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

Topic updates

11 November 2025
CERV-2025-DAPHNE: Call for proposals to prevent and combat gender-based violence and violence against children

Publication date: 06 February 2025

Opening date: 20 February 2025

Deadline: 07 May 2025

Call budget: 23,000,000 EUR

Number of proposals submitted: 505

Number of eligible proposals: 463

Number of inadmissible/ineligible proposals: 69

Number of proposals retained for funding: 27 for EUR 22,965,937.15

Number of proposals on the reserve lists: 10

Number of proposals rejected due to lack of budget: 274

Number of proposals rejected due to insufficient relevance and/or quality: 125

The results of the evaluation were communicated to the applicants via the Funding and Tenders Portal on 06 and 07 November 2025.

Summary of the results per priority:

Priority 1 – Large-scale and long-term actions on tackling gender-based violence, with regranting (giving financial support to third party Civil Society Organisations)

• Number of proposals retained for funding: 4

• Number of proposals on the reserve list: 2

• Number of proposals rejected due to lack of budget: 30

• Number of proposals rejected due to insufficient relevance and/or quality: 12

Priority 2 – Targeted actions for the protection of and support for victims and survivors of gender-based violence and domestic violence:

• Number of proposals retained for funding: 7

• Number of proposals on the reserve list: 2

• Number of proposals rejected due to lack of budget: 100

• Number of proposals rejected due to insufficient relevance and/or quality: 34

Priority 3 - Targeted actions for the prevention of gender-based violence, including cyber violence:

• Number of proposals retained for funding: 8

• Number of proposals on the reserve list: 3

• Number of proposals rejected due to lack of budget: 93

• Number of proposals rejected due to insufficient relevance and/or quality: 61

Priority 4 - Targeted actions making integrated child protection systems work in practice:

• Number of proposals retained for funding: 8

• Number of proposals on the reserve list: 3

• Number of proposals rejected due to lack of budget: 51

• Number of proposals rejected due to insufficient relevance and/or quality: 18

13 May 2025

Call CERV-2025-DAPHNE has closed on 07.05.2025.

505 proposals have been submitted.

Evaluation results are expected to be communicated in November 2025.

10 April 2025

Addition of a line on page 29 - point e), to reiterate the maximum EU grant to apply for under Priority 4.

06 March 2025

!! 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).

When: Thursday 20 March 2025, 09.00 - 13.00 (CET)

Where: online (Webex)

For the registration to the event, please follow this link: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/CERV-2025-DAPHNE. You can also join the info session directly via the Webex link - registration is not mandatory.

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

TOPIC ID: CERV-2025-DAPHNE

Type of grant: Call for proposals

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-2025-DAPHNE)

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: 18 February 2025

Deadline dates: 07 May 2025 17:00 (Brussels time)

Topic description

Scope:

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 carefully read all provisions of the Call document and get familiar with the proposal template and its annexes before the preparation of your application.

For help related to this call, please contact EC-CERV-CALLS@ec.europa.eu or theCERV National Contact Pointof your country, if established.

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.