# Countering the spread of disinformation and foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) in democratic debate and processes
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**topic id:** CERV-2026-CITIZENS-CIV-ENGAGEMENT-DISINFOFIMI
**call id:** CERV-2026-CITIZENS-CIV
**title:** Countering the spread of disinformation and foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) in democratic debate and processes
**programme:** Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values
**status:** closed
**deadline date:** 2026-04-29T00:00:00+00:00
**deadline model:** single-stage
**start date:** 2026-03-03T00:00:00+00:00
**url:** https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/CERV-2026-CITIZENS-CIV-ENGAGEMENT-DISINFOFIMI
**description:** Objective:
The objective of this call is promoting citizens' and representative associations’ participation in and contribution to the democratic and civic life of the Union by making known and publicly exchanging their views in all areas of Union action.
It aims to empower strong and resilient democracies by supporting initiatives that reinforce situational awareness and support response capacity to safeguard the integrity of the information space; strengthen democratic institutions, free and fair elections and free and independent media and boost societal resilience and citizens’ engagement.
Priority 3. Countering the spread of disinformation and foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) in the democratic debate and processes.
**conditions:** Conditions
1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout
Proposal page limit and layout are described in:
• Section 5 of the Call document
• 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 in section 8 of the Call document.

5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds
Described in section 9 of the Call document.

5. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement
Described in section 4 of the Call document.
Publication of the call: 2 March 2026
Deadline for submitting applications: 29 April 2026 – 17:00:00 CET (Brussels)
Evaluation period: May - October 2026
Information to applicants: October 2026
Signature of grant agreement: January 2027

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 (CERV) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
Lump Sum MGA

Additional documents:
 CERV Work Programmes
CERV Regulation 2021/692
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
DECISION authorising the use of lump sums for actions under the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme (2021-2027)
**action type:** CERV Lump Sum Grants
**budget:** 
  **budget Years Columns:** 
    - 2026
  **budget Topic Action Map:** 
    **113581:** 
      -         **action:** CERV-2026-CITIZENS-CIV-ENGAGEMENT-ELECTIONS - CERV-LS CERV Lump Sum Grants
        **budget Year Map:** 
          **2026:** 30000000
        **deadline Dates:** 
          - 2026-04-29
        **deadline Model:** single-stage
        **expected Grants:** 0
        **max Contribution:** 0
        **min Contribution:** 0
        **planned Opening Date:** 2026-03-03
      -         **action:** CERV-2026-CITIZENS-CIV-ENGAGEMENT-DISINFOFIMI - CERV-LS CERV Lump Sum Grants
        **budget Year Map:** 
          **2026:** 30000000
        **deadline Dates:** 
          - 2026-04-29
        **deadline Model:** single-stage
        **expected Grants:** 0
        **max Contribution:** 0
        **min Contribution:** 0
        **planned Opening Date:** 2026-03-03
      -         **action:** CERV-2026-CITIZENS-CIV-ENGAGEMENT-BEYOND-ELECTIONS - CERV-LS CERV Lump Sum Grants
        **budget Year Map:** 
          **2026:** 30000000
        **deadline Dates:** 
          - 2026-04-29
        **deadline Model:** single-stage
        **expected Grants:** 0
        **max Contribution:** 0
        **min Contribution:** 0
        **planned Opening Date:** 2026-03-03
**keywords:** CERV-2026-CITIZENS-CIV-ENGAGEMENT-DISINFOFIMI, CERV-2026-CITIZENS-CIV, Civil society, Civil society organisations, Democracy, Democratic engagement and civic participation, Discrimination, Disinformation and media literacy, EU citizenship rights, EU integration, Education, Elections, Equal opportunities, Equality, European identity, Euroscepticism, Fake-news, Future of Europe, Gender, Human rights, Inclusion, Local governance, Media literacy, Racism, xenophobia, and other forms of intolerance, Rule of law, Social dialogue, Transparency, Youth
**last synced at:** 2026-11-09T17:23:17.403+00:00

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