Call Town Twinning 2026
Call for proposals for Town Twinning · CERV-LS
What this call funds
This call supports town-twinning projects that bring citizens from different EU countries together at local level, building friendship, cultural exchange, and democratic participation between municipalities. Funded activities can cover civic dialogue, inclusion, disability accessibility, cultural heritage, and awareness of violence prevention. It targets grassroots community exchanges rather than technology or research projects.
civil society democracy · social innovation · education skills · creative cultural
Who wins this
This call best suits municipalities and local civil society organisations planning citizen exchange or town-twinning events that build cross-border community ties around EU values, inclusion, and culture.
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The call in detail
- Funding model
- CERV-AG-LS
- Submission
- Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
- Type of action
- CERV Lump Sum Grants
- Partners
- Not stated in the call.
- Also required
- Detailed eligibility, admissibility, and financial conditions are deferred to the separate call document rather than specified in this text.
Read the full conditions from the official call ›
Conditions 1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout described in 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 the call document. 3. Other eligibility conditions described in the call document. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion described in the call document. 5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes described in the call document. 5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds Evaluation criteria, scoring, threshold and process are described in the call document. 5. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in the call document. Publication of the call: 28/04/2026. Deadline for submitting applications: 23/09/2026 17:00 (Brussels time). Evaluation period: October 2026 - February 2027. Information to applicants: March 2027. Signature of grant agreement: June 2027. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants n/a Call document and annexes: Call document
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