Call for proposals on the fight against corruption.

Overview

Call for Proposals ISF-2026-TF2 under the Internal Security Fund supports transnational projects to prevent and combat corruption across the EU. The total call budget is €5,000,000 with requested EU contributions per project between €600,000 and €2,000,000, funding rate up to 90 percent, and project duration of 24 months. Eligible applicants are legal entities established in EU Member States excluding Denmark and specified non EU candidate countries as consortium partners, and proposals must be submitted by at least two independent beneficiaries from two different eligible countries. The submission deadline is 24 September 2026 at 17 00 CET and applications must be submitted electronically via the EU Funding and Tenders Portal, with grant agreements expected around May June 2027.

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Highlights

What it funds

Scope and objectives

Grants for projects that prevent and combat corruption across the EU by supporting prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution, strengthening cross-border and EU-level responses, enhancing integrity and institutional resilience, improving data and tools for measuring corruption risks and impact, and supporting stakeholders including public authorities, law enforcement, civil society and media.

Indicative total budget:€5 000 000 (call-level budget) 1

  1. 1Grant type: ISF Project Grants (ISF-AG action grants, budget-based mixed actual cost grant)
  2. 2Project duration: 24 months
  3. 3Funding rate: up to 90% of eligible costs
  4. 4Eligible project size: requested EU contribution between €600 000 and €2 000 000

Who can apply

Legal entities (public bodies, non-profit and for-profit entities, international organisations). Proposals must be submitted by a consortium of at least two independent applicants from two different eligible countries (coordinator cannot be an international organisation or an entity established in a non-EU country). Natural persons are not eligible except self-employed where applicable.

Eligible countries and partners:EU Member States (Denmark excluded for ISF participation) and a limited set of non-EU candidate/potential candidate countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Ukraine) when part of a consortium meeting the minimum participation rules 1

Key practical details

  1. 1Deadline for submission: 24 September 2026 (single-stage)
  2. 2Call opening: 28 May 2026; submission via the Funding & Tenders Portal
  3. 3Minimum consortium: 2 applicants from different eligible countries
  4. 4Maximum project duration: 24 months; extensions possible by amendment
  5. 5Financial support to third parties: not allowed (except where call specifies otherwise)
Call identifierISF-2026-TF2
Total call budget€5 000 000
Grant range per project€600 000 to €2 000 000
Funding rateUp to 90%
Project duration24 months
Deadline24-09-2026 (17:00 CET)

Apply and submit proposals electronically via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal topic page:Funding & Tenders Portal. Follow the call document, Application Form and Portal Submission System templates.

Footnotes

  1. 1See the call document and topic page for full details on eligibility, budget breakdown, award criteria and administrative requirements: call managed by DG JUST under the Internal Security Fund (ISF).

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Basic facts and timeline

Call identifier:ISF-2026-TF2. Programme: Internal Security Fund (ISF) Thematic Facility. Call opening date: 28 May 2026. Submission deadline: 24 September 2026, 17:00 CET. Submission method: Electronic only via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal Electronic Submission System (single-stage submission). Call document and topic-specific materials published on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal. Estimated available budget for the call: €5 000 000. Project duration: 24 months. Eligible project EU contribution requested per project: minimum €600 000; maximum €2 000 000.

Objective, expected outcomes and impact

Objective:Prevent and combat corruption in the EU by supporting actions addressing both prevention and repression. Projects must target one or more priorities: strengthen cross-border and EU-level responses to corruption (including implementation of EU recommendations), enhance prevention/detection/enforcement capacities, and promote integrity and institutional resilience.

Expected short-term outcomes:increased understanding and dissemination of corruption risks and good practices; enhanced coordination and operational cooperation between authorities responsible for prevention, detection and repression; improved availability and use of data, methodologies and tools for measuring corruption risks and the impact of anti-corruption measures. Expected long-term impacts: improved prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of corruption across the EU; contribution to implementation of EU anti-corruption policy priorities (Rule of Law Reports, European Semester and the new Directive on combating corruption); reduced role of corruption in enabling organised crime and infiltration into the licit economy; fostered culture of integrity, transparency and accountability across public and private sectors.

