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Low-threshold grants for organisations under the Elerheto programme
Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) · CERV-2024-CITIZENS-VALUES
Small, easily accessible grants of €2,000 to €5,300 for organisations, with faster evaluation and projects of up to eight months.
What is this call about?
The Elerheto programme provides small, easily accessible grants with a faster evaluation, including for urgent issues and needs. It is aimed at organisations and is run by CLD - Communities for Local Democracy as an intermediary.
What does this call fund?
Scope
The Elerheto programme offers low-threshold calls for organisations. It is designed to be easily accessible, to have a faster evaluation period and to respond to urgent issues and needs. It is published by CLD - Communities for Local Democracy as an intermediary giving financial support to third parties, under the call for civil society organisations active in protecting and promoting Union values.
Grants and duration
- Grants range from €2,000 to €5,300.
- Projects can last up to eight months.
- An organisation may submit one application per year or per round.
Budget phasing
The call will close temporarily once half of the total budget has been reached before 1 October 2027. It will reopen on that date with the second half of the total budget.
What are the key facts?
- Minimum amount per project
- €2,000
- Maximum amount per project
- €5,300
- Call code
- CERV-2024-CITIZENS-VALUES
- Programme
- Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV)
- Funder
- CLD - Communities for Local Democracy
- Duration
- up to 8 months
Who can apply for this call?
- Applications come from organisations; the call text does not define which types of organisation.
- An organisation may submit one application per year or per round.
Check your eligibility and how your project fits
In your free account, we check the eligibility conditions against the call documents for your organisation and assess how well your project fits this call.
When is the deadline?
12 December 2026 (36 days)
Applications can be submitted by several cut-off dates: 12 December 2026, 12 February 2027, 12 April 2027 and 12 June 2027.
Interested in this call? Summary written with AI from the official call documents. Details can differ, so check the official call page before you apply. Read the official call documents before you decide. The official text is always binding.
Source: the official call page and the official call documents. Always check them before you apply. Official call page Last updated 28 October 2026.