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Fighting discrimination against LGBTIQ people and promoting LGBTIQ equality
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Location:EU 27
Funding agency:
Grantmaking entity: European Commission Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers
Grantmaking entity type:Multilateral organization
Quick summary
Objectives: The CERV-2025-EQUAL-LGBTIQ grant aims to support projects that effectively implement the LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020-2025. The focus is on a...
Eligibility criteria: Eligible applicants must be legal entities such as public or private bodies established in EU Member States or associated countries to the CERV Programme. Non-profit organisat...
Description
Topic updates
30 October 2025
PROPOSAL NUMBERS
The CERV-2025-EQUAL call closed on 23 October 2025.
787 proposals were submitted.
Evaluation results are expected to be communicated in March - April 2026.
29 September 2025
The call document has been updated: a section on Artificial Intelligence has been added under '11. How to submit a proposal'.
22 September 2025
Online info session
The webpage https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/just/items/894873/en
of the info session has been updated and now contains:
the slides from the info session on political priorities, application procedure and horizontal aspects, budget, ...
a document with replies to questions shared in the chat box during the session.
29 July 2025
Online info session
The Directorate-General Justice and Consumers (DG JUST) and the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) are organising an online info session to present the funding opportunities under the 2025 Call for Proposals to promote equality and to fight against racism, xenophobia and all other forms of discrimination.
This online session will help you gain a better knowledge of the content and requirements of the call for proposals.
You can submit your questions beforehand through the registration form https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/CERV-20025-EQUAL or ask your questions directly during the session. The session will not be recorded.
When: Wednesday 10 September 2025, 09.15 - 14.00 (CET)
Language: English
Detailed information can be found in this webpage. https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/just/items/894873/en
14 July 2025
Please be advised that due to technical issues, the opening of the CERV-2025-EQUAL call has been delayed. We anticipate that it will open in the coming days. Thank you for your understanding.
Fighting discrimination against LGBTIQ people and promoting LGBTIQ equality
TOPIC ID: CERV-2025-EQUAL-LGBTIQ
Type of grant: Call for proposals
General information
Programme:
Call: Call for proposals to promote equality and to fight against racism, xenophobia and all other forms of discrimination (CERV-2025-EQUAL)
Type of action: CERV-LS CERV Lump Sum Grants
Type of MGA: CERV Lump Sum Grant [CERV-AG-LS]
Status: Forthcoming
Deadline model: single-stage
Planned Opening Date: 15 July 2025
Deadline dates: 23 October 2025 17:00 (Brussels time)
Topic description
Scope:
This topic is one of the six priorities of the call for proposals for EU action grants to promote equality and to fight against racism, xenophobia and all other forms of discrimination under the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Value Programme (CERV).
For further information about the call and its conditions, please see the call document.
Conditions
1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout
Proposal page limits and layout are described in:
- Section 5 of the call document.
- Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System.
2. Eligible Countries
Described in section 6 of the call document and in the list of participating countries.
3. Other Eligible Conditions
Described in section 6 of the call document.
4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion
Described in section 7 of the call document.
5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes
Described in section 8 of the call document.
5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds
Described in section 9 of the call document.
5. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement
Described in section 4 of the call document:
- Opening for submission: 15 July 2025
- Deadline for submitting applications: 23 October 2025, 17:00 (Brussels time).
- Evaluation period: October 2025 - March 2026.
- Information to applicants:March - April 2026.
- Signature of grant agreements:April - July 2026.
6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants
Described in section 10 of the call document.
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)
Declaration on Honour regarding CPP by public entities
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
Lump Sum MGA
Additional documents:
CERV Work Programmes
CERV Regulation 2021/692
EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509
Decision authorising the use of lump sums for actions under the CERV programme (2021-2027)
Guidance: How to manage your lump sum grants
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
Start submission
The submission system is planned to be opened on the date stated on the topic header.
Get support
Please read carefully all provisions below before the preparation of your application.
Please read carefully all provisions of the Call document and get familiar with the proposal template, its annexes and the system before the preparation of your application.
