Call for proposals to prevent and combat gender-based violence and violence against children: call to intermediaries (giving financial support to third-party civil society organisations)
Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
Funding through CERV programme aims at protecting rights and values enshrined in the EU treaties in order to sustain open, democratic and inclusive societies.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
The overall aim of this call is to support, empower and build the capacity of independent civil society organisations active at local, regional, national and transnational level in combating gender-based violence and/or violence against children and championing EU values, thereby contributing to women and children’s full enjoyment of rights, the equal empowerment of women and men and the empowerment of children, in all their diversity.
Detailed Call Description
Through this call, EU funding will support, empower and build the capacity of independent civil society organisations active in preventing and combatting (1) all forms of gender-based violence against women and girls, including in the migration context, and domestic violence as well as all forms of violence against LGBTIQ people, and/or (2) all forms of violence against children, including children in the migration context, and violence against groups at risk, such as persons with disabilities.
Proposals must include both main categories of activities:
Financial support to third parties (CSOs) by intermediaries, including:
- the publication of calls for proposals, the definition of selection and award criteria, the evaluation of applications and the monitoring of implementation;
- technical and methodological support for the preparation and implementation of activities of CSOs (for instance helpdesk during their application phase, support on monitoring and reporting, etc.).
Capacity building for CSOs, including:
- training and building the capacity and sustainability of CSOs (for instance, with coaching to strengthen the strategic thinking and managerial capacities of CSOs, promoting gender-expertise and child rights-based approach inside CSOs, fundraising training sessions, training on advocacy methods, seminars on communication, including through social media and video-making, or strengthening policy research and analysis);
- knowledge building and thematic training for CSOs on EU law and policies on preventing and combating gender-based violence and/or violence against children, including on child safeguarding and child protection policies;
- fostering and facilitating networking among CSOs and with relevant stakeholders with a view to promoting and protecting fundamental rights and values in the EU.
More information about the activities that can be funded under the priorities can be found on pages 9-16 of the call document (see the link under the “More information” section).
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
The funding rate is 90%.
Project budgets for the intermediaries (maximum grant amount) are expected to range between € 1,500,000 and € 3,000,000 per project (in terms of requested EU contribution).
The EU grant applied for cannot be lower than € 1,500,000 or higher than € 3,000,000.
Thematic Categories
- Social Affairs & Human Rights
Eligibility for Participation
- Central Government
- International Organisations
- NGOs
- Non Profit Organisations
- Private Bodies
- Semi-governmental organisations
- State-owned Enterprises
Eligibility For Participation Notes
In order to be eligible:
The lead applicants (coordinators) must fulfil all of the following:
- be legal entities (public or private bodies).
- be established in EU Member States or non-EU countries associated to the CERV Programme (associated countries) or countries which are in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement and where the agreement enters into force before grant signature.
- be non-profit-making.
Co-applicants (if any) must be legal entities (public or private bodies) formally established in one of the eligible countries or an international organisation.
The applicant must have recent proven experience of at least 3 years in implementing CSO capacity building activities and have recent proven experience in awarding and managing grants.
If the proposal is submitted by a consortium, the consortium must fulfil both above conditions. This means that they can be either fulfilled by at least one member or separately by different members of consortia.
Applications by single applicants are allowed (single beneficiaries); affiliated entities and other participants are allowed, if needed.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
CERV Contact Point Cyprus
Organization for European Programmes and Cultural Relations:
Website: www.epcr.org.cy
Name: Nenad Bogdanovic
Planning and Development Coordinator, Head of CERV Contact Point
Telephone: 99589774
Email: nb@epcr.org.cy
(Publish Date: 14/12/2022-for internal use only)
EU Contact Point
Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency
Website:https://www.eacea.ec.europa.eu/index_en