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Online Info-Session on JTRA and JCOO 2024 calls for proposals

Info-Session on JTRA and JCOO 2024 calls for proposals

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Deadline:  To be announced.

Join us for an information session on Thursday 25 January 2024 (from 9:30 to 12:30 CET) if you want to know more about the following two calls for proposals published under the Justice programme:

  1. Call for proposals for action grants to promote judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters
  2. Call for proposals for action grants to support transnational projects on training of justice professionals covering civil law, criminal law or fundamental rights

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JUSTICE PROGRAMME CALLS

  1. Call for proposals to promote judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters
  • Link to the call: click here
  • Budget5.8 million EUR
  • Deadline to apply for funding18 April 2024
  • Online info session: 25 January 2024 (tentative). More info will follow.

Do not miss funding for EU projects to promote the application of EU civil and criminal law. There are four priorities under this call: find the right one and submit your project proposal!

  1. Call for proposals to support transnational projects on judicial training covering civil law, criminal law or fundamental rights
  • Link to the callclick here
  • Budget4.075 million EUR
  • Deadline to apply for funding21 March 2024
  • Online info session: 25 January 2024 (tentative). More info will follow.

Do you know that training activities for justice professionals coming from different EU countries are supported by the Justice programme? With your project you could help addressing their training needs in the fields of civil law, criminal law and fundamental rights and, therefore, contribute to a better application of EU law in the Member States. This year this call focuses a lot on the important topic of digitalisation of justice.

CERV PROGRAMME CALLS

  1. Call for proposals to promote and protect Union values
  • Link to the callclick here 
  • Budget: 74.5 million EUR
  • Deadline to apply for funding: 7 March 2024
  • Online info session: 7 December 2023 at 14h00 CET (click here)

Civil society plays a key role in upholding the common values on which the EU is founded: the rule of law, fundamental rights, and democracy. Supporting civil society organisations is instrumental to contribute to a thriving civic space to uphold those values and rights as well as to contribute to checks and balances of healthy democracies.

Discover more about this call and its priorities in this article.

  1. Call for proposals on rights of the child and children’s participation
  • Link to the callclick here
  • Budget12 million EUR
  • Deadline to apply for funding26 March 2024
  • Online info session: 24 January 2024 (from 10:00 to 12:30 CET). Click here to register!

Are you looking for EU funding for projects promoting the rights of the child? Through the CERV programme, the European Commission supports projects contributing to the support, implementation and advancement of the EU Strategy on the rights of the child, including the right to participate.

Discover more about this call and its 4 priorities in this article.

  1. Call for proposals to prevent and combat gender-based violence and violence against children
  • Link to the callclick here
  • Budget24,8 million EUR
  • Deadline to apply for funding24 April 2024
  • Online info session: 18 January 2024 (indicative). More info will follow.

A budget of 24,8 million EUR is available to support projects on preventing and combating gender-based violence and violence against children!

Four priorities for the year 2024:

  1. Large-scale and long-term transnational actions on tackling gender-based violence;
  2. Targeted actions for the protection of and support for victims and survivors of gender-based violence;
  3. Targeted actions for the prevention of gender-based violence, in the domestic sphere, in intimate relationships, and online, including through targeted actions with perpetrators;
  4. Targeted actions making integrated child protection systems work in practice.

This call for proposal is intended to support the following EU policy strategies:

  1. Call for proposals to national Data Protection Authorities on reaching out to stakeholders in data protection legislation 
  • Link to the call: click here
  • Budget2 million EUR
  • Deadline to apply for funding24 April 2024

The European Commission makes 2 Million EUR available to protect and promote the right to the protection of personal data.

Building on experience gained from the calls for proposals launched in the previous years and in view of implementing the conclusions of the Report on the first two years of application of Regulation on General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), actions 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.

  1. Call for proposals to promote gender equality
  • Link to the call: click here
  • Budget10,1 million EUR
  • Deadline to apply for funding29 February 2024
  • Online info session: 18 January 2024 (indicative). More info will follow.

The European Commission makes 10,1 million Euro available to promote women’s full enjoyment of rights, gender equality, including work-life balance, equal pay between women and men, women’s empowerment and gender mainstreaming.

The 2024 Gender Equality Call focuses on two priorities:

  1. Tackling the root causes of the gender care gap by promoting a gender-transformative approach and challenging gender stereotypes
  2. Supporting the implementation of the provisions of the Pay Transparency Directive

This call for proposals supports the Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025.

 

  1. Call for proposals to National Roma Contact Points for Roma equality, inclusion and participation
  • Link to the call: click here
  • Budget1,6 million EUR
  • Deadline to apply for funding7 March 2024

The objective of this Call is to foster the implementation of the EU Roma strategic framework on equality, inclusion, and participation (EURSF), and of the Council Recommendation, in the Member States. Call’s aim is to advance the institutional development and capacity of the National Roma Contact Points for Roma equality, inclusion and participation (NRCPs) in their role of facilitating national consultation processes, particularly through reforming and strengthening their established National Roma Platforms (NRPs). Projects submitted by consortia formed of NRCP and Roma and pro-Roma civil society organisations are particularly encouraged.

  1. Call for proposals for Networks of Towns
  • Link to the call: click here  
  • Budget: 6 million EUR
  • Deadline to apply for funding: 18 April 2024
  • Online info session: February 2024 (more info will follow)

The Networks of Towns call gives towns and municipalities the possibility to deepen and intensify their cooperation and debate, develop sustainable networks and outline their long-term vision for the future of European integration. Discover the policy priorities of this year!

 

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