimination mainstreaming in accordance with the Gender Mainstreaming Toolkit. Project activities should contribute to the equal empowerment of women and men in all their diversity, ensuring that they achieve their full potential and enjoy the same rights. They should also seek to reduce levels of discrimination suffered by particular groups (as well as those at risk of multiple discrimination) and to improve equality outcomes for individuals. Proposals should integrate gender and non-discrimination considerations and target a gender-balanced representation in project teams and activities. Individual data collected by the beneficiaries should be broken down by sex (sex-disaggregated data), disability or age whenever possible.

Projects must comply with EU policy interests and priorities and respect EU values and European Commission policy regarding reputational matters (e.g. activities involving capacity building, policy support, awareness raising, communication, dissemination).

Part B section 5.1 Ethics and EU values

The application form asks applicants to describe the ethics issues that may arise during implementation and the measures to solve or avoid them; how gender and non-discrimination mainstreaming will be ensured in the project cycle; any direct or indirect impact on children and their rights, with a child rights approach based on the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional protocols, addressing children as rights holders and ensuring their participation; how privacy and data protection issues related to data collection, analysis and dissemination will be addressed; and the measures and policies in place to guarantee compliance with the EU values of Article 2 TEU and Article 21 of the Charter.

Child protection policies

Applications should clearly indicate which partner(s) will directly work with children (in person or online) and provide the necessary safeguards:

Private entities directly involving children in the activities of the project must provide a Child Protection Policy (CPP) covering the four areas described in the Keeping Children Safe Child Safeguarding Standards. The CPP must be available online and transparent to everyone who comes in contact with the organisation. It must include clear information about the recruitment of staff (including trainees and volunteers) and include background checks (vetting). It must also include clear procedures and rules to staff, including reporting rules, and continuous training.
Public entities (e.g. local authorities, ministries) can satisfy this obligation by submitting a declaration on honour from their legal representatives stating that the child protection measures of the public entity are in line with the principles and standards described in the Keeping Children Safe Child Safeguarding Standards.

The Call document lists the child protection policy among the mandatory annexes for participants with activities involving children (section 5) and states that it should be submitted as a supporting document to the application and provided at the latest during the Grant Preparation Process for selected projects (section 2). It is assessed under the award criterion Quality, in particular under ethics and EU values: failure to provide a diligent child protection policy entails a lower score under Quality and could prevent the grant agreement signature.

The child protection policy declaration for public bodies (template in the Submission System) confirms that the measures adopted for the project are in line with Keeping children safe: the International Child Safeguarding Standards, based on four principles (all children have equal rights to protection from harm; everybody has a responsibility to support the protection of children; the organisation has a duty of care to children it works with, is in contact with or affects; all actions are taken in the best interests of the child), and that each activity ensures informed consent, voluntary participation, do no harm, background checks of everyone in direct contact with child participants, and data protection under the GDPR.

Data protection and transparency

The submission of a proposal involves the collection, use and processing of personal data, processed in accordance with Regulation 2018/1725 solely for evaluating the proposal, subsequent management of the grant and, if needed, programme monitoring, evaluation and communication (Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement).

In accordance with Article 38 of the EU Financial Regulation, information about EU grants awarded (beneficiary names and addresses, the purpose of the grant and the maximum amount awarded) is published each year on the Europa website. Publication can exceptionally be waived on reasoned and duly substantiated request, if disclosure could jeopardise rights and freedoms under the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights or harm commercial interests.

🤝 Multi-actor, interdisciplinarity & SSH

Consortium dimensioning for Priority 4

Multi-actor: the lead or sole applicant is a public authority. Partnerships with NGOs active in victims' support or with women's rights organisations are encouraged and scored under Quality; other partners can be public entities, private non-profit or for-profit organisations, or international organisations. The professionals trained span justice, law enforcement, health, social services and education.

