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Overview
| Donor: | European Commission - CREA |
| Application procedure: | Full Proposal |
| Donor base: | Belgium |
| Reference number: | CREA-CULT-2026-LIT |
| Eligible applicants: | Non-Profit Organisation, Social Business |
| Deadline: | 29.01.2026 |
Financial details
| Grant size: | Medium - up to $1,000,000 |
| Minimum grant size: | - |
| Total available budget: | 5.000.000€ |
| Funding type: | Grants |
| Maximum grant size: | - |
| Funding ratio: | up to 100% |
Sectors
- Arts & Culture
- Capacity Building
- Governance & Democracy
- Media & Journalism
- Research, Technology & Innovation
Project Locations
Africa
Tunisia
Europe
Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine
Description
1) Objective
The action is expected to support around 40 projects, implemented either by a single entity (mono-beneficiary) or by a consortium of organisations (multi-beneficiary). Each project will:
- promote the diversity of literature in the target country (or countries) by including works of fiction, with particular emphasis on those written in less widely translated languages;
- support the profession of literary translator and respect the principle of fair remuneration;
- propose the most effective distribution and promotion strategies, and the most appropriate book format, in order to ensure wide and easy access to European literary works and to contribute to the development of the readership of European literature;
- encourage collaboration between different actors of the book value chain: authors, translators, publishers, distributors, booksellers, libraries, literary events or festivals;
- contribute to the EU overarching priorities.
2) Eligibility
Eligibility is limited to legal entities (public or private bodies).
3) Location
Actions must take place in EU member states plus Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Tunisia and Ukraine.
4) Budget
The estimated available call budget is €5,000,000.
5) Application
The application deadline is 29 January 2026. All proposals must be submitted directly online via the Funding & Tenders Portal Electronic Submission System.