Scope and eligible activities (non-exhaustive)

  1. 1Activities supporting implementation of anti-corruption recommendations addressed to Member States (e.g. roadmaps, monitoring tools, coordination mechanisms).
  2. 2Capacity building, trainings and development of frameworks, tools or practices to improve integrity and anti-corruption in national authorities.
  3. 3Evidence-based policy support through data collection, analysis and development of methodologies or indicators.
  4. 4Risk assessments and mitigation measures for corruption risks in public and private sectors.
  5. 5Targeted measures to reduce corruption in areas with high risk (healthcare, construction, public procurement, ports, etc.).
  6. 6Support for civil society, journalists and citizens to expose and report corruption (reporting mechanisms, cooperation frameworks).
  7. 7Strengthening transparency and prevention in democratic decision-making and electoral processes.
  8. 8Awareness-raising and capacity building for key actors (independent media, state review mechanisms, civil society).
  9. 9Inclusion of anti-corruption, ethics and integrity education at educational levels.
  10. 10Analytical, preventive or cooperative approaches addressing corruption as enabler of organised crime and infiltration into licit economy.
  11. 11Development of tools, methodologies or mechanisms to overcome obstacles in detection, investigation, prosecution and adjudication of corruption, with emphasis on high-level corruption.

Target groups and geographic scope

Target groups:national competent authorities (specialised anti-corruption bodies, law enforcement, prosecutors, audit institutions, tax and competition authorities, FIUs, financial institutions), European bodies (Europol, Eurojust, EPPO, OLAF), civil society, journalists, academics, private sector (SMEs and large companies), education institutions and the general public. Geographic eligibility: EU Member States (Denmark excluded per ISF rules) plus the following non-EU countries as eligible partners only when part of a consortium with at least one EU Member State beneficiary: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Ukraine. International organisations may participate regardless of location.

Who can apply (eligible applicant types)

Eligible legal entities (may act as beneficiaries or affiliated entities):public bodies; public or non-public implementing agencies or bodies mandated by a Member State; non-profit-making public or private entities; profit-making entities; international organisations. Natural persons are not eligible except self-employed persons (sole traders) where the legal personality is not distinct. EU bodies cannot be part of the consortium. Entities without legal personality may exceptionally participate if their representatives can assume legal obligations and provide equivalent guarantees. Associated partners, subcontractors and third parties giving in-kind contributions may be included in other roles. Entities subject to EU restrictive measures are ineligible in any funded role.

Consortium and consortium requirement

Minimum consortium composition:At least two independent legal entity applicants (beneficiaries, not affiliated entities) established in at least two different eligible countries. Coordinators cannot be international organisations nor entities established in non-EU countries. The call encourages involvement of national authorities, civil society and research institutions as co-applicants. Projects should bring EU added value and not focus solely on one Member State. Proposals can include more Member States than the minimum requirement and such larger transnational consortia are welcomed. Affiliated entities may participate but do not count towards the minimum eligible countries requirement. Associated partners are allowed but do not receive EU funding from the grant.

Funding type, form and financial modalities

Primary funding type:EU action grant (ISF Project Grants). Form: budget-based mixed actual-cost grant with unit cost and flat-rate elements where applicable. Standard funding rate: 90% of eligible costs (to be fixed in the Grant Agreement). Grant will reimburse eligible actual costs and allowed unit/flat-rate items. Grants must not generate profit; revenues must be declared and any profit will be deducted from the final grant amount. No financial support to third parties is allowed except where explicitly authorised in the call; in this call financial support to third parties is not allowed (call text: Financial support to third parties is not allowed).

Available call budget and per-project range:Total estimated call budget: €5 000 000. Per project requested EU contribution must be between €600 000 and €2 000 000.

Project maturity, stage and expected TRL

Expected project stage:policy/practice development, capacity-building, research-to-policy and demonstration of operational solutions and cooperation mechanisms. Projects should produce practical tools, methodologies, data collection and operational solutions for detection, investigation and prosecution of corruption. The call focuses on development, validation and demonstration rather than early-stage pure basic research or market commercialisation; typical maturity: development/validation/demonstration and operational capacity building.

