Call for proposals to prevent and combat gender-based violence and violence against children

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CERV-2026-DAPHNE-PROTECTION Topic Calls for proposals Internal navigation General information Topic description Topic updates Conditions and documents Budget overview Partner search announcements Start submission Topic Q&As Get support General information Programme Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme (CERV) Call Call for proposals to prevent and combat gender-based violence and violence against children (CERV-2026-DAPHNE) Type of action CERV-LS CERV Lump Sum Grants Type of MGA CERV Lump Sum Grant [CERV-AG-LS] Open For Submission Deadline model Single-stage Opening date 07 July 2026 Deadline date 05 November 2026 17:00:00 Brussels time Topic description Scope: This topic is one of the 5 priorities of the call for proposals for EU action grants to prevent and combat gender-based violence and violence against children under the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Value Programme (CERV). For further information about the call and its conditions, please see the call document. Show more Topic updates 17 August 2026 Submission deadline update The new deadline for submissions is 05 November 2026, 17:00 CET 13 August 2026 !! INFORMATION SESSION !! Join us online to know more about the call for proposals to prevent and combat gender-based violence and violence against children CERV-2025-DAPHNE. During the session, we will talk about the objectives of the call, eligibility requirements, award criteria, application process and the use of the budget table (lump-sum type 2). You can submit your questions beforehand through the registration form or ask your questions directly during the session. The session will not be recorded. When: Monday 14 September 2026, 14:00 - 17.30 (CET) Where: online (Webex) For the registration to the event, please follow this link. You can also join the info session directly via the Webex link - registration is not mandatory. Language: English Detailed information can be found in this webpage. 08 July 2026 The submission session is now available for: CERV-2026-DAPHNE-PREVENTION, CERV-2026-DAPHNE-CHILDREN, CERV-2026-DAPHNE-PROTECTION, CERV-2026-DAPHNE-REGRANTING, CERV-2026-DAPHNE-CONVENTION-DIR Show more Topic conditions and documents Conditions 1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout described in the call document. Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible countries described in the call document. 3. Other eligibility conditions n/a 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion n/a 5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes n/a 5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds Evaluation criteria, scoring, threshold and process are described in the call document 5. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in the call document Publication of the call: July, 8 2026. Deadline for submitting applications: November, 3 2026 17:00 (Brussels time). Evaluation period: November 2026 - May 2027. Information to applicants: May 2027. Signature of grant agreement: June - July 2027. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants n/a Call document and annexes: Call document Application form templates Standard application form (CERV) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System Detailed budget table (CERV LSII) Child Protection Policy Declaration for Public Entities Model Grant Agreements (MGA) Lump Sum MGA Additional documents: CERV Work Programmes CERV Regulation 2021/692 EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509 Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement Show more Budget overview Topic Budget year : 2026 Stages Opening date Deadline Contributions Indicative number of grants CERV-2026-DAPHNE-REGRANTING - CERV-LS CERV Lump Sum Grants CERV-2026-DAPHNE-PREVENTION - CERV-LS CERV Lump Sum Grants CERV-2026-DAPHNE-CHILDREN - CERV-LS CERV Lump Sum Grants CERV-2026-DAPHNE-PROTECTION - CERV-LS CERV Lump Sum Grants CERV-2026-DAPHNE-CONVENTION-DIR - CERV-LS CERV Lump Sum Grants 21 000 000,00 € Single-stage 7 July 2026 5 November 2026 Items per page: 10 50 100 Showing 1–1 of 1 Partner search announcements 130 Searches of partners to collaborate on this topic View / Edit LEARs, Account Administrators or self-registrants can publish partner requests for open and forthcoming topics after logging into this Portal, as well as any user having an active public Person profile. Start submission Need help? To access the Electronic Submission Service, please click on the submission-button next to the type of action and the type of model grant agreement that corresponds to your proposal. You will then be asked to confirm your choice, as it cannot be changed in the submission system. Upon confirmation, you will be linked to the correct entry point. To access existing draft proposals for this topic, please login to the Funding & Tenders Portal and select the My Proposals page of the My Area section. Please select the type of your submission: CERV Lump Sum Grants [CERV-LS], CERV Lump Sum Grant [CERV-AG-LS] Start submission Topic Q&As28 item(s) found General FAQ Under CERV and Justice Programmes, what is the correct way to fill in the KPI tool (former part C)? The KPI tool allows the Commission to systematically and reliably collect data related to the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) of the CERV and Justice programmes. The previously use... Under CERV and Justice Programmes, when and how is the financial capacity verified? The financial capacity check is done only in case a proposal is selected for funding. It is normally performed for all coordinators with exception of public bodies (entities establis... How do I gender mainstream my proposal under the justice and the