CERV European Remembrance 2026: EU grants for the remembrance of LGBTIQ+ and other victims of genocides and crimes against humanity
Verified by the editorial team 28 October 2026
Added to the catalogue Added to the catalogue from the GetGrant database (26 October export, a sibling topic of the CERV call), terms verified on the Funding & Tenders Portal
Summary
EUR 50,000 to 500,000 per project for partnerships of at least two organisations that preserve the memory of the persecution of LGBTIQ+ people and other insufficiently recognised victims of genocides, war crimes and crimes of 20th century totalitarian regimes. The priority budget is EUR 2.5 million, the coordinator must be a non-profit organisation, and Ukraine participates in CERV. Deadline - 24 February 2027.
About the call
The CERV-2026-CITIZENS-REM-GENCRIME-2 priority of the European Remembrance call under the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme supports projects on the non-Jewish victims of the Holocaust and on other genocides, war crimes and crimes against humanity in 20th century Europe, including those committed by communist and fascist regimes. There is a particular focus on LGBTIQ+ people: the call document recalls that under the Nazis about 50,000 gay and bisexual men were sentenced and 10,000-15,000 were sent to concentration camps, while the experiences of lesbian women and transgender people went unrecognised for decades.
Projects can examine how the crimes were organised and the roles of perpetrators, collaborators and bystanders, find new inclusive forms of remembrance and education (artistic memory projects, memory activism), run training and awareness campaigns on the persecution of LGBTIQ+ people and other minorities, counter historical falsification, memory competition and false comparisons, address divergent national narratives at regional level and digitise testimonies and archives. The priority is linked to the LGBTIQ+ Equality Strategy 2026-2030.
The grant is a lump sum, and projects last 12-24 months and can be national or transnational. Ukraine participates in CERV in all strands except Union Values, so Ukrainian human rights and LGBTIQ+ organisations, museums and universities can apply. For Ukraine the topic echoes the Soviet criminalisation of male homosexuality, abolished only in 1991, and the wording on «other victims» of totalitarian regimes may also cover little-known chapters of repression. Projects on Roma victims go to the separate GENCRIME-1 priority, and projects on the Holocaust against Jewish people to the HOLOCAUSTJEW topic.
Who can apply
- Coordinator: a non-profit legal entity (public or private) or an international organisation from the EU or a CERV-associated country, including Ukraine
- Co-applicants: non-profit or for-profit legal entities (for-profit only in partnership with public or non-profit entities)
- At least two applicants: a coordinator and at least one co-applicant
- Human rights and LGBTIQ+ NGOs, museums, memorials, archives, universities, local authorities
Who cannot apply
- For-profit organisations as coordinators
- Entities subject to EU restrictive measures
What the funds are for
- Research and education on the persecution of LGBTIQ+ people in the 20th century, including under the Nazis
- Remembrance of other insufficiently recognised victims of genocides, war crimes and crimes of totalitarian regimes
- Analysis of the roles of perpetrators, collaborators and bystanders
- Artistic memory projects and memory activism
- Countering falsification of history, denial and false comparisons
- Regional dialogue on divergent national narratives, digitisation of testimonies
What is not funded
- Financial support to third parties (sub-grants)
- Activities without direct participation of target groups
- Projects on Roma victims (apply under GENCRIME-1) and on the Holocaust against Jewish people (HOLOCAUSTJEW topic)
Documents required
Forms and templates are on the call page
- Administrative form Part A with the lump sum budget (filled in online)
- Technical description Part B using the Submission System template - up to 70 pages
- Part C (KPI) with project indicators (online, all sections)
- List of previous projects from the last 4 years (not needed for organisations younger than 12 months)
- Child protection policy (private entities) or declaration (public entities) - if the project involves children
How to apply
- 1Create an EU Login and register the organisations in the Participant Register (get a PIC)
- 2Find at least one co-applicant and choose a non-profit coordinator
- 3Build the lump sum budget in Part A, fill in Part C and upload Part B and annexes
- 4Submit via the Funding & Tenders Portal by 24 February 2027, 17:00 Brussels time
Timeline
Questions and answers
- Does a GENCRIME-2 project have to focus on LGBTIQ+ people?
- No. The priority covers LGBTIQ+ and other insufficiently recognised victims of genocides, war crimes and crimes against humanity in 20th century Europe, except Roma victims (GENCRIME-1) and the Holocaust against Jewish people (HOLOCAUSTJEW).
- How much funding is available under GENCRIME-2?
- The priority budget is EUR 2.5 million. A single project can receive EUR 50,000 to 500,000 as a lump sum for 12-24 months.
Change history
- Added: Added to the catalogue from the GetGrant database (26 October export, a sibling topic of the CERV call), terms verified on the Funding & Tenders Portal
Donor contacts
Email: EACEA-CERV@ec.europa.eu
Website: www.eacea.ec.europa.eu