Evaluation, award criteria and application stages

Evaluation procedure:two-step evaluation process. Step 1: pre-selection based on the Relevance award criterion only (to identify proposals addressing the call priorities). Step 2: full evaluation of pre-selected proposals against full set of award criteria (Relevance, Quality, Impact). Submission is single-stage (applicants submit full proposal by deadline); the Commission will pre-select and then evaluate the selected set. Evaluators check admissibility and eligibility before evaluation. Evaluation timeline: evaluation expected Oct 2026–Mar 2027; results information March–April 2027; grant agreements signature around May/June 2027.

  1. 1Award criteria and weighting: Relevance (30 points; minimum pass 21/30), Quality (50 points), Impact (20 points). Overall pass threshold: 70/100.
  2. 2Selection: Proposals passing the Relevance threshold and overall threshold are considered for funding within call budget limits.
  3. 3Tie-breaking: ex aequo proposals prioritized on Relevance score, then Impact, then Quality, then portfolio and synergies considerations.

Application and administrative requirements

Submission is electronic only via the Funding & Tenders Portal. Required application documents inside the Submission System: Application Form Part A (administrative data), Part B (technical description) and Part C (additional data). Part B template must be downloaded from the Submission System, completed and re-uploaded as PDF. Mandatory annexes and supporting documents must be uploaded in the correct slots inside the Submission System. Part B page limit: maximum 50 pages (excluding annexes). Proposals must be complete and include all requested annexes; excess pages will be disregarded. Participant Register (PIC) registration and legal entity validation are required before grant signature. Applications must be readable, accessible and printable. Use of AI in proposal drafting must be declared per Portal guidance and applicants remain fully responsible for content.

Application templates and structure:Application Form consists of Part A (online administrative forms), Part B (technical description; template available in Portal Submission System) and Part C (online data). Part B should follow the standard structure: project summary, Relevance (background, needs, objectives, complementarity), Quality (concept, methodology, consortium, teams, management, risks), Impact (short- and long-term impact, dissemination, sustainability), Workplan (work packages, tasks, deliverables, milestones, staff effort, subcontracting, equipment), Ethics and Security, Declarations and Annexes (previous projects list mandatory). Part B limits: 50 pages excluding annexes; font and layout rules apply (A4, Arial min 9pt, margins >=15 mm). CVs and activity reports are not applicable unless requested. The standard AMIF/ISF/BMVI application templates and Model Grant Agreement (MGA) apply to this call.

Budget categories and eligible cost rules (summary)

  1. 1A. Personnel costs (employees, seconded persons, natural persons under direct contract). Calculation rules: based on actual costs with daily rate methodology; SME owners and volunteers may be declared as unit costs where applicable.
  2. 2B. Subcontracting costs: eligible when necessary, awarded under best value-for-money procurement and declared as actual costs. Subcontracting should be exceptional and limited; subcontracting beyond 30% requires justification.
  3. 3C. Purchase costs: travel and subsistence (unit costs permitted under Commission decision or actuals), equipment (depreciation normally; full capitalised cost allowed only for listed items if expressly authorised), other goods, works and services.
  4. 4D. Other cost categories: financial support to third parties not allowed under this call. (Where allowed in other calls, max amount per third party normally €60 000 unless justified).
  5. 5E. Indirect costs: flat-rate 7% of eligible direct costs (A–D) excluding volunteer costs and any exempted categories.
  6. 6VAT: non-deductible VAT is eligible except where national rules exclude it (e.g. VAT paid by public bodies acting as public authority is not eligible).
  7. 7Funding mode: reimbursement of eligible costs up to the funding rate (90%). Grants must not produce a profit; revenues must be declared and deducted from final grant where relevant.

Financial capacity, operational capacity and exclusion rules

Financial capacity:applicants must have stable and sufficient resources to implement the project. The Commission will carry out financial capacity checks (except for public bodies and international organisations and except where requested grant ≤ €60 000). Where financial capacity is insufficient, the Commission may require prefinancing guarantees, payment in instalments, enhanced financial responsibility (joint and several liability) or reject the proposal. Operational capacity: applicants must demonstrate relevant experience, staff profiles and previous projects. Exclusion: applicants subject to EU exclusion decisions or in exclusion situations (bankruptcy, tax/social security breaches, grave professional misconduct, fraud, links to criminal organisations, irregularities) are ineligible to receive funding.