Consortium: a single public authority can apply. When a consortium is formed, its size and composition are thoroughly assessed under Quality: no bigger than strictly necessary, coherent, well-balanced and with complementary expertise.

Interdisciplinarity, transdisciplinarity and SSH: not required; projects that focus mainly on research are not financed. The call expects a gender perspective and an intersectional approach.

📜 Project contractual documents

Grant Agreement

Projects that pass evaluation are invited for grant preparation and prepare the Grant Agreement together with the EU Project Officer. The Grant Agreement sets the framework for the grant and its terms and conditions, in particular concerning deliverables, reporting and payments. The Model Grant Agreement and all other relevant templates and guidance documents are on the Portal Reference Documents. The AGA (Annotated Grant Agreement) contains detailed annotations on all its provisions, including cost eligibility, payment schedule and accessory obligations.

Before signing the grant, each beneficiary and affiliated entity confirms by a declaration of honour that the information in the application is correct and complete and that all participants comply with the conditions for receiving EU funding.
Legal checks before award: legal entity validation, financial capacity, exclusion check.
Prefinancing guarantee, if required, provided during grant preparation.
Communication, dissemination and visibility of funding: Model Grant Agreement art 17 and Annex 5; additional communication and dissemination activities: Yes.
IPR: Model Grant Agreement art 16 and Annex 5; rights of use on results: Yes.
Non-compliance and breach of contract: the Grant Agreement (chapter 5) provides for the measures the granting authority may take.

Consortium agreement

A consortium agreement is recommended (even if not mandatory under the Grant Agreement) to deal with exceptional or unforeseen circumstances. It also allows the consortium to redistribute the grant money according to its own internal principles and parameters (for instance, one beneficiary can reattribute its grant money to another) and can help to protect the partners in case of disputes.

📊 Evaluation post-award

Reporting during the project

Mandatory for all priorities: a progress report not linked to payment at mid-term, and a report on the EU Survey on Justice, Rights and Values (beneficiaries ask attendees of their events to answer the survey via the weblink provided, and can use their project results for their own evaluation).
One or more progress reports not linked to payments; payment of the balance at the end of the project on the basis of the final grant amount.
Milestones and deliverables are managed through the Portal Grant Management System and reflected in Annex 1 of the Grant Agreement.
Beneficiaries are responsible for keeping records on all the work done.

Checks and transparency

Breach of contract and other non-compliance issues are handled under chapter 5 of the Grant Agreement. Information about grants awarded is published yearly on the Europa website (Article 38 of the EU Financial Regulation).

❓ Frequently asked questions

Help and questions

The call asks applicants to look for answers first in the call documentation:

the Online Manual (registration, submission procedures, links to FAQs and instructions on the Portal Electronic Exchange System);
the Topic Q&A on the Topic page, for call-specific questions;
the Portal FAQ, for general questions.

Call updates, including an invitation to the info session for applicants (if any), are published on the Call and Topic pages. For individual questions on the Portal Submission System, contact the IT Helpdesk. Non-IT questions go to the CERV Contact Point of your country (if established) or otherwise to EC-CERV-CALLS@ec.europa.eu, indicating clearly the reference of the call and topic. A request for the call documentation in another official EU language must be submitted within 10 days after call publication.

📊 Coverage

Everything the call asks for, seen from the call's point of view. Each line shows what answers it, and which partner carries it.

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Scope activities3requirements

