Partnerships for Cooperation - Cooperation Partnerships in the field of Youth submitted by European NGOs 2026
Partnerships for Cooperation - Cooperation Partnerships in the field of Youth submitted by European NGOs 2026
Last update: Oct 22, 2026
Last update: Oct 22, 2026
Partnerships for Cooperation - Cooperation Partnerships in the field of Youth submitted by European NGOs 2026
Last update: Oct 22, 2026

Details

Location:
EU 27
EU 27
Grantmaking entity type:
Multilateral organization
Status:
Awarded
Budget:
EUR 2,000,000
Award ceiling:
N/A
Award floor:
N/A
Sector:
Community Development & NGOs, Youth & Child Welfare
Languages:
English
Eligible applicants:
NGOs / Nonprofit Organisations
Eligible applicant countries:
EU 27, Iceland, Liechtenstein, N ...
EU 27, Iceland, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Türkiye
Date posted:
Nov 28, 2025

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Description

Partnerships for Cooperation - Cooperation Partnerships in the field of Youth submitted by European NGOs 2026

TOPIC ID: ERASMUS-YOUTH-2026-PCOOP-ENGO

Type of grant: Call for proposals

General information

Programme: Erasmus (ERASMUS )

Call: Partnerships for Cooperation - Cooperation Partnerships in the field of Youth submitted by European NGOs 2026 (ERASMUS-YOUTH-2026-PCOOP-ENGO)

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: 04 December 2025

Deadline dates: 05 March 2026 17:00 (Brussels time)

Topic description

Scope:

Cooperation Partnerships aim at:

• increasing quality in the work, activities and practices of organisations and institutions involved, opening up to new actors, not naturally included within one sector;

• building capacity of organisations to work transnationally and across sectors;

• addressing common needs and priorities in the fields of education, training, youth and sport;

• enabling transformation and change (at individual, organisational or sectoral level), leading to improvements and new approaches, in proportion to the context of each organisation.



Conditions

1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout

described in the ERASMUS+ Programme guide 2026

Proposal page limits and layout: Page limit for the Part BTechnical Description of the Application Form is70 pages.

2. Eligible Countries

described in the ERASMUS+ Programme guide 2026

3. Other Eligible Conditions

Only applications by European NGOs must be submitted to the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). All the applicants must fulfil the requirements of the definition of ENGO as set in the ERASMUS+ Programme guide 2026 – Part D – Glossary of terms.

4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion

described in the ERASMUS+ Programme guide 2026

5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes

described in the ERASMUS+ Programme guide 2026

5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds

Evaluation criteria, scoring, threshold and process are described in the ERASMUS+ Programme guide 2026

5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement

described in the ERASMUS+ Programme guide 2026

Publication of the call: 28 November 2025.

Deadline for submitting applications: 5 March 2026, 17:00 (Brussels time).

Evaluation period:March - July 2026

Information to applicants:August 2026

Signature of grant agreement:December 2026

6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants

n/a

Call document and annexes:

ERASMUS+ Programme guide 2026

Application form templates

Standard application form (ERASMUS LSI)

Calculator (ERASMUS LS ENGO)

Guidance

ERASMUS Programme Guide

Model Grant Agreements (MGA)

ERASMUS 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

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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

Community Development & NGOs

Focuses on initiatives that support community empowerment, civic engagement, and the work of non-governmental and civil society organizations at local, national, and international levels.


Key areas:
  • Community development and social inclusion initiatives
  • Civil society and NGO programmes
  • Civic engagement and citizen participation

Youth & Child Welfare

Includes measures that support the well-being, protection, and development of young people and children.


Key areas:
  • Youth development policies and programmes
  • Child protection and welfare systems
  • Family support and social services
  • Education, inclusion, and well-being initiatives
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