CERV-2023-EQUAL

Call for proposals to promote equality and to fight against racism, xenophobia and discrimination

Status
open for submission
Programme
Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme (CERV)
Action type
CERV Lump Sum Grants
Opens
8 Dec 2022
Deadline
20 Jun 2023
Fetched
15 Jul 2026, 07:18 UTC
Plain-language summary

EU call for proposals to promote equality and combat racism, xenophobia, and discrimination across multiple grounds.

This call funds projects that fight racism, xenophobia, and discrimination. It supports initiatives promoting equality for various groups including ethnic minorities, LGBTI people, and persons with disabilities. The goal is to foster inclusion and protect fundamental rights in Europe.

Likely relevant for

  • NGOs working on anti-racism and equality
  • Human rights organizations
  • LGBTI advocacy groups
  • Organizations supporting ethnic minorities and Roma inclusion
  • Groups combating hate speech and online hate
  • Disability rights organizations

Project signals

focus on racism, xenophobia, or hate crimesactivities promoting equality and inclusionaddressing multiple discrimination groundscombating online hate speech

What it funds

  • Projects promoting equality and fighting racism, xenophobia, and discrimination
  • Initiatives addressing hate speech and hate crimes
  • Actions supporting inclusion of Roma, LGBTI, disabled persons, and other marginalized groups
  • Activities combating multiple and intersectional discrimination

Expected outcomes

  • Increased awareness and reduced discrimination
  • Improved inclusion and protection of fundamental rights
  • Enhanced capacity of civil society to combat hate and promote equality

Who can apply / participate

  • Non-governmental organizations
  • Civil society organizations
  • Public bodies
  • Other entities as specified in call documents
  • Single-stage submission model, consortium rules to be checked in call documents
  • Applicants from EU Member States and associated countries
  • Eligibility conditions to be verified in official call documents
  • Exact applicant types and consortium requirements
  • Specific geographic eligibility details

Must check before shortlisting

  • specific eligibility criteria and applicant types
  • budget and funding conditions
  • detailed thematic priorities

Money

Budget details and funding rates are not stated in the source and must be checked in official documents.

Application notes

  • Single-stage submission model.
  • Check official call documents for detailed eligibility and application conditions

Derived from official EU Funding portal source · updated 2 Jul 2026, 08:12 UTC. Use this as a shortlisting aid; the official call text remains authoritative.

Official source text

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