Promoting rights and values by empowering the civic space

Call updates

18 March 2025

EVALUATION RESULTS - FLASH REPORT

- Publication date: 20/03/2024

- Opening date: 23/04/2024

- Type of action: CERV-PJG

- Single-stage

- Deadline: 18/09/2024, 17:00:00 Brussels time

- Call budget: EUR 16.000.000

- Number of proposals submitted: 570

- Number of eligible proposals: 562

The results of the evaluation were communicated to the applicants via the Funding and Tenders Portal on 14/03/2025.

Summary of the results:

- 33 proposals are proposed for funding for the amount of EUR 15,949,344.36

- 14 proposals are placed on the reserve list

- Rejection of 351 proposals for lack of budget

- Rejection of 164 proposals due to insufficient relevance and/or quality of proposals

- Rejection of 1 inadmissible proposal

- Rejection of 7 ineligible proposals

20 September 2024

Update - Call Closure

The Call CERV-2024-CHAR-LITI closed on 18 September 2024 at 17:00 CET (Brussels time).

570 proposals have been submitted.

The breakdown per topic is:

•           CERV-2024-CHAR-LITI-CIVIC: 126 proposals 

Evaluation results are expected to be communicated in March 2025.

May 29, 2024 3:54:15 PM

Online Info Session - CERV-2024-CHAR-LITI – Presentations available

The slides presented at the Online Info Session on the 2024 CHAR-LITI Call (27 – 28 May 2024) are available at this link

https://www.eacea.ec.europa.eu/news-events/events/online-info-session-call-proposals-cerv-2024-char-liti-2024-05-27_en

Apr 26, 2024 3:40:18 PM

ONLINE INFO SESSION – CERV-2024-CHAR-LITI CALL

On 27 and 28 May 2024 the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) will organise an online Info Session to present the 2024 Call for Proposals to promote civil society organisations’ awareness of, capacity building and implementation of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (CERV-2024-CHAR-LITI).

Please find the details and register at this link https://www.eacea.ec.europa.eu/news-events/events/online-info-session-call-proposals-cerv-2024-char-liti-2024-05-27_en

The registration closes on 23 May 2024 at 17:00 Brussels time.

Promoting rights and values by empowering the civic space

TOPIC ID: CERV-2024-CHAR-LITI-CIVIC

Type of grant: Call for proposals

General information

Programme: Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme (CERV)

Call: Promote civil society organisations’ awareness of, capacity building and implementation of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (CERV-2024-CHAR-LITI)

Type of action: CERV-PJG CERV Project Grants

Type of MGA: CERV Action Grant Budget-Based [CERV-AG]

Status: Forthcoming

Deadline model: single-stage

Planned Opening Date: 23 April 2024

Deadline dates: 18 September 2024 17:00 (Brussels time)

Topic description

Scope:

Promoting rights and values by empowering the civic space

In line with the Charter Strategy and following up to the Charter Report 2022 on a thriving civic space for upholding fundamental rights in the EU, as well as the findings of the 2023 seminars and concluding conference, projects under this priority should promote rights and values by empowering civil society actors to work together at the local, regional and national levels on the fields covered by the programme. Projects should also help creating a channel of communication with the EU level to report on the state of the civic space in their countries and voice their concerns.

More specifically, projects could create a systematic and comprehensive monitoring system to regularly and consistently monitor the environment in which civil society organisations work in the national contexts, building on the Fundamental Rights Agency indicators about the shrinking civic space and of internal organisations’ data, and in particular of breaches of civil society organisations and human rights defenders’ fundamental rights.

Projects could also support and enhance the protection of civil society organisations, their members and human rights defenders working to protect and promote EU values under attack, including by facilitating access to dedicated support services. As such, they could also contribute to strengthening the resilience of civil society actors against attacks, including cyber threats, and their capacity to fully exploit the possibilities of the converged media to carry out effective, visible and impactful advocacy activities in the digital environment.

Transnational partnerships with mutual learning possibilities for partners in several EU Member States are particularly encouraged to apply, as well as networks of relevant actors at national level such as National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs), equality bodies, Ombuds-institutions, and the national Charter Focal Points.

1. Eligible countries:as described in the Call document.

2. Eligibility and admissibility conditions: as described in the Call document.

3. Proposal page limits and layout:Please refer to Part B of the standard proposal template.

4. Evaluation:Evaluation criteria, scoring, threshold andprocess are described in the Call document.

5. Indicative timetable for evaluation and grant agreement: as described in the Call document.

Publication of the call: 20 March 2024

Deadline for submitting applications: 18 September 2024 17:00 (Brussels Time)

Evaluation period: October 2024 - February 2025

Information to applicants: March 2025

Signature of grant agreement: June 2025

6. Proposal templates, guidance and model grant agreements (MGA):

Standard proposal template

Call document

Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) 2023-2024 Work Programme

Mono/Multi-beneficiary Model Grant Agreement

Visit theCitizens, Equality, Rights and Values programmepage from the European Commission's website for further information.

Start submission

The submission system is planned to be opened on the date stated on the topic header.

Get support

For help related to this call, please contact:EACEA-CERV@ec.europa.eu(include Call ID in the subject line “CERV-2024-CHAR-LITI”)

You may also contact theNational Contact Pointlocated in your country.

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 submission to reporting on your on-going project. Valid for all 2021-2027 programmes.