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Programme Internal Security Fund (ISF) Call Call for proposals on the community engagement and empowerment programme (CEEP) (ISF-2026-TF2-AG-CEEP) Type of action ISF-PJG ISF Project Grants Type of MGA ISF Action Grant Budget-Based [ISF-AG] Open For Submission Deadline model single-stage Opening date 26 February 2026 Deadline date 27 May 2026 17:00:00 Brussels time Objective: This call builds on the legacy of the Civil Society Empowerment Programme (CSEP) and the work of the Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN), while contributing to the ongoing activities of the EU Knowledge Hub on Prevention of Radicalisation. It reaffirms the Commission’s commitment to supporting civil society through sustainable, evidence-based actions that help protect individuals and communities from online radicalisation. The call aims to support actions that contribute to preventing and countering radicalisation leading to violent extremism and terrorism across the European Union. In particular, it responds to the growing challenge of online radicalisation, including the manipulation of youth and vulnerable groups through violent extremist, terrorist, and other harmful content distributed via digital platforms. The general objective is to prevent and counter the spread of violent extremist content online by strengthening the capacity of civil-society actors in the EU and relevant priority third countries to respond strategically, creatively, and sustainably to evolving online threats. In line with the EU’s approach to prevention, the call focuses on empowering youth, civil-society organisations (CSOs), educators, and community leaders to become resilient actors against extremist manipulation across digital environments. Particular attention should be paid to emotional wellbeing, social trust, and the ability of communities to respond constructively to polarising events both online and offline. Projects funded under this call should combine online and offline action and involve young people and communities directly in the design and delivery of activities. Prevention efforts must be evidence-based, participatory, and guided by robust monitoring and evaluation frameworks that measure real change in awareness, attitudes, or behaviour. Conditions 1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout described in section 5 of the call document. Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible Countries described in section 6 of the call document. 3. Other Eligible Conditions described in section 6 of the call document. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion described in section 7 of the call document. 5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes described section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual. 5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds described in section 9 of the call document. 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in section 4 of the call document. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants described in section 10 of the call document. Call document and annexes: Call document Application form templates Standard application form (AMIF, ISF and BMVI) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System Model Grant Agreements (MGA) AMIF, ISF and BMVI MGA Additional documents: ISF Work Programme ISF Regulation 2021/1149 EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509 Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement Budget year : 2025 ISF-2026-TF2-AG-CEEP - ISF-PJG ISF Project Grants €5,000,000.00 Single-stage 26 February 2026 27 May 2026 To access the Electronic Submission Service, please click on the submission-button next to the type of action and the type of model grant agreement that corresponds to your proposal. You will then be asked to confirm your choice, as it cannot be changed in the submission system. Upon confirmation, you will be linked to the correct entry point. To access existing draft proposals for this topic, please login to the Funding & Tenders Portal and select the My Proposals page of the My Area section. Please select the type of your submission: ISF Project Grants [ISF-PJG], ISF Action Grant Budget-Based [ISF-AG] Can I choose between the unit costs for travel, accommodation and subsistence, and the actual costs? In my case I am subject to national public procurement rules, so in any case I need to use actual costs for my accounting purposes. For the period 2021-2027 the HOME Funds (AMIF, BMVI and ISF) apply the unit costs for travel, accommodation and subsistence (as specified by the Model Grant Agreement and Annotated G... In my application: Where should I list the previous projects, at the end of part B or in a separate file? The list of the previous projects as a separate mandatory annex is mentioned in point 5 of the call text. As mentioned in point 11 of the Call for proposals document, applicants shal...