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 scope of the call is promoting exchanges between citizens of different countries, in particular through networks of towns, to give them practical experience of the wealth and diversity of the common heritage of the Union and to make them aware that these constitute the foundation for a common future. In addition, developing sustainable networks of towns, deepening and intensifying their cooperation, while outlining their long-term vision for the future of European integration is another objective.
Detailed Call Description
While maintaining a bottom-up approach, specific focus could be given to:
- Bringing citizens together to discuss and share best practices, and thus helping to increase citizens’ engagement in society and ultimately to their active involvement in the democratic life of the Union;
- Promoting awareness and building knowledge of EU citizenship rights, free movement of people and associated European common values and common democratic standards, making them more tangible for EU citizens;
- Identifying ways to further strengthen the European dimension and democratic legitimacy of the EU decision-making process and fostering free, open and healthy democratic governance in an era of low turnout in elections, populism, disinformation and challenges facing civil society, including by supporting the active participation of citizens, including children, and civil society organisations in policy-making at local, national as well as European levels;
- Promoting awareness, building knowledge and sharing best practice on the benefits of diversity as well as effective measures on how to tackle discrimination and racism at local level;
- Promoting awareness and building knowledge of the role of minorities, such as people with a minority racial or ethnic background (for instance Roma and migrants), in European society and their contribution to Europe’s cultural development;
- Promoting prevention measures and awareness raising efforts, sharing best practices policies aiming to curb violence against women, domestic violence and violence against children at the local level, as well as bullying;
- Projects may also promote awareness of the importance of the citizens’ democratic participation through cultural activities, including by drawing inspiration from or being related to the New European Bauhaus initiative.
Activities may include, among others: workshops, seminars, conferences, training activities, expert meetings, webinars, awareness-raising activities, data gathering and consultation, development, exchanges and dissemination of good practices amongst public authorities and civil society organisations, development of communication tools and the use of social media.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
The minimum grant amount is €100.000. The maximum grant amount has no limit.
The grant will be a lump sum grant. This means that it will reimburse a fixed amount, based on a lump sum or financing not linked to costs. The amount will be fixed by the granting authority on the basis of the variable amounts it has prefixed, and the estimates indicated by the beneficiaries in their project budget.
Thematic Categories
- Environment and Climate Change
- Public Administration
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
- Social Affairs & Human Rights
- Urban Development
Eligibility for Participation
- Associations
- Legal Entities
- Local Authorities
- Non Profit Organisations
- Other Beneficiaries
- Private Bodies
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Semi-governmental organisations
- State-owned Enterprises
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)
- non-EU countries: countries associated to the CERV Programme (list of participating countries) or
- be non-profit making towns/municipalities and/or other levels of local authorities, their twinning committees or networks, federations/associations of local authorities, or other non-profit organisations representing local authorities.
Consortium composition
Proposals must be submitted by a consortium of at least 4 applicants (beneficiaries; not affiliated entities) from at least 4 eligible countries of which at least 2 are EU Member States.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Organisation for European Programmes and Cultural Relations
Nenad Bogdanovic
Head of CERV Contact Point
Email: nb@epcr.org.cy
EU Contact Point
For help related to this call, please contact: EACEA-CERV@ec.europa.eu