Protecting and supporting victims and survivors of gender-based violence.
EU grants to protect and support victims of gender-based violence under CERV 2026 Daphne Protection.
This call funds projects that prevent and combat gender-based violence and support victims and survivors. It is part of the EU Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme (CERV). Proposals must follow the call document guidelines and deadlines.
Likely relevant for
- NGOs working on gender-based violence
- Social service providers
- Victim support organizations
- Policy advocacy groups on gender equality
- Researchers on gender-based violence
Project signals
What it funds
- Prevention and combat of gender-based violence
- Support and protection for victims and survivors
- Actions aligned with EU CERV programme priorities
Expected outcomes
- Reduced incidence of gender-based violence
- Improved support services for victims
- Increased awareness and prevention measures
Who can apply / participate
- Non-governmental organizations
- Public entities
- Other eligible legal entities as per call document
- Single-stage submission model
- Consortium formation rules as per call document
- Eligible countries as defined in the call document
- Applicants must comply with admissibility and eligibility conditions in the call document
- Exact list of eligible countries
- Specific consortium size or composition requirements
Must check before shortlisting
- eligibility of applicant types and countries
- specific lump sum grant conditions
- detailed evaluation criteria in call document
Money
Total budget allocated for this topic is approximately EUR 21 million for 2026 under lump sum grants.
- Total budget for 2026 — 21000000EURAllocated for CERV-2026-DAPHNE-PROTECTION lump sum grants
Application notes
- Single-stage submission model. Proposals must follow page limits and layout as described in the call document and application form.
- Call document
- Application form templates
- Detailed budget table (CERV LSII)
- Child Protection Policy Declaration for Public Entities
- Model Grant Agreements (Lump Sum)
- CERV Work Programmes
- CERV Regulation 2021/692
- EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509
- Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment
- EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement
- Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual
- Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions
- Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement
- Prepare proposal according to call document and application form instructions
- Submit proposal by 5 November 2026, 17:00 CET
- Attend information session if needed (14 September 2026)
- Use Funding & Tenders Portal for submission
- Check eligibility conditions carefully in the call document
- Follow page limits and layout strictly
- Evaluation criteria and process detailed in call document
Derived from official EU Funding portal source · updated 1 Sep 2026, 11:19 UTC. Use this as a shortlisting aid; the official call text remains authoritative.
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Topic description
Scope: This topic is one of the 5 priorities of the call for proposals for EU action grants to prevent and combat gender-based violence and violence against children under the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Value Programme (CERV) . For further information about the call and its conditions, please see the call document.
Conditions and documents
Conditions
1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout
described in the call document.
Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System.
2. Eligible countries
described in the call document.
3. Other eligibility conditions
n/a
4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion
n/a
5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes
n/a
5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds
Evaluation criteria, scoring, threshold and process are described in the call document
5. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement
described in the call document
Publication of the call: July, 8 2026.
Deadline for submitting applications: November, 3 2026 17:00 (Brussels time).
Evaluation period: November 2026 - May 2027.
Information to applicants: May 2027.
Signature of grant agreement: June - July 2027.
6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants
n/a
Call document and annexes:
Application form templates
Standard application form (CERV) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System
Detailed budget table (CERV LSII)
Child Protection Policy Declaration for Public Entities
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
Additional documents:
Support information
For help related to this call, please contact please add a contact e-mail or url Funding & Tenders Portal FAQ – Submission of proposals . IT Helpdesk – Contact the IT helpdesk for questions such as forgotten passwords, access rights and roles, technical aspects of submission of proposals, etc. Online Manual – Step-by-step online guide through the Portal processes from proposal preparation and evaluation to reporting on your ongoing project. Valid for all 2021-2027 programmes.
Raw budget overview
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