Call for proposals for a Framework Partnership Agreement for operating grants (2025-2026) to non-governmental organisations: Financial contribution to the functioning of health non-governmental bodies implementing one or more specific objectives of Regulation (EU)2021/522
Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
The Programme aims to improve and promote health in the Union to reduce the burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases by:
- protecting people from serious cross-border health threats
- improving the availability, accessibility and affordability of medicines, medical devices and other crisis-related products in the EU
- strengthening national health systems
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
The objective of this call is to launch a Framework Partnership Agreement with eligible NGOs in view of potentially providing funding for their functioning during 2025 and 2026.
Detailed Call Description
Through their core operational activities, the health NGOs will deliver on increased health literacy and health promotion, capacity building and networking; and contribute to the optimisation of healthcare activities and practices by providing feedback from patients and facilitating communication with patients.
The beneficiaries are expected to further demonstrate in their proposals the Union added value of their activities and commit to deliver concrete results such as: online materials, webpages, manuals and tools on case studies promoting health in schools, factsheets and relevant literature, materials for teachers on health literacy, and assistance and promotion of twinning with other schools in the Union capacity building and training activities to reduce the impact of risk factors for noncommunicable diseases; new approaches to promote healthy and sustainable diets; expert guidance and peer-to-peer connections; and collaborate in shared areas of activity. Some of the beneficiaries’ activities are expected to contribute to the implementation of non-legislative policy initiatives and/or the implementation of relevant Union health legislation. Such activities will support the implementation of the revised Council Recommendation on Smoke-free environments and key actions in this context. The beneficiaries will facilitate the exchange of knowledge, capacity building related to their expertise and should cooperate with other civil society organisations and international organisations (e.g., the WHO and other organisations).
Call Total Budget
Thematic Categories
- Health
Eligibility for Participation
- Legal Entities
- NGOs
Eligibility For Participation Notes
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
- be legal entities (public or private bodies)
- be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
- EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs)
- eligible non-EU countries:
- listed EEA countries and countries associated to the EU4Health Programme (list of participating countries)
- other eligibility conditions: Applicants are required to comply with the criteria set out in Article 13(1)-(4) and (8), of Regulation (EU) 2021/522, including the specific criteria detailed below, and relevant criteria set out in the Financial Regulation.
Additionally, applicants, NGOs active in the public health area, have to comply as presented in the call document (p.9-11).
The Framework Partnership Agreement with eligible NGOs will potentially provide funding for their functioning during 2025 and 2026.
Consortium composition: Only applications by single applicants are allowed (single beneficiaries).
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Ministry of Health, Department of European Affairs
Ms MAKRIGIORGI Elena
Email: emakrigiorgi@moh.gov.cy
EU Contact Point
For help related to this call, please contact: HaDEA-HP-CALLS@ec.europa.eu