Call for proposals to national data protection authorities on reaching out to stakeholders in data protection legislation
Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
Funding through CERV programme aims at protecting rights and values enshrined in the EU treaties in order to sustain open, democratic and inclusive societies.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
The objective of this call is the protection and promotion of the right to the protection of personal data.
Detailed Call Description
Αctions under this priority should aim to further support activities carried out by national data protection authorities in Member States to facilitate the implementation of GDPR obligations by small and medium-sized enterprises, and to raise awareness about the GDPR among the general public.
Helping national data protection authorities in Member States reach out to businesses and the general public by:
- Supporting activities carried out by national data protection authorities to facilitate the implementation of GDPR obligations by small and medium-sized enterprises; these activities should in particular include providing practical guidance, templates, or digital tools aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises that can be replicated in other Member States; or
- Supporting activities carried out by data protection authorities to make the general public better aware of their data protection rights and possible remedies under the GDPR.
Interventions to raise awareness of the GDPR among the general public shall take into account a gender-equality perspective in their design and implementation.
Successful projects should ensure easy access to and wide dissemination of their results to all groups of society including minorities, and specifically people with disabilities.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
90%
Project budgets (maximum grant amount) are expected to range between €75.000 and €250.000 per project.
The grant awarded may be lower than the amount requested.
Thematic Categories
- Social Affairs & Human Rights
Eligibility for Participation
- Central Government
- International Organisations
- Local Authorities
- NGOs
- Non Profit Organisations
- Other Beneficiaries
- Private Bodies
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
- State-owned Enterprises
Eligibility For Participation Notes
In order to be eligible, the lead applicants (coordinators) must be national Data Protection Authorities within the meaning of Article 51 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, with only one application per Member State being accepted:
- partners must:
- be public entities or private organisations;
- be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
- EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs)
- non-EU countries:
- countries associated to the CERV Programme or countries which are in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement and where the agreement enters into force before grant signature (list of participating countries)
Other eligibility conditions:
- the project can be either national or transnational; the application may involve one or more organisations (applicant and partner(s));
- the maximum duration of the action is 24 months;
- the EU grant applied for cannot be lower than €75.000;
- the EU grant applied for cannot be higher than €250.000.
Consortium composition: Applications by single applicants are allowed (single beneficiaries)
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Organization for European Programmes and Cultural Relations
Head of CERV Contact Point
Nenad Bogdanovic
Email: nb@epcr.org.cy
Website: www.epcr.org.cy
EU Contact Point
For help related to this call, please contact: EC-CERV-CALLS@ec.europa.eu