Overview
| Donor: | European Commission (EC) - CERV |
| Application procedure: | Online Application |
| Donor base: | Belgium |
| Reference number: | CERV-2025-EQUAL-RESTRICTED |
| Eligible applicants: | Non-Profit Organisation, Social Business |
| Deadline: | 23.10.2025 |
Financial details
| Grant size: | Medium - up to $1,000,000 |
| Minimum grant size: | 100.000€ |
| Total available budget: | - |
| Funding type: | Grants |
| Maximum grant size: | - |
| Funding ratio: | up to 100% |
Sectors
- Capacity Building
- Governance & Democracy
- Human Rights
- Peace & Conflict Resolution
- Social Inclusion
Project Locations
Europe
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine
Description
1) Objective
This priority is restricted to public authorities and bodies at national, regional and local level as lead applicant (consortium coordinator).
The objective of this priority is to help Member States to:
− improve the implementation of the Racial Equality Directive and the Framework Decision on combating certain forms and expressions of racism and xenophobia, as well as the EU Directives on Standards for Equality Bodies,
− develop and implement national action plans or strategies to combat racism, xenophobia, LGBTIQ-phobia and all other forms of intolerance.
− improve the collection and use of equality data.
This priority does not support research projects.
2) Eligibility
Eligibility is limited to legal entities (public or private bodies).
3) Location
Actions must take place in EU member states plus associated countries.
4) Budget
Proposals can range from €100,000 upwards.
5) Application
The application deadline is 23 October 2025. A full proposal must be submitted. All application templates can be downloaded at the given website. Proposals must be submitted electronically via the Funding & Tenders Portal Electronic Submission System (accessible via the Topic page in the Search Funding & Tenders section). Paper submissions are NOT possible.

