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The ALDA Europe announcement page confirms the deadline of September 15, 2026, matching the stored date.
Call for Proposals to Support the Application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (CERV-2026-CHAR-LITI) is a grant from the European Commission that funds civil society organizations promoting, protecting, and raising awareness of fundamental rights enshrined in the EU Charter.
The program builds organizational capacity for rights monitoring, strategic litigation, and civic space advocacy, including activities countering hate speech and hate crime, protecting whistleblowers, and promoting freedom of expression and non-discrimination. Grants range from €100,000 to €500,000 per project.
Eligible applicants are civil society organizations active at local, regional, national, or transnational levels in EU Member States focused on fundamental rights and civic space. The application deadline is September 15, 2026. Proposals are submitted through the European Commission's Funding & Tenders portal under the CERV program.
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CERV Call: Call for proposals to support the application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights(CERV-2026-CHAR-LITI) - ALDA Europe CERV Call: Call for proposals to support the application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights(CERV-2026-CHAR-LITI) CERV Call: Call for proposals to support the application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights(CERV-2026-CHAR-LITI) Deadline of the call – 15/09/2026 Location: EU Member States Objective: Protect, promote and raise awareness of fundamental rights enshrined in the Charter by providing financial support to civil society organisations active at local, regional, national and transnational level.
These organisations play a key role in promoting and cultivating those rights, thereby strengthening the protection and promotion of Union values and respect for the rule of law and contributing to building a more democratic Union, democratic dialogue, transparency and good governance.
The main objective is to build the capacity of civil society organisations (CSOs) and their awareness of the Charter and support them in carrying out activities to ensure that the Charter is upheld.
The call will also support activities that contribute to promoting an enabling and safe civic space, including by monitoring the state of civic space and the situation of CSOs and human rights defenders at all levels, in particular those facing threats. As part of this priority, the call will also focus on building capacity of these actors on the enforcement and strategic litigation of fundamental rights.
In addition, the call will contribute to promoting specific fundamental rights, such as freedom of expression and non-discrimination, including by countering hate speech and hate crime and promoting the protection of whistleblowers. aldastrasbourg@alda-europe. eu Mercator Building 2nd Floor Salon for European Civic Organisations aldabrussels@alda-europe.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Civil society organisations active at local, regional, national, and transnational level in EU Member States focused on promoting fundamental rights and civic space. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows €100,000 - €500,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The published deadline was September 15, 2026, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Call for Proposals to Support the Application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (CERV-2026-CHAR-LITI) is funded by European Commission. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Applications go through the funder's official portal — the Apply Now link on this page goes there directly.