CERV programmes? To gender mainstream your proposal, please consider the guiding questions below to integrate a gender perspective into your project: Did I conduct a gender equality analysis to asses... Under CERV and Justice Programmes, if an organisation is working with young people in the age group 18-29, does it need to supply Child protection policy? No. In case an organisation is working with young people in the age group 18-29, Child protection policy is not needed, since children are considered as persons below age of 18. Plea... Under the CERV and JUST programme, can an organisation apply even if it does not have legal personality yet? Yes. According to the call document, entities without legal personality under their national law may exceptionally participate, if their representatives have the capacity to undertak... Under CERV and Justice Programmes, can we exceed the maximum number of pages for the proposal (Part B) set in the Call document? NO. The maximum page limit for proposal (Part B) set in the Call document ensures equal treatment of all applicants. All excess pages detected by the system will be blanked. Therefor... Under CERV and Justice Programmes, what should we do in case a partner does not have a PIC number? Before applying for funding, all organisations involved in the project (all members of the consortia) must first be registered with the EU. See Registration steps for a whole explana... Under CERV and Justice Programmes, what should we do in case a partner does not have a PIC number? Before applying for funding, all organisations involved in the project (all members of the consortia) must first be registered with the EU. See Registration steps for a whole explana... Under CERV and Justice Programmes, are international organisations eligible applicants? In principle, international organisations are eligible applicants independently of their seat/representation site. However, they must ensure that project activities take place only i... Under CERV and Justice Programmes, are Letters of Support an obligatory annex? Is there any binding template for such letters? No, there is no obligation to submit a letter of support. Nevertheless, letters of support may be included as an optional annex with the view to foster overall quality of the applica... Under CERV and Justice Programmes, in which form and language version should be submitted Annual Activity Report of the last year? The Annual Activity Report (AAR) is a document describing the activities of the Applicant in the year preceding the year of application (or the last year available). There is no bind... In the CERV calls for proposals, is the Annual Activity report needed also for public bodies and Universities? In the calls for proposals published under the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) Programme, the annual activity report is not needed for public bodies, which also includes... Under CERV and Justice Programmes, who needs to provide the CVs of core project team (lead applicant, partner(s))? Applicants (members of consortia) must provide CVs of core project team as an obligatory annex. CVs should be merged into one document in a PDF format. In case key personnel has not ... Regarding the list of previous projects of the coordinator, can we delete the Table from Part B since we are uploading it as a different annex in .pdf in the platform? Applicants are asked NOT to delete any instructions in the document or any formal sections of the application. Formatting rules should be abided (i.e., Arial 9 points as minimum font... Under the CERV and Justice programme, can we use sub-contracting? Yes. However, subcontracting should normally constitute a limited part of the budget. It must be performed by third parties (not by one of the beneficiaries/affiliated entities) and ... Under CERV and Justice Programmes, what is the expected format and language version for CVs? There is no template format for the CVs. Hence, applicants may use Europass CV or any other CV format. We encourage applicants to submit CVs, as all other annexes in English. Neverth... Can organisations from non-EU member states, that are not included in the list of participating countries, participate as associated partners or affiliated entities? Organisations that are not in the list of participating countries can participate as associated partners but not as affiliated entities. Associated partners participate in the action... Under CERV and Justice Programmes, can we alter the layout/ font used in the proposal (Part B) and delete instructions or parts that are not relevant for our context? NO. Applicants are asked NOT to delete any instructions in the document or any formal sections of the application. Formatting rules should be abided (i.e., Arial 9 points as minimum ... In the Justice and CERV Calls it is indicated that beneficiaries will have to ask attendees in events to participate in the EU Survey on Justice, Rights and Values. Can you provide more information on this survey? The EU Survey on Justice, Rights and Values is part of the performance monitoring framework put in place by DG JUST to collect monitoring data and results to ensure the sound managem... Under the CERV and Justice programmes, do we have to submit the proposal and its Annexes in English? NO. You can submit your proposal and annexes in any official EU language (project abstract/summary should however always be in English). For reasons of efficiency, we strongly advis... Can you explain the 2 parameters to calculate the lump sums (‘number of participants’ and ‘number of countries’)? The lump sums for in-situ and online events are based on 2 parameters: the number of direct participants: number of participants directly involved in the entire event. If a participa... Could you please confirm whet [... συνέχεια στην επίσημη πρόσκληση]