Expected outcomes0requirements

Other requirements3requirements

Expected impacts1requirements

Underlying policies2requirements

Requirements matrix

Coverage of the call requirements
Requirement	Covered by	Carried	Status
Scope activities
SC1Supporting the training of judges, lawyers, law enforcement officials (including professionals dealing with custody cases) and Court staff who deal with gender-based violence and domestic violence casesSupporting the training of judges, lawyers, law enforcement officials (including professionals dealing with custody cases) and Court staff who deal with gender-based violence and domestic violence cases. Article 36(1) of the VAW Directive requires Member States to set up such training to enable them to identify, prevent and address instances of violence against women or domestic violence and to treat victims in a trauma-, gender- and child-sensitive manner. Article 15 of the Istanbul Convention also calls on the Parties to provide or strengthen appropriate training for relevant professionals dealing with victims or perpetrators of all acts of violence.	·	·	Sign up to track
SC2Supporting the training of healthcare professionals, social services and educational staffSupporting the training of healthcare professionals, social services and educational staff. Article 36 also requires Member States to promote or offer such training to healthcare professionals, social services and educational staff likely to come into contact with victims in order to enable them to identify instances of violence against women or domestic violence and to redirect victims to specialist support services. Article 15 of the Istanbul Convention also calls on the Parties to provide or strengthen appropriate training for relevant professionals dealing with victims or perpetrators of all acts of violence.	·	·	Sign up to track
SC3Activities that can be funded: one or more of the types listed in the call, driven by the priority addressedAwareness-raising, including social media or press campaigns, outreach and empowerment activities, including communication activities and dissemination of information; Capacity-building and training for professionals and relevant stakeholders, in particular train-the-trainer programmes, training activities of national, regional and local authorities; Design and implementation of strategies, protocols, development of transferable working methods and tools, coordination of platforms and groups; Design of services and measures improving access to victim support services and development of guidelines and manuals for these support services; Identification and exchange of good practices, cooperation, mutual learning, development of working and learning methods, including transferable mentoring programmes; Development of resources, toolkits and manuals to provide practical guidance for specialised support services; Analytical activities and the creation and implementation of tools or data bases/data collection strategies and systems. Financial support to third parties is allowed only for priority 1. Practical projects developing and implementing specific measures are preferred. Measures should be developed and implemented with a view to be sustainable and aiming at systemic changes. Projects that focus mainly on research will not be financed under this call. Although research is not excluded, any research activities included in the project must not be its main focus; instead, they must be closely linked to the project objectives. This will be taken into account in the scoring under the award criterion 3, Impact. All activities must avoid discrimination, victimisation and stereotyping.	·	·	Sign up to track
Expected outcomes
No expected outcomes in this call.
Other requirements
REQ1Gender and rights-of-the-child mainstreamingIntegrate a gender and rights of the child perspective in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the project and explain how it will be mainstreamed and how relevant risks will be addressed; avoid discrimination, victimisation and stereotyping, target gender-balanced teams and activities, and break down individual data by sex, disability or age whenever possible.	·	·	Sign up to track
REQ2Intersectional perspectiveAddress the specificities of the situation for women and men, girls and boys in all their diversity, recognising gender and age differences and paying attention to other attributes such as disability status, religious belief, ethnic origin and sexual orientation.	·	·	Sign up to track
REQ3Complementarity with results of other EU-funded projectsConsider the results of projects supported by other EU funding programmes and describe the complementarities in Part B; build synergies and avoid duplication with previous projects, which the Relevance criterion assesses.	·	·	Sign up to track
Expected impacts
EI1Increased capacity of stakeholders, including Member States authorities and other bodies, to successfully implement provisions of the Convention and the Directive	·	·	Sign up to track
Underlying policies
POL1istanbul conventionCouncil of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, to which the EU acceded as of 1 October 2023. The EU as a whole is bound to implement it and to abide by its monitoring process; it reported in November 2025 on the measures taken. Article 15 calls on the Parties to provide or strengthen appropriate training for relevant professionals dealing with victims or perpetrators.	·	·	Sign up to track
POL2vaw directiveDirective (EU) 2024/1385 on combating violence against women and domestic violence, adopted in May 2024, to be transposed by 14 June 2027. It criminalises female genital mutilation, forced marriage and the most widespread forms of cyberviolence, and sets measures on access to justice, protection, support and prevention, recognising children as victims and witnesses. Article 41 requires Member States to cooperate and consult regularly with civil society organisations. The 2026 Daphne call focuses on its transposition and implementation.	·	·	Sign up to track

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Expected outcomesNo expected outcomes in this call.