Funding & Tenders Portal FAQ – Submission of proposals.
IT Helpdesk – Contact the IT helpdesk for questions such as forgotten passwords, access rights and roles, technical aspects of submission of proposals, etc.
Online Manual – Step-by-step online guide through the Portal processes from proposal preparation and evaluation to reporting on your ongoing project. Valid for all 2021-2027 programmes.
Please consult the Q&A on the Topic page for topic-specific questions.
Please also consult the Topic page regularly, since we will use it to publish call updates, including invitations to info sessions for applicants (if any) after the opening of the call.
For non-IT related questions, please send an e-mail to
- the CERV Contact Point of your country (if established);
Otherwise, you may contact
- For priorities 1 (discrimination and racism), 4 (diversity management), 5 (LGBTIQ) and 6 (public authorities): [email protected];
- For priorities 2 (antisemitism) and 3 (anti-Muslim hatred): [email protected].
Please indicate clearly the reference of the call and topic to which your question relates in the subject of the email.
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grant Background
About the Funding Agency
EuropeAid is an agency responsible for designing European international cooperation and development policy and delivering aid worldwide. Its purpose is to aid in the reduction and eventual abolition of poverty in developing nations by fostering sustainable development, democracy, peace and security. With its partner nations, EuropeAid walks alongside them on their journey to sustainable development, continually adapting its help to their changing requirements. EuropeAid is also concerned with increasing the value and impact of aid money by ensuring that help is provided appropriately.
Under the donor EC - European Commission, DevelopmentAid covers the following entities:
Departments / Directorate Generals
- AGRI - Agriculture & Rural Development
- BUDG - Budget
- CLIMA - Climate Action
- COMM - Communication
- CNECT – Communications Networks, Content & Technology (formerly Digital Agenda)
- COMP - Competition
- ECFIN - Economic & Financial Affairs
- EAC - Education & Culture
- EMPL - Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion
- ENER - Energy
- ENV - Environment
- ESTAT - Eurostat
- FISMA – Financial Stability, Financial Services & Capital Markets Union
- SANTE - Health & Food Safety
- ECHO - Humanitarian Aid & Civil Protection
- HR - Human Resources & Security
- DIGIT - Informatics
- GROW - Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship & SMEs
- DEVCO – International Cooperation & Development - EUROPEAID
- SCIC - Interpretation
- JRC - Joint Research Centre
- JUST - Justice & Consumers
- MARE - Maritime Affairs & Fisheries
- HOME - Migration & Home Affairs
- MOVE - Mobility & Transport
- NEAR – Neighbourhood & Enlargement Negotiations
- REGIO - Regional & Urban Policy
- RTD - Research & Innovation
- SG – Secretariat-General - no procurement opportunities available
- FPI – Service for Foreign Policy Instruments
- TAXUD - Taxation & Customs Union
- TRADE - Trade
- DGT - Translation
Agencies
- European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
- Eurojust
- European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
- European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
- European GNSS Agency (GSA)
- European Union Agency for Network and Information Security
- The European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy ("Fusion for Energy")
- European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
- European Stability Mechanism (ESM)
- Consumers, Health, Agriculture and Food Executive Agency (CHAFEA), Health and Food Safety Unit
- European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)
- European Fisheries Control Agency
- Single Resolution Board
- Office of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC Office)
- The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME)
- European Asylum Support Office
- European Union Intellectual Property Office
- European Union Agency for Railways
- European Environment Agency
- European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (eu-LISA)
- Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)
- European Defence Agency
- EU Grant Programmes
EU Bodies
- European Parliament
- Council of the European union
- Court of Justice of the European Union
- European Court of Auditors
- European Economic and Social Committee
- European Committee of the Regions
- Publications office of the European Union
- European Patent Office
- European External Action Service
- Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators
- Energy Community Secretariat
About the Sectors
Gender & Human Rights
Includes initiatives that promote gender equality, protect human rights, and address discrimination and vulnerability across populations.
Key areas:
- Gender equality and women’s empowerment
- Human rights protection and advocacy
- Protection of vulnerable and marginalized groups
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