Security, ethics and data protection

Ethics:projects must comply with highest ethical standards, EU values and relevant law. Ethics issues must be declared in the application. Security: projects involving EU classified information must undergo security scrutiny and comply with Decision 2015/444 and national rules; tasks involving certain classification may require facility security clearance (FSC) and personnel security clearance (PSC). Data protection: personal data processing must comply with applicable EU and national law. Projects must avoid reputational risks to the EU and comply with EU restrictive measures where applicable.

Operational details: deliverables, KPIs, reporting and payments

Mandatory deliverables include a mid-term progress report and a final project report. Grant Agreement will specify KPIs, milestones and deliverables in Annex 1 and performance indicators must align with ISF Regulation Annex VIII. Reporting: continuous reporting via Portal Continuous Reporting tool and periodic reporting to request payments. Prefinancing: typically prefinancing of up to 80% of the maximum grant amount may be paid after entry into force or receipt of prefinancing guarantee if required. No interim payments are foreseen except where defined in the Grant Agreement; final payment after project completion and acceptance of final reports. Payments are made to the coordinator who distributes funds to beneficiaries; coordinator must distribute funds without undue delay. Prefinancing guarantees may be required and are normally provided by the coordinator.

Co-funding, funding rate and project income

Co-funding requirement:the call does not require an explicit mandatory co-financing percentage, but the standard ISF funding rate applies (90% of eligible costs) and beneficiaries must ensure a balanced budget and sufficient other resources to implement the project (own contribution, third-party funding or income). Applicants must declare any expected project income; grants must not produce profit and revenues must be declared and deducted from the grant where applicable.

Application type, portals and helpdesk

Application type:open competitive call for proposals (single-stage electronic submission by deadline). Submission system: EU Funding & Tenders Portal Electronic Submission System (use EU Login and Participant Register/PIC). For call-specific questions contact JUST-ISF-ANTICORRUPTION-CALL-1@ec.europa.eu. For IT issues contact the IT Helpdesk via the Portal. Applicants should consult the Online Manual and call/topic Q&A on the Portal. Topic page and call document contain templates, model grant agreements and guidance documents.

Success rates and competition

Success rates:not published in the call document. The call budget and expected number of projects will determine success probability; given the total budget of €5 000 000 and per-project requests between €600 000 and €2 000 000, the number of awards will depend on final award amounts and quality of proposals. The Commission reserves the right not to award all funds.

Application stages and number of evaluation stages

Number of application/evaluation stages:Submission is a single-stage application process (one submission by the deadline). The evaluation process itself is two-step: pre-selection based on Relevance only, then full evaluation of pre-selected proposals against Relevance, Quality and Impact. Grant preparation follows evaluation (dialogue to fine tune technical/financial issues), then grant signature subject to legal checks (legal entity validation, financial capacity and exclusion checks).

Success rate and reserve list

The evaluation committee ranks eligible proposals by score and funds up to the available budget. Proposals passing thresholds may be invited to grant preparation; others may be placed on a reserve list or rejected. Invitation to grant preparation does not constitute a formal funding commitment until legal checks and grant signature are complete.

Co-funding requirement and financial responsibility

Co-funding:Applicants must show a balanced project budget and sufficient own or third-party resources for implementation. The funding rate for eligible costs will be fixed in the Grant Agreement (typically 90%). For financial capacity issues the Commission may require prefinancing guarantees, payment in instalments or enhanced financial responsibility (joint and several liability) for beneficiaries or affiliated entities. Public bodies and international organisations are often exempted from certain financial checks.

Templates and how application forms look like

Application Form structure:Part A (administrative forms) filled directly in the Submission System; Part B (technical description) downloaded as the mandatory template from the Submission System, completed offline and re-uploaded as PDF; Part C filled online. Mandatory annex: list of previous projects (last 4 years) must be uploaded as a separate annex. Part B page limit: maximum 50 pages (excluding annexes). Formatting rules: A4, minimum font Arial 9pt, margins at least 15 mm. Do not remove instructions or tags in templates. The Model Grant Agreement (AMIF/ISF/BMVI MGA) and Annotated Grant Agreement (AGA) provide full details on contractual clauses, eligible cost rules, reporting and payments and should be read carefully.

