Supporting intermediary organisations (providing financial support to civil society organisations) working in the fields of gender-based violence and violence against children
EU grant supports intermediary organisations funding civil society groups combating gender-based and child violence.
This EU call funds intermediary organisations that provide financial support to civil society groups working to prevent gender-based violence and violence against children. It is part of the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme (CERV). The call uses a lump sum grant model with a single-stage submission process.
Likely relevant for
- Intermediary organisations providing grants to civil society organisations
- NGOs focused on gender-based violence and child protection
- Civil society support networks
Project signals
What it funds
- Financial support to intermediary organisations that regrant to civil society organisations
- Actions preventing and combating gender-based violence
- Actions preventing and combating violence against children
Expected outcomes
- Strengthened capacity of civil society organisations to address violence
- Improved prevention and protection measures against gender-based and child violence
- Enhanced cooperation among organisations working in these fields
Who can apply / participate
- Intermediary organisations capable of regranting funds
- Non-governmental organisations
- Public entities involved in civil society support
- Single-stage submission, likely single applicants or consortia as per call document
- Eligible countries as defined in the call document
- Must comply with admissibility conditions such as page limits and layout
- Must meet eligibility criteria detailed in the call document
- Exact eligible countries
- Specific consortium composition rules
Must check before shortlisting
- Eligibility of applicant country
- Specific eligibility criteria in call document
- Budget and funding rate details
Money
Total budget allocated for this topic is approximately EUR 21 million for 2026.
- Total budget for 2026 — 21000000EURBudget covers lump sum grants for intermediary organisations.
Application notes
- Single-stage submission process.
- Call document detailing scope, eligibility, evaluation, and award criteria.
- Application form templates including detailed budget table.
- Child Protection Policy Declaration for Public Entities.
- Model Grant Agreements (Lump Sum).
- CERV Work Programmes and Regulations.
- EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509.
- Prepare proposal according to call document and application form guidelines.
- Submit proposal by 5 November 2026, 17:00 CET via Funding & Tenders Portal.
- Attend optional information session on 14 September 2026 for guidance.
- Use detailed budget table for lump sum grant calculation.
- Check eligibility conditions carefully in the call document.
- Proposal page limits and layout must be respected.
- Evaluation criteria and scoring are described in the call document.
- Deadlines and timelines must be strictly followed.
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Topic description
Scope: This topic is one of the 5 policy 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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