CERV European Remembrance 2026: EU grants for the remembrance of Roma victims of genocide
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 document the genocide of Roma and Sinti (Porajmos), counter its denial and fight antigypsyism. 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-1 priority of the European Remembrance call under the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme funds projects on the genocide of Roma, Sinti and Travellers under Nazi rule, known as Porajmos or Samudaripen. The call document recalls that about 500,000 people were murdered, yet this history is still largely absent from school curricula, museums and public memorials. Priority goes to projects that link genocide remembrance with tackling the deeper roots of antigypsyism, in line with the EU Roma Strategic Framework 2020-2030.
Projects can document the crimes and their wider context (Roma slavery, post-war persecution, forced assimilation and sterilisation), counter denial and minimisation, build networks of Roma and non-Roma youth ambassadors, support grassroots events around 2 August (European Roma Holocaust Memorial Day) and 16 May (Romani Resistance Day), develop teaching materials, digitise testimonies and archives, research restitution, tell the stories of Roma heroes, rescuers, artists and community leaders, and use transitional justice approaches and artistic memory work.
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 NGOs, including Roma organisations, museums and universities, can apply. Roma were victims of mass shootings in the Nazi-occupied Ukrainian lands, and this memory is still little researched, so the topic carries real weight for Ukraine. Projects on Roma victims must apply under this priority only, and a coordinator may submit only one application across the whole call.
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
- Roma and human rights NGOs, museums, memorials, educational institutions, universities, local authorities
Who cannot apply
- For-profit organisations as coordinators
- Entities subject to EU restrictive measures
What the funds are for
- Documenting the genocide of Roma and Sinti and its historical context
- Countering denial, distortion and minimisation of Roma victimhood, fighting antigypsyism
- Networks of Roma and non-Roma youth remembrance ambassadors
- Events around 2 August and 16 May, grassroots commemoration initiatives
- Teaching materials on Roma history, digitisation of testimonies and archives
- Research on restitution, forced displacement and stories of Roma resistance
What is not funded
- Financial support to third parties (sub-grants)
- Activities without direct participation of target groups
- Projects on the Holocaust against Jewish people (covered by the separate 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
- Can a Ukrainian Roma NGO apply under the GENCRIME-1 priority?
- Yes, if it is a non-profit legal entity and has at least one partner as co-applicant. Ukraine participates in CERV, and the European Remembrance call is open to Ukrainian organisations.
- How does GENCRIME-1 differ from GENCRIME-2?
- GENCRIME-1 covers only the remembrance of Roma victims, while GENCRIME-2 covers LGBTIQ+ and other victims of genocides and crimes against humanity. Roma-focused projects must apply under GENCRIME-1, and each priority has a budget of EUR 2.5 million.
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