Application form componentsKey points
Part A (online)Administrative data, participants, summary budget, declarations
Part B (PDF uploaded)Technical description: Relevance, Quality, Impact, Workplan, WP tables, deliverables, risks, ethics and security, 50-page limit
Part C (online)Additional project data and KPI / programme indicators
AnnexesList of previous projects (mandatory), other supporting documents as required

Specific restrictions, additional considerations and preferences

  1. 1Projects that include both national authorities, civil society and research institutions as co-applicants will be considered particularly relevant.
  2. 2The Commission welcomes projects involving applicants from more Member States than the minimum required provided they add value to the design of the action.
  3. 3Creation of new networks is not encouraged because the Commission manages the EU Network Against Corruption but applicants may link to it.
  4. 4Projects should have EU-level added value and not only focus on a single Member State; local, regional and national implementation is allowed as long as the project benefits the EU as a whole.
  5. 5Proposals must include a dissemination and sustainability strategy and provide KPIs (qualitative and quantitative) with baselines and targets; use Annex VIII indicators where relevant.
  6. 6Projects must respect the Charter of Fundamental Rights and pay attention to individual rights and freedoms and applicable ethical rules.

Mentioned countries and regions

Explicitly mentioned eligible countries:All EU Member States (Denmark excluded for ISF participation). Eligible non-EU candidate and potential candidate countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Ukraine. International organisations: eligible regardless of location. Geographic beneficiary scope: EU Member States and the listed candidate/potential candidate countries in consortia with EU Member State beneficiaries.

Success rates, expected number of awards (estimates)

The call does not publish success rate statistics. Estimated number of awards depends on requested amounts: with €5 000 000 total and minimum €600 000 per project the maximum number of projects would be 8 if all funded at the minimum; with average project sizes funding between 2 and 6 projects is plausible depending on quality and award decisions. The Commission reserves the right not to award all funds.

Security and ethics special notes

If projects involve EU classified information, facility security clearance (FSC) and personnel security clearance (PSC) may be required for access, handling and storage of classified information. Projects involving ethics issues may be subject to specific ethics rules and scrutiny. Ensure compliance with Decision 2015/444 on EU classified information where relevant.

Contact, help and additional documentation

Support:For call-specific questions contact JUST-ISF-ANTICORRUPTION-CALL-1@ec.europa.eu. For IT and submission issues use the Funding & Tenders Portal IT Helpdesk. Mandatory reference documents available on the Portal: Call Document (ISF-2026-TF2 call fiche and full call document), Application Form templates (AMIF/ISF/BMVI Standard), Model Grant Agreement (AMIF/ISF/BMVI MGA), ISF Work Programme, ISF Regulation (EU) 2021/1149, EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509, Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual, Annotated Grant Agreement (AGA), Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment.

Support materials and link:Call topic page on Funding & Tenders Portal and call documents: the topic page URL and full call document are available on the Portal (see Topic ID ISF-2026-TF2) ISF Call Topic. For the call document see the PDF call fiche linked from the topic page. Call Document PDF 1

Key risks and proposal drafting recommendations

Risk areas to address in the proposal:legal and operational constraints related to access to sensitive or classified information; data protection compliance when processing personal data; coordination across Member States and demonstrating EU added value; sustainability and post-grant continuation of activities; procurement/subcontracting thresholds; clarity on links with existing EU-funded projects and measurement frameworks. Recommended to: demonstrate concrete operational links with Member State competent authorities, include measurable KPIs with baseline and targets, include multi-stakeholder consortium (authorities, civil society, research), explain complementarity with past EU projects and measurement frameworks, and include a clear communication and dissemination plan with sustainability and replication path.

