Capacity Building in the Field of Sport
TOPIC ID: ERASMUS-SPORT-2026-CB
Type of grant: Call for proposals
General information
Programme: Erasmus (ERASMUS )
Call: Capacity Building in the Field of Sport (ERASMUS-SPORT-2026-CB)
Type of action: ERASMUS-LS ERASMUS Lump Sum Grants
Type of MGA: ERASMUS Lump Sum Grant [ERASMUS-AG-LS]
Status: Forthcoming
Deadline model: single-stage
Planned Opening Date: 10 December 2025
Deadline dates: 05 March 2026 17:00 (Brussels time)
Topic description
Scope:
Capacity Building projects are international cooperation projects based on multilateral partnerships between organisations active in the field of sport in Programme and third countries not associated to the Programme in Region 1 (Western Balkans) and Region 2 (Neighbourhood East). They aim to support sport activities and policies in third countries not associated to the Programme as a vehicle to promote values as well as an educational tool to promote the personal and social development of individuals and build more cohesive communities. OBJECTIVES OF THE ACTION The action will aim at:
- raising the capacity of grassroots sport organisations;
- encouraging the practice of sport and physical activity in third countries not associated to the Programme;
- promoting social inclusion through sport;
- promoting positive values through sport (such as fair play, tolerance, team spirit);
- fostering cooperation across different regions of the world through joint initiatives.
THEMATIC AREAS / SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES Proposals should focus on certain thematic areas defined at programming stage. Examples of particularly relevant areas are:
- promotion of common values, non-discrimination and gender equality through sport;
- development of skills (through sport) needed to improve the social involvement of disadvantaged groups (e.g. independence, leadership etc.);
- integration of migrants;
- post-conflict reconciliation.
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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
EU Member States, third countries associated to the Programme and third countries not associated to the Programme in regions 1 to 2 (to the exception of Belarus)
Region 1 countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro
Budget: EUR 1.464.000 (IPA III)
Region 2 countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, territory of Ukraine as recognised by international law
Budget: EUR 976.000 (NDICI)
See additional specifications in the call document.
3. Other Eligible Conditions
described in the call document
4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion
described in the call document.
5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes
described in the call document.
5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds
Evaluation criteria, scoring, threshold and process are described in the call document.
5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement
described in the call document..
Publication of the call:November, 12 2025.
Deadline for submitting applications:March, 5 2026 17:00 (Brussels time).
Evaluation period:March -August 2026.
Information to applicants:August 2026.
Signature of grant agreement:November - December 2026.
6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants
described in the call document.
Call document and annexes:
Call document
Application form templates
Standard application form (ERASMUS BB and LSII)
Detailed budget table (ERASMUS LSII)
Guidance
ERASMUS Programme Guide
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
Lump Sum MGA
Additional documents:
ERASMUS+ Work Programme
ERASMUS Regulation 2021/817
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
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