Call for proposals to national data protection authorities on reaching out to stakeholders in data protection legislation
EU call for national data protection authorities to engage stakeholders in data protection legislation.
This call invites national data protection authorities to submit proposals. The goal is to protect and promote personal data rights. Funding supports outreach activities related to data protection legislation.
Likely relevant for
- National data protection authorities
- Data protection advocacy groups
- Legal and policy experts in data protection
Project signals
What it funds
- Activities by national data protection authorities to engage stakeholders
- Promotion and protection of personal data rights
- Support for implementation of data protection legislation
Expected outcomes
- Increased awareness of data protection rights
- Enhanced stakeholder involvement in data protection processes
- Strengthened enforcement and compliance with data protection laws
Who can apply / participate
- National data protection authorities
- Check call document for consortium requirements
- Eligible countries listed in call document
- Applicants must meet admissibility and eligibility conditions as per call document
- Specific eligibility criteria details must be verified in call document
Must check before shortlisting
- Eligibility of applicant types and countries
- Specific consortium requirements if any
- Exact funding conditions and lump sum details
Money
Total budget of approximately EUR 2.3 million for 2026 under lump sum grants.
- Total budget — 2300000EURFor the year 2026
Application notes
- Single-stage submission model.
- Proposal page limits and layout as per call document and application form.
- Eligibility and admissibility conditions detailed in call document sections 5 and 6.
- Financial and operational capacity requirements in call document section 7.
- Evaluation criteria and award process described in call document sections 8 and 9.
- Legal and financial setup of grants in call document section 10.
- Prepare proposal following call document and application form templates.
- Submit proposal via Funding & Tenders Portal before deadline.
- Consult FAQs and IT helpdesk for submission support.
- Monitor call page for updates and Q&A.
- Submission deadline extended to 25 June 2026.
- Applicants must verify eligibility and consortium rules in call document.
- Lump sum grant model applies, check financial conditions carefully.
Derived from official EU Funding portal source · updated 22 Jun 2026, 13:45 UTC. Use this as a shortlisting aid; the official call text remains authoritative.
Official source text
Fine print from the EU source record. Expand when you need the original wording.
Topic description
Objective: Protect and promote the right to the protection of personal data.
Conditions and documents
Conditions
1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout
described in section 5 of 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 section 6 of the call document and in the list of participating countries.
3. Other Eligible Conditions
Described in section 6 of the call document.
4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion
Described in section 7 of the call document.
5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes
Described in section 8 of the call document.
5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds
Described in section 9 of the call document.
5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement
described in section 4 of the call document.
Publication of the call: February, 12 2026.
Deadline for submitting applications: May, 28 2026 17:00 (Brussels time).
Evaluation period: June - August 2026.
Information to applicants: September 2026.
Signature of grant agreement: September - November 2026.
6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants
Described in section 10 of the call document.
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)
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
Additional documents:
Support information
Please read carefully all provisions below before the preparation of your application. Please read carefully all provisions of the Call document and get familiar with the proposal template, its annexes and the system before the preparation of your application. 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. Please consult the Q&A on the Topic page for topic-specific questions. Please also consult the Topic page regularly, since we will use it to publish call updates, including invitations to info sessions for applicants (if any) after the opening of the call. For non-IT related questions, please send an e-mail to the CERV Contact Point of your country (if established); Otherwise, you may contact: EC-CERV-CALLS@ec.europa.eu Please indicate clearly the reference of the call and topic to which your question relates in the subject of the email.
Raw budget overview
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