Call for proposals to promote equality and to fight against racism, xenophobia and discrimination
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 to support a comprehensive and intersectional approach and specific actions to prevent and fight against discrimination and combat intolerance, racism and xenophobia, in particular on grounds of racial or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, including when this manifests itself in the form of antigypsyism, anti-black racism, antisemitism, anti-Muslim hatred, and LGBTIQ phobia.
Projects can be national or transnational. Transnational projects are particularly encouraged.
Detailed Call Description
The four priorities of the call are:
- Priority 1: Fighting against discrimination and combating racism, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance, including antigypsyism, anti-Black racism, antisemitism and anti-Muslim hatred.
- Priority 2: Promoting diversity management and inclusion at the workplace, both in the public and private sector.
- Priority 3: Fighting discrimination against LGBTIQ people and promoting LGBTIQ equality through the implementation of the LGBTIQ Equality Strategy.
- Priority 4: Call for public authorities to improve their responses to (intersectional) discrimination, racism, antisemitism, anti-Muslim hatred and xenophobia, LGBTIQ-phobia and all other forms of intolerance.
More information about each priority and its scope can be found in the call document pages 6-8 (the link can be found under the “More information” section).
Activities shall include: coalition building, capacity building and training for professionals and victims of (intersectional) discrimination, mutual learning, exchange of good practices, cooperation, including identifying best practices which may be transferable to other participating countries, dissemination and awareness-raising, including social media or press campaigns, promotion of digital skills and critical thinking, data recording, data collection, surveys, monitoring and reporting of incidents of discrimination, gender and age sensitive victim empowerment and support, designing and implementing strategies or plans of action and capacity building and training activities for national, regional and local authorities.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
90%
Thematic Categories
- Social Affairs & Human Rights
Eligibility for Participation
- Associations
- Central Government
- International Organisations
- Local Authorities
- NGOs
- Non Profit Organisations
- Other Beneficiaries
- Private Bodies
- Semi-governmental organisations
- State-owned Enterprises
- Trade Unions
Eligibility For Participation Notes
Grant applications must also comply with the following criteria:
- applicants must be legal entities (public or private bodies) formally established in EU Member States or non-EU countries associated to the CERV Programme or an international organisation;
- the project can be national or transnational;
- the application must involve at least two applicants (coordinator and at least one other applicant not being affiliated entity or associated partner).
In addition, under the first, second and third priority, coordinators must be non-profit making. Organisations which are profit-oriented may apply only in partnership with public entities or private non-profit organisations. Under the fourth priority, coordinators must be public authorities.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Organization for European Programmes and Cultural Relations
Nenad Bogdanovic
Planning and Development Coordinator, Head of CERV Contact Point
Telephone: 99589774
Email: nb@epcr.org.cy
Website: www.epcr.org.cy
(Publish Date: 17/01/2023-for internal use only)
EU Contact Point
Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency
Website:https://www.eacea.ec.europa.eu/index_en