Call: Action grants to promote the access to justice and support of victims of gender-based violence and the treatment of perpetrators

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Programme	Rights, Equality and Citizenship
Acronym	REC
Type of Fund	Action programme
Description of programme "Rights, Equality and Citizenship"	The general objective of the Programme shall be to contribute, in accordance with Article 4 of the Treaty on the EU (TEU), to the further development of an area where equality and the rights of persons as enshrined in the TEU, in the Treaty of the Functioning of the EU (TFEU), in the Charter of fundamental rights of the EU and in the international human rights conventions to which the Union has acceded, are promoted, protected and effectively implemented. The Programme follows 9 Specific objectives: Promote non–discrimination Combat racism, xenophobia, homophobia and other forms of intolerance Promote rights of persons with disabilities Promote equality between women and men and gender mainstreaming Prevent violence against children, young people, women and other groups at risk (Daphne) Promote the rights of the child Ensure the highest level of data protection Promote the rights deriving from Union citizenship Enforce consumer rights
Link	Link to Programme
Description of programme "Progress Programme: Anti-discrimination and Gender Equality strands"	PROGRESS is the EU's employment and social solidarity programme. It was established to support financially the implementation of the objectives of the European Union in employment, social affairs and equal opportunities. With regard to the programme "Rights, Equality and Citizenship", PROGRESS covers both gender equality and tackling discrimination themes.
Call	Action grants to promote the access to justice and support of victims of gender-based violence and the treatment of perpetrators
Description of call "Action grants to promote the access to justice and support of victims of gender-based violence and the treatment of perpetrators"	This call will cover one or more of the following activities: Capacity building and training for professionals, in particular staff providing specialised support to victims of gender-based violence (e.g. through shelters and other forms of safe, accessible alternative accommodation, legal advice, medical and psychological counselling, helplines/hotlines, victim support organisations or other essential services for victims and their families) or providing treatment for perpetrators; Capacity-building and training in relation to gender-specific and, if relevant, child-specific, issues, in particular for professionals (police, lawyers, teachers, medical practitioners, support and helpline staff, employers) who are first points of contact for victims of gender-based violence so that they can better meet the specific needs of vulnerable victims, including signalling the violence, and referring them to more specialist support services; Specific support programmes targeting in particular some of the most vulnerable victims of gender-based violence who are refugees and migrants, people with disabilities, Roma, persons belonging to national, ethnic or religious minorities, LGBTI, elderly women, homeless women; As regards support for victims of gender-based violence and perpetrator treatment: mutual learning, identification and exchange of good practices, development of working methods, including referral methods, which are transferable to other participating countries, as well as their practical implementation; Awareness-raising activities, training and sharing of best practice among practitioners and/or support services about the rights of victims of gender-based violence and about the protection (including domestic protection orders and possible EU wide-extension on the basis of the Directive 2011/99/EU and Regulation 606/13) and support available, as well as about innovative protection methods (for example through the use of new technologies).
Link	Link to Call
Thematic Focus	Children & Youth, Education & Training, Capacity Building, Cooperation Networks, Institutional Cooperation, Community Integration, European Citizenship, Shared Services, Equal Rights, Human Rights, People with Disabilities, Social Inclusion
Funding area	EU Member States Iceland / Ísland
Origin of Applicant	EU Member States Iceland / Ísland
Eligible applicants	Education and Training Centres, Federal State / Region / City / Municipality / Local Authority, , , Research Institution, Lobby Group / Professional Association / Trade Union, International Organization, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, SMEs (between 10 and 249 employees), Microenterprises (fewer than 10 employees), NGO / NPO, Public Services, Other, National Government, Start Up Company, University, Enterprise (more than 250 employees or not defined), Association
Applicant details	The applicants and partners must be public entities or private organisations or international organisations. Organisations which are profit-oriented must submit applications in partnership with public entities or private non-profit-oriented organisations.
Project Partner	Yes
Project Partner Details	The application must be transnational and involve organisations from at least two participating countries.
Recurring Call	unknown
Project duration max	24 months
Type of Funding	Grants
Financial details	The EU grant applied for cannot be lower than 75 000 €. The total call budget is 4 000 000 €. The funding under the Justice and the REC programmes is based on the co-financing principle - unless otherwise specified in the call notice the grant cannot constitute more than 80% of overall eligible project costs.
Submission	Applications in response to this call are only possible via the Electronic Submission System. In order to use this system all participants (applicant and partners) first need to create a user account, the so-called ECAS account. To do so, you simply need to access the Participant Portal: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/home.html
Contact Details	https://ec.europa.eu/info/about-european-commission/contact_en