First calls of the new Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme published!
Strengthening and promoting EU rights and values is a top priority of the European Commission. The new “Citizens, Equality, Rights & Values” (CERV) programme reflects this priority and with the overall budget of EUR 1.55 billion for the next 7-year period represents the biggest-ever EU fund for promoting and protecting fundamental rights, rule of law and democracy inside the EU.
EUR 292 million are available alone in 2021-22 and allow to translate the EU objectives into practical results on the ground by providing unparalleled funding opportunities to civil society organisations active at local, regional, national and transnational level engaged in upholding EU values and rights. The programme consists of four pillars:
1. Union Values – to protect and promote Union values
2. Equality, Rights and Gender Equality – to promote rights, non-discrimination and equality, including gender equality, and to advance gender mainstreaming and the mainstreaming of non-discrimination
3. Citizens’ engagement and participation – to promote citizens’ engagement and participation in the democratic life of the Union and exchanges between citizens of different Member States, and to raise awareness of their common European history
4. Daphne – to prevent and combat gender-based violence and violence against children
The new CERV programme builds on the success of the two predecessor programmes “Rights, Equality, Citizenship” and “Europe for citizens”. These two programmes supported the total number of 2887 projects bringing together 15 777 organisations in the last seven years.
We are happy to announce that the following calls under the CERV programme have been published:
Strand 1: Union Values
· Call for proposals for 4-year framework partnership agreements to support European networks, civil society organisations active at EU level and European think tanks in the areas of Union values
· Closing date: 22 June 2021
· Link: Funding & tenders (europa.eu)
· Operating grants to Framework Partners active in the areas of Union values
· Closing date: 29 June 2021
· Link: Funding & tenders (europa.eu)
Strand 2: Equality, Rights and Gender Equality
· Call for proposals to promote equality and to fight against racism, xenophobia and discrimination
· Closing date: 15 June 2021
· Link: Funding & tenders (europa.eu)
· Call for proposals to protect and promote the rights of the child
· Closing date: 07 September 2021
· Link: Funding & tenders (europa.eu)
· Call for proposals limited/restricted to national Data Protection Authorities on reaching out to stakeholders in data protection legislation
· Closing date: 09 September 2021
· Link: Funding & tenders (europa.eu)
Strand 3: Citizens’ engagement and participation
· Call for proposals on European remembrance
· Closing date: 22 June 2021
· Link: Funding & tenders (europa.eu)
Strand 4: Daphne
· Call for proposals to prevent and combat gender-based violence and violence against children
· Closing date: 15 June 2021
· Link: Funding & tenders (europa.eu)
For more information about the CERV programme please see the Work Programme here.
More calls will open in the upcoming weeks so continue following our Funding & Tender Portal, Facebook page, Twitter and sign up to our newsletter to stay updated about the latest news and funding opportunities!