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✅ Eligibility

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Project budget range

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Single applicant or consortium

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No financial support to third parties

Financial support to third parties is allowed only for Priority 1.

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📝 Admissibility

What the call requires for your dossier to be receivable: a mandatory section, a declaration, a document to attach. Nothing here can be checked automatically — confirm each one yourself once it's done.

Child protection policy for participants working with children

Mandatory annex for participants with activities involving children: private bodies provide a copy of their child protection policy covering the four areas of the Keeping Children Safe Child Safeguarding Standards; public bodies provide the child protection policy declaration (template in the Submission System). Assessed under Quality; a missing or weak policy lowers the score and could prevent the grant signature.

Detailed budget table

Mandatory annex: the detailed budget table template from the Submission System, re-uploaded filled out in .xlsx format. It is the basis for fixing the lump sum.

CVs of the core project team

Mandatory annex: standard CVs of the core project team.

Activity report of last year

Mandatory annex: activity report of last year of the coordinator. Public bodies are exempted. It highlights the activities and projects of the organisation; it is not a financial audit report or balance sheet.

List of previous projects (last 4 years)

Mandatory annex using the template in Part B: key projects of the coordinator for the last 4 years. Recently established organisations provide an empty form.

KPI tool completed online

Additional project data on the contribution to the EU programme key performance indicators, filled in directly online in the Submission System, with all sections completed.

Ethics and EU values section (Part B 5.1)

Show that the project respects ethical principles and EU values (Article 2 TEU, Article 21 of the Charter): ethics issues and measures, gender and non-discrimination mainstreaming, the child rights approach, privacy and data protection, and the policies guaranteeing compliance with EU values.

Double-funding declarations (Part B section 6)

Confirm that neither the project as a whole nor any part of it has benefitted from, or is or will be submitted for, any other EU grant, or explain and provide details.

Disclosure of AI tools used to prepare the proposal

When generative AI tools are used, disclose which tools were used and how, verify the accuracy of the generated content and citations, and provide a list of the sources used to generate content and citations.

Submission declarations

At submission, confirm the mandate to act for all applicants, that the information in the application is correct and complete, and that all participants comply with the conditions for receiving EU funding.

🧭 Strategy

🧭 Strategic insights

4 key insights you must internalise before writing. Each is grounded in the call text and tells you what evaluators will actually look for. Share these with your consortium before drafting.

The lead or sole applicant must be a public authority

This priority is restricted to public authorities acting as the sole applicant or as the leader of a consortium: government bodies, agencies or other entities funded or controlled by the state, and national, regional or local bodies performing public functions, managing public services or exercising statutory powers (e.g. police, councils, regulatory agencies). A proposal led by an NGO or a university is ineligible here.

Source: Call document section 2 (Priority 4) and section 6 (Consortium composition, Involvement of public authority)

Map the training to Article 36 of the VAW Directive and Article 15 of the Convention

The two focus areas are the training obligations of the Directive: Article 36(1) for judges, lawyers, law enforcement officials and court staff (identify, prevent, address, and treat victims in a trauma-, gender- and child-sensitive manner) and Article 36 for health, social and education staff (identify and redirect to specialist support). Article 15 of the Istanbul Convention reinforces both. Relevance rewards an explicit contribution to this legislative context.

Source: Call document section 2 (Priority 4)

Specialist victim-support partners are scored under Quality

Although the lead must be a public authority, the call encourages consortium partners specialised in victims' support, such as women's rights organisations or NGOs providing specialist services, and takes this into account under Quality. They bring the victim perspective into the training content.

Source: Call document section 2 (Priority 4) and section 6 (Involvement of public authority)

One expected impact: structural capacity to implement the Directive

The single expected impact is increased capacity of stakeholders, including Member State authorities, to successfully implement provisions of the Convention and the Directive. With transposition due by 14 June 2027, show how the training becomes a structural solution that outlasts the grant (Impact: sustainability of results after EU funding ends).

