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Grant Analysis

Purpose & Target

This grant, CERV-2025-EQUAL-RESTRICTED, aims to support public authorities in their efforts to combat racism, xenophobia, LGBTIQ-phobia, and all other forms of intolerance, including complex forms of intersectional discrimination. It is a SECTOR-SPECIFIC grant, focusing on social equality and anti-discrimination initiatives. The core objective is to fund projects that directly address these issues. The target recipients are exclusively public authorities. The geographic scope for eligible countries is not provided in this document, but is referenced as being detailed in section 6 of the call document and a list of participating countries. This grant is part of the broader Citizens, Equality, Rights and Value Programme (CERV) and is one of six priorities under a larger call for proposals for 2025, implying a recurring annual program.

Financial Structure

Total Budget

The total budget allocated for this specific topic, CERV-2025-EQUAL-RESTRICTED, for the year 2025 is 13,200,000 EUR.

Grant Amounts

The minimum and maximum grant amounts per application are not specified in the provided information.

Funding Mechanism

This grant utilizes a Lump Sum Grant model (CERV-LS CERV Lump Sum Grants). This typically means a fixed amount of funding is awarded for a project's activities, simplifying financial reporting compared to actual cost reporting.

Eligible and Ineligible Costs

Details regarding eligible and ineligible costs, as well as the legal and financial setup of the grants, are described in 'section 10 of the call document'. These details are not provided in the current grant information.

Eligibility Requirements

Organizational Type

Mandatory: Applicants must be public authorities.
- The grant explicitly states 'Support to public authorities'.

Geographic Location

The eligible countries are not specified within the provided grant information. It refers to 'section 6 of the call document and in the list of participating countries' for this detail.

Financial and Operational Capacity

Requirements regarding financial and operational capacity, as well as exclusion criteria, are described in 'section 7 of the call document'. These details are not provided in the current grant information.

Application Process

Application Timeline

Opening for Submission: July 15, 2025
Deadline for Submitting Applications: October 23, 2025, 17:00 (Brussels time). This means 15:00 UTC, as Brussels time on this date will be Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).

Evaluation and Award Timeline

Evaluation Period: October 2025 - March 2026
Information to Applicants: March - April 2026
Signature of Grant Agreements: April - July 2026

Application Process and Materials

The submission process is described as single-stage.
Applicants must use the Submission System on the Funding & Tenders Portal.
Required documentation includes:
- Standard application form (CERV) - specific template available in the Submission System.
- Detailed budget table (CERV LSII).
- Declaration on Honour regarding CPP by public entities.
Guidance on managing lump sum grants and general rules for legal entity validation are available in the Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual.

Support for Applicants

The Funding & Tenders Portal offers an IT Helpdesk for technical questions (e.g., passwords, access rights, submission issues).
An Online Manual provides a step-by-step guide for portal processes.
Topic-specific Q&A will be published on the Topic page.
Non-IT related questions can be directed to the CERV Contact Point in your country or via email to [email protected] (for priorities 1, 4, 5, and 6) or [email protected] (for priorities 2 and 3).

Evaluation Criteria

The evaluation criteria, scoring, and thresholds for this grant are described in 'section 9 of the call document'. These specific details are not provided in the current grant information.

Compliance & Special Requirements

Regulatory and Legal Framework

Projects must comply with the CERV Regulation 2021/692 and the EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509.
The grant operates under the rules for Lump Sum Model Grant Agreements (MGA).

Data Protection and Privacy

Applicants are subject to the Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement.

Specific Focus Areas

This topic is explicitly focused on supporting public authorities to combat various forms of discrimination and intolerance, including:
- Racism (including afrophobia, anti-Asian racism, anti-Black racism).
- Xenophobia.
- LGBTIQ-phobia (including homophobia, biphobia).
- Antigypsyism.
- Intersectional discrimination and multiple discrimination.

Cross-Cutting Themes

The grant's keywords highlight a strong emphasis on diversity, inclusion, equality, and fundamental rights.
Relevant policy frameworks mentioned include the EU Anti-racism action plan, EU Roma strategic framework, and LGBTIQ Equality Strategy.

Unique Aspects

This specific grant is part of a larger CERV-2025-EQUAL call for proposals, which consists of six distinct priorities. This topic (CERV-2025-EQUAL-RESTRICTED) is one of those priorities.
The use of lump sum grants is intended to streamline financial management and reporting for beneficiaries.
While not explicitly stated as a requirement, the allowPartnerSearch field is true, indicating that partnering with other organizations is permitted and may be beneficial, though not mandatory for application.

Grant Details