Rapid Response Grants

Home Funding Calls for proposals Rapid Response Grants Rapid Response Grants ERP_PL Grant Cascade funding Internal navigation General information Submission & evaluation process Further information Task description General Information Opening date 18 September 2025 Deadline model multiple cut-off Deadline dates 31 October 2025 12:00 (Brussels time) 07 January 2026 12:00 (Brussels time) 02 March 2026 12:00 (Brussels time) 29 May 2026 12:00 (Brussels time) 15 August 2026 12:00 (Brussels time) Open For Submission Expected duration of participation - Total funding available 185 228,00 € Project acronym ERP_PL Full name of the EU funded project Equal Rights Project Grant agreement number 101184789 Topic CERV-2024-CITIZENS-VALUES - Call for proposals for civil society organisations active on protecting and promoting Union values: call to intermediaries (giving financial support to third parties) Submission & evaluation process The objective of the Call for rapid response grants is to support: activities to ensure that groups at risk of discrimination, unequal treatment, hate speech and hate crimes (in particular LGBT+ people, women, people with disabilities, Roma, people with migration experience) enjoy the rights guaranteed by the Charter of Fundamental Rights; and evidence-based advocacy, watchdog and monitoring activities that support respect for the rule of law. Total budget for the call: PLN 800 000 (approx. EUR 185 228) Minimum/maximum grant amount: PLN 20 000-40 000 (approx. EUR 2 300-9 300) In order to be eligible, applicants must: Be established in Poland. Be non-profit making and a civil society organisation. Respect EU values as laid down in Art.2 of the Treaty on European Union and the EU Charter of fundamental rights. Have eligible legal form: foundations, associations registered in the National Court Register, church legal persons registered in the National Court Register, rural housewives’ circles, unions of associations Only activities taking place in an EU Member State are eligible. Submitted proposals will be evaluated by the Equal Rights Project team in an internal, one-stage process. The team has the necessary knowledge and experience of the subject of the call. Grants will be awarded a maximum of five times (until the allocation is exhausted), according to the following schedule: • until December 15, 2025; • until February 15, 2026; • until April 15, 2026; • until July 15, 2026; • until October 15 2026. Eligible types of project activities: watchdog and monitoring activities; advocacy campaigns; developing research and analysis for advocacy purposes; countering disinformation and fact-checking; developing and testing models, methods and interventions; networking; developing and managing platforms for cooperation between civil society organisations; activities to strengthen the organisation in the event of a sudden loss of financial resources; activities supporting the team in situations of overload and burnout. Organisations cannot conduct religious worship as part of the project, and funded activities must not directly or indirectly promote religious doctrine, mission or appeal to a particular faith. Further information, including a detailed description of the call procedure, can be found on the Equal Rights Programme website: https://programrownychpraw.batory.org.pl/. Show more Further information - Task description -