Source: Call document section 1 (Background), section 2 (Expected impact, Priority 4) and section 9 (Impact)

🏷 Keywords

Istanbul ConventionVAW DirectiveDirective (EU) 2024/1385transpositionArticle 36(1)Article 36Article 15 Istanbul Conventiontraining of judgestraining of law enforcement officialscourt staff trainingcustody casestraining of lawyershealthcare professionals trainingsocial services trainingeducational staff trainingtrain-the-trainer programmestrauma-sensitivegender-sensitivechild-sensitive treatment of victimsidentification of violenceredirection to specialist support servicesstructural solutionspublic authoritiesMember State authoritiescapacity buildingvictim supportwomen's rights organisationsdomestic violenceviolence against womenCERV Daphne strandlump sum grant

🧩 Project backbone

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Imposed project structure (read-only preview)

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Deliverables (2) — imposed by the call

Progress report at mid-term (not linked to payment)

Report on the EU Survey on Justice, Rights and Values

📄 Application forms

📄 Technical application form (Part B)

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Application Form Part B (technical description)

Part B is downloaded from the Portal Submission System, completed, then assembled and re-uploaded as a PDF. It is limited to 45 pages for this priority (70 pages for Priority 1, 45 pages for the other priorities); evaluators will not consider any additional pages. The application must be readable, accessible and printable.

Structure of Part B:

Project summary (see the abstract in Part A).
1. Relevance: 1.1 Background and general objectives (rationale, relevance to the scope and priorities of the call, target groups and why); 1.2 Needs analysis and specific objectives (a robust needs assessment with relevant, reliable data, incorporating gender equality and non-discrimination considerations, with data disaggregated by sex, age or disability whenever possible; if the project is supported by a public authority, annex the letter of support); 1.3 Complementarity with other actions and innovation, European added value (building on past results, complementarity with other organisations, trans-national dimension, countries benefiting, synergies with other EU projects).
2. Quality: 2.1 Concept and methodology (approach and methodology, including ethical and safety considerations so that target groups are not subjected to harm); 2.2 Consortium set-up; 2.3 Project teams, staff and experts (gender-balanced representation; outside resources); 2.4 Consortium management and decision-making; 2.5 Project management, quality assurance and monitoring and evaluation strategy (quantitative and qualitative indicators with unit of measurement, baseline and target values, gender-responsive indicators, participatory evaluation); 2.6 Cost effectiveness and financial management; 2.7 Risk management (impact and likelihood per risk, mitigation measures including gender, age or disability-specific constraints).
3. Impact: 3.1 Impact and ambition (short, medium and long-term effects, what changes for the target groups, gender, age and disability differentiated results); 3.2 Communication, dissemination and visibility (including visibility of EU funding, gender inclusive language and accessible channels); 3.3 Sustainability and continuation.
4. Work plan, work packages, activities, resources and timing: 4.1 Work plan; 4.2 Work packages, activities, resources and timing; timetable.
5. Other: 5.1 Ethics and EU values; 5.2 Security (not applicable).
6. Declarations: double funding (no other EU grant for the project or any part of it); financial support to third parties (justification if the maximum amount per third party exceeds the threshold set in the Call document).
Annexes: detailed budget table/calculator (annex 1), CVs (annex 2), annual activity reports (annex 3), list of previous projects for the last 4 years (annex 4), other annexes required by the Call document.