What this opportunity is about (summary and explanation)

This is an open ISF action grant call financed by the Internal Security Fund to support EU-level and transnational projects that strengthen prevention and repression of corruption. The Commission seeks projects that produce practical, replicable and sustainable outputs: policy implementation tools, operational cooperation mechanisms, capacity-building, data and measurement methodologies, risk assessments and mitigation in high-risk sectors, civil-society and media support to expose and report corruption, and measures reducing corruption as an enabler of organised crime. Projects must deliver EU added value, involve relevant stakeholders (national authorities, law enforcement, judiciary, civil society, journalists, private sector), demonstrate measurable impact and provide dissemination and sustainability plans. Eligible applicants are legal entities established in eligible countries; consortia must include at least two beneficiaries from two eligible countries. The call offers a total budget of €5 000 000 and funds projects for 24 months with awardable grants between €600 000 and €2 000 000. Applications are submitted electronically through the Funding & Tenders Portal using the AMIF/ISF/BMVI application templates (Part A/B/C) and will be evaluated through a two-step procedure (pre-selection on Relevance, then full evaluation on Relevance, Quality and Impact). Grant signature is subject to legal and financial checks, and prefinancing guarantees may be requested if financial capacity concerns arise.

Footnotes

  1. 1Call fiche and full call document are published on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal; applicants must consult the official call document and templates on the Portal for the authoritative and complete conditions and guidance: ec.europa.eu

Short Summary

Impact

Improve prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of corruption across the EU, strengthen cross‑border operational cooperation, reduce corruption's role in enabling organised crime, and foster a culture of integrity, transparency and accountability.

Applicant

Organisations with demonstrated capacity in anti‑corruption policy and practice, law‑enforcement or judicial cooperation, capacity‑building and training, data collection and analysis, risk assessment, and stakeholder engagement (including civil society and media).

Developments

Projects developing/implementing EU‑level anti‑corruption roadmaps, operational tools and methodologies, capacity‑building programmes, data/measurement frameworks, sectoral risk assessments and mechanisms to detect, investigate and prosecute high‑level and cross‑border corruption.

Applicant Type

Public sector bodies, NGOs/non‑profits, for‑profit organisations including SMEs, and research institutions (also international organisations as participants).

Consortium

Designed for transnational consortia:at least 2 independent legal applicants from 2 different eligible countries (coordinator must be an EU‑established public body or non‑profit; international and non‑EU entities cannot act as coordinators).

Funding Amount

Requested EU contribution per project:€600,000 to €2,000,000 (total call budget €5,000,000) with a funding rate up to 90% of eligible costs; indirect costs flat rate 7%.

Countries

Eligible applicants must be established in EU Member States (Denmark excluded); non‑EU partners may participate only as part of a consortium with at least one EU Member State and include Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Ukraine.

Industry

Internal Security Fund (ISF) 2021‑2027 — thematic funding for internal security / anti‑corruption at EU level.

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Overview and Strategic Objectives

Key Facts at a Glance

ParameterDetail
Funding ProgrammeInternal Security Fund (ISF) 2021-2027
Call IdentifierISF-2026-TF2
Total Call Budget€5,000,000
Project Duration24 months
Funding Rate90% of eligible costs
Submission Deadline24 September 2026, 17:00 CET
Call Opening28 May 2026
Grant SignatureMay/June 2027

Who Should Apply

This call targets legal entities capable of preventing and combating corruption through both preventive and repressive measures. The primary beneficiaries include public bodies (national, regional, local authorities), non-profit public/private entities, profit-making entities (including SMEs), and international organisations. Projects are strongly encouraged to include mixed consortia comprising national authorities, civil society organisations, and research institutions 1.

Eligible Countries

Applicants must be established in EU Member States (excluding Denmark) or specific non-EU candidate countries. Non-EU countries eligible as part of a consortium (requiring at least one EU Member State partner) include Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Ukraine. Natural persons are not eligible unless they are sole traders 2.

Consortium Requirements

Proposals must be submitted by a minimum of 2 independent applicants (beneficiaries) from 2 different eligible countries. International organisations cannot act as coordinators, and entities established in non-EU countries cannot be coordinators. Public bodies and non-profit entities can serve as coordinators 3.

Priority Themes and Scope

Projects must address at least one of the following three priorities:1) Strengthening cross-border and EU-level responses to corruption, including implementing EU anti-corruption recommendations (e.g., from Rule of Law Reports); 2) Enhancing prevention, detection, and enforcement capacities of competent authorities; 3) Promoting integrity and institutional resilience to foster a culture of integrity 4.

