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Promoting rights and values by empowering the civic space
Funding Program | Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme | |
Call number | CERV-2023-CHAR-LITI-CIVIC | |
deadlines | Opening 24.01.2023 | Deadline 25.05.2023 17:00 |
Funding rate | 90% | |
Call budget | € 16,000,000.00 | |
Estimated EU contribution per project | no limit | |
Link to the call | ec.europa.eu | |
Link to the submission | ec.europa.eu |
Call content
short description | This call for proposals will promote right and values by building primarily civil society organisations capacity and awareness on the Charter and by carrying out activities to ensure that the Charter is upheld. Projects will be selected to ensure a balanced representation of the five priorities. Projects can be national or transnational. Transnational projects are particularly encouraged. |
Call objectives | In line with the Charter Strategy and following up to the Charter Report 2022 on a thriving civic space for upholding fundamental rights in the EU, projects under this priority should promote rights and values by empowering civil society actors to work together at the local, regional and national levels on the fields covered by the programme. Projects should also help creating a channel of communication with the EU level to report on the state of the civic space in their countries and voice their concerns. More specifically, projects could create a systematic and comprehensive monitoring system to regularly and consistently monitor the environment in which civil society organisations work in the national contexts, building on the Fundamental Rights Agency indicators about the shrinking civic space and of internal organisations’ data , and in particular of breaches of CSOs and rights defenders’ fundamental rights. Projects could also support and enhance the protection of CSOs, their members and rights defenders working to protect and promote EU values under attack. Transnational partnerships with mutual learning possibilities for partners in several EU Member States are particularly encouraged to apply, as well as networks of relevant actors at national level such as National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs), Equality bodies, Ombuds-institution and the national Charter Focal Points. read more |
Expected effects and impacts |
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Expected results | The following activities can be covered:
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Regions / countries for funding | EU Member States, Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT) |
eligible entities | Education and training institution, International organization, Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) / Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Other, Private institution, incl. private company (private for profit), Public Body (national, regional and local; incl. EGTCs), Research Institution incl. University, Small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) |
Mandatory partnership | No |
Project Partnership | Proposals can be submitted by one or more organisations (lead applicant “Coordinator” and co-applicants). In order to be eligible, the applicants (lead applicants “Coordinator”, co-applicants and affiliated entities) must:
Specific cases:
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other eligibility criteria | The EU grant applied for cannot be lower than € 75,000.00. Financial support to third parties is not allowed. |
Additional information
Topics |
Administration & Governance, Institutional Capacity & Cooperation, Demographic Change, European Citizenship, Migration, Education & Training, Children & Youth, Media, Equal Rights, Human Rights, People with Disabilities, Social Inclusion |
Relevance for EU Macro-Region | EUSAIR - EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region, EUSALP - EU Strategy for the Alpine Space, EUSBSR - EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, EUSDR - EU Strategy for the Danube Region |
UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs) |
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project duration | 12-24 months |
Additional Information | Proposals must be submitted electronically via the Funding & Tenders Portal Electronic Submission System (accessible via the Topic page in the Search Funding & Tenders section). Paper submissions are NOT possible. Proposals (including annexes and supporting documents) must be submitted using the forms provided inside the Submission System ( NOT the documents available on the Topic page — they are only for information). Proposals must be complete and contain all the requested information and all required annexes and supporting documents:
Proposals are limited to maximum 70 pages (Part B). |
Call documents | CERV-2023-CHAR-LITI_call document-EN (531kB) |
Contact | CERV Nationale Kontakstelle Österreich +43 1 531 15–202907 ernst.holzinger@bka.gv.at Website CERV Contact Points 2021-2027 Website |
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