Mandatory annexes and supporting documents

Detailed budget table (template available in the Portal Submission System, re-uploaded filled out in .xlsx format), mandatory
CVs (standard) of the core project team, mandatory
Activity report of last year of the coordinator, mandatory; public bodies are exempted
List of previous projects of the coordinator (key projects for the last 4 years, template available in Part B), mandatory; recently established organisations provide an empty form if they did not implement any key projects
For participants with activities involving children (below the age of 18), mandatory: child protection policy covering the four areas described in the Keeping Children Safe Child Safeguarding Standards (private bodies: copy of their policy; public bodies only: child protection policy declaration, template available in the Portal Submission System)

An annual activity report is not a financial audit report or balance sheet, but a report highlighting the activities and projects of the organisation.

Use of artificial intelligence in proposals

When considering the use of generative AI tools for the preparation of the proposal, applicants must exercise caution: AI-generated content should be thoroughly reviewed and validated to ensure its appropriateness, accuracy and compliance with intellectual property regulations. Applicants are fully responsible for the content of the proposal (even the parts produced by an AI tool) and must be transparent in disclosing which AI tools were used and how. Specifically, applicants are required to verify the accuracy, validity and appropriateness of the content and citations generated, provide a list of sources used to generate content and citations, be conscious of potential plagiarism, not enter personal data and confidential information on AI platforms that are not managed on proprietary servers, and acknowledge the limitations of the AI tool, including the potential for bias, errors and gaps in knowledge.

📋 Administrative form (Part A)

Application Form Part A

Part A contains administrative information about the participants (future coordinator, beneficiaries, affiliated entities and associated partners) and the summarised budget for the project. It is filled in directly online in the Submission System. The project abstract/summary must always be in English.

Consortium roles are attributed according to the level of participation in the project: main participants participate as beneficiaries or affiliated entities; other entities can participate as associated partners, subcontractors or third parties giving in-kind contributions. Associated partners and third parties giving in-kind contributions bear their own costs. Affiliated entities receive part of the grant, must comply with all call conditions and be validated, but do not count towards the minimum eligibility criteria for consortium composition; documents demonstrating their affiliation link must be provided with the application. Consortia that consist only of a coordinator and one or more affiliated entities or associated partners are ineligible: make sure a partner is added in Part A.

KPI tool

The KPI tool contains additional project data regarding the project's contribution to EU programme key performance indicators. It is filled in directly online, with all sections completed.

Registration and declarations

All beneficiaries, affiliated entities and associated partners must be registered in the Participant Register before submission; the participant identification code (PIC) is mandatory for the Application Form. At proposal submission, the coordinator confirms the mandate to act for all applicants, that the information in the application is correct and complete, and that all participants comply with the conditions for receiving EU funding (especially eligibility, financial and operational capacity, exclusion). Before signing the grant, each beneficiary and affiliated entity confirms this again by signing a declaration of honour. Proposals without full support are rejected. Further documents may be requested at a later stage (legal entity validation, financial capacity check, bank account validation).

💰 Budget template (Part C)

Detailed budget table

The detailed budget table is a mandatory annex: the template is available in the Portal Submission System and must be re-uploaded filled out in .xlsx format. It is annex 1 to Part B (detailed budget table/calculator).

The detailed budget table serves as the basis for fixing the lump sums for the grants, and lump sums must be reliable proxies for the actual costs of a project. The costs included must therefore comply with the basic eligibility conditions for EU actual cost grants (AGA, Annotated Grant Agreement, art 6). This is particularly important for purchases and subcontracting, which must comply with best value for money (or, if appropriate, the lowest price) and be free of any conflict of interests. If the budget table contains ineligible costs, the grant may be reduced, even later on during the project implementation or after its end.

The details and the breakdown of the "Other" cost items from headings A.1 and C.3 should be provided in the "any comments" sheet of the detailed budget table.

The work package tables of Part B show the budget headings A. Personnel, B. Subcontracting, C.1a Travel, C.1b Accommodation, C.1c Subsistence, C.2 Equipment, C.3 Other goods, works and services, D.1 Financial support to third parties and E. Indirect costs; for lump sum grants the figures are given in the detailed budget table/calculator. Figures must be consistent between the detailed budget table, Part A and Part B.