Funded Activities

  • Developing implementation roadmaps for anti-corruption recommendations
  • Capacity building and training for national authorities
  • Data collection and analysis for evidence-based policy making
  • Risk assessments in high-risk sectors (e.g., healthcare, construction, public procurement)
  • Supporting civil society and journalists to expose corruption
  • Strengthening transparency in democratic decision-making
  • Addressing corruption as an enabler of organised crime
  • Developing tools for detecting and prosecuting high-level corruption

Financial Details and Grant Conditions

Grant Amount per Project:The requested EU contribution must range between €600,000 and €2,000,000. The final awarded amount may be lower than requested 5.

Funding Model:The grant is a budget-based mixed actual cost grant reimbursing 90% of eligible costs. It covers personnel, subcontracting, purchase costs (travel, equipment, services), and indirect costs (flat rate of 7%). Financial support to third parties is not allowed 6.

No-Profit Rule:Grants must not produce a profit. For-profit organisations must declare revenues, and any surplus will be deducted from the final grant amount 7.

Expected Impact and Outcomes

In the short term, projects should increase understanding of corruption risks, enhance operational cooperation between authorities, and improve data availability for measuring corruption trends. In the long term, the funding aims to improve the prevention, detection, investigation, and prosecution of corruption across the EU, reduce corruption's role in enabling organised crime, and foster a culture of integrity and transparency 8.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Proposals must include clear qualitative and quantitative KPIs with baseline values and targets to monitor implementation and assess results against the programme's Specific Objectives in Article 3 of Regulation 2021/1149 9.

Evaluation and Award Procedure

Proposals undergo a two-step evaluation. First, a pre-selection based on the 'Relevance' criterion (minimum 21/30 points). Successful proposals are then assessed on 'Quality' (50 points) and 'Impact' (20 points). The overall pass score is 70/100 points. Proposals are ranked by score, with priority given to Relevance, then Impact, then Quality for equal scores 10.

How to Submit

Applications must be submitted electronically via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal. The process involves filling Part A (administrative) and Part C (online) directly in the system, while Part B (technical description) must be downloaded as a Word template, completed, and uploaded as a PDF. The maximum page limit for Part B is 50 pages. Paper submissions are not accepted 11.

Footnotes

  1. 1Call document Section 2, 'Additional considerations applicable to this call/topic'.
  2. 2Call document Section 6, 'Eligible participants (eligible countries)'.
  3. 3Call document Section 6, 'Consortium composition'.
  4. 4Call document Section 2, 'Themes and priorities'.
  5. 5Call document Section 6, 'Maximum EU Grant amount'.
  6. 6Call document Section 10, 'Form of grant, funding rate and maximum EU grant amount'.
  7. 7Call document Section 10, 'Form of grant, funding rate and maximum EU grant amount'.
  8. 8Call document Section 2, 'Expected impact'.
  9. 9Call document Section 2, 'Additional considerations applicable to this call/topic'.
  10. 10Call document Section 9, 'Award criteria'.
  11. 11Call document Section 5, 'Admissibility and documents' and Section 11, 'How to submit an application'.

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Preventing and fighting illicit trafficking of cultural goods

Call for ProposalOpen

The grant opportunity titled HORIZON-CL2-2026-01-HERITAGE-07, focuses on preventing and combating the illicit trafficking of cultural goods and is part of the Horizon Europe initiative. The call opens on 12 May 2026 and closes on 23 Sept...

September 23rd, 2026

Open topic on preventing and countering the misuse of emerging technologies for criminal purposes, including issues related to lawful access to data

Call for ProposalOpen

The grant opportunity under Horizon Europe is titled "Open topic on preventing and countering the misuse of emerging technologies for criminal purposes, including issues related to lawful access to data." It falls under the Civil Securit...

November 5th, 2026

Framework Partnership Agreements for operating grants to support non-profit organisations

Call for ProposalOpen

LIFE-2026-NGO-OG-FPA invites mono-beneficiary Framework Partnership Agreement applications from non-profit NGOs primarily active in environment, climate action or clean energy transition with structure and activities across at least thre...

September 8th, 2026

Promoting an enabling civic space

Call for ProposalOpen

This call (CERV-2026-CHAR-LITI-CIVIC) under the CERV programme funds projects that strengthen monitoring of civic space and enhance protection and resilience of civil society organisations and human rights defenders. The indicative topic...

September 15th, 2026