CERV-2026-DAPHNE-PROTECTION – Protecting and supporting victims and survivors of gender-based violence.

Identifikátor témy: CERV-2026-DAPHNE-PROTECTION Výzva: CERV-2026-DAPHNE – Call for proposals to prevent and combat gender-based violence and violence against children Program: Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme (CERV) Časť programu: Daphne - to fight violence, including gender-based violence Typ akcie: CERV-LS CERV Lump Sum Grants Typ zmluvy (MGA): CERV Lump Sum Grant Stav: Open Otvorenie: 7. 7. 2026 Termín(y) podania: 5. 11. 2026 Rozpočet: 21 000 000 € (spoločný s témami CERV-2026-DAPHNE-REGRANTING, CERV-2026-DAPHNE-PREVENTION, CERV-2026-DAPHNE-CHILDREN, CERV-2026-DAPHNE-CONVENTION-DIR)

Scope:

This topic is one of the 5 priorities of the call for proposals for EU action grants to prevent and combat gender-based violence and violence against children 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

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

described in the call document.

3. Other eligibility conditions

n/a

4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion

n/a

5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes

n/a

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

Evaluation criteria, scoring, threshold and process are described in the call document

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

described in the call document

Publication of the call: July, 8 2026.

Deadline for submitting applications: November, 3 2026 17:00 (Brussels time).

Evaluation period: November 2026 - May 2027.

Information to applicants: May 2027.

Signature of grant agreement: June - July 2027.

6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants

n/a

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)

Child Protection Policy Declaration for Public Entities

Model Grant Agreements (MGA)

Lump Sum MGA

Additional documents:

CERV Work Programmes

CERV Regulation 2021/692

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

Aktuality k téme: - 2026-08-17: Submission deadline update The new deadline for submissions is 05 November 2026, 17:00 CET - 2026-08-13: !! 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). You can submit your questions beforehand through the registration form or ask your questions directly during the session. The session will not be recorded. When: Monday 14 September 2026, 14:00 - 17.30 (CET) Where: online (Webex) For the registration to the event, please follow this link. You can also join the info session directly via the Webex link - registration is not mandatory. Language: English Detailed information can be found in this webpage. - 2026-07-08: The submission session is now available for: CERV-2026-DAPHNE-PREVENTION, CERV-2026-DAPHNE-CHILDREN, CERV-2026-DAPHNE-PROTECTION, CERV-2026-DAPHNE-REGRANTING, CERV-2026-DAPHNE-CONVENTION-DIR