Call for proposals for operating grants in 2027 to non-governmental organisations: financial contribution to the functioning of health non-governmental organisations implementing one or more specific objectives of Regulation (EU) 2021/522 (OA-g-26-91 )
European Commission · EU4Health Programme (EU4H)
Posted 4 Nov 2026 · About 3 months left
In plain terms
Through their core operational activities, health NGOs will deliver health promotion, capacity building and networking, and contribute to the optimisation of healthcare activities and practices by providing feedback from patients and facilitating communication with patients.
Summary from the donor's own text; the full wording is below.
Summary
Expected Impact:
Through their core operational activities, health NGOs will deliver health promotion, capacity building and networking, and contribute to the optimisation of healthcare activities and practices by providing feedback from patients and facilitating communication with patients.
The beneficiaries are expected to further demonstrate in their proposals the Union added value of their activities and commit to deliver concrete results such as: online materials, webpages, manuals and tools on case studies promoting health in schools, factsheets and relevant literature, materials for teachers on health literacy, and assistance and promotion of twinning with other schools in the Union capacity-building and training activities to reduce the impact of risk factors for non-communicable diseases; new approaches to promote healthy and sustainable diets; expert guidance and peer-to-peer connections; and collaborate in shared areas of activity.
Objective:
The objective is to ensure the participation of health NGOs in activities that are necessary to implement one or more specific objectives of the EU4Health Programme. Operating grants should provide support to their functioning in…
Excerpt from the donor's page. The full text, annexes and forms are on the original call.
Who can apply
- NGO / civil society
Eligibility and conditions
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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 eligibility 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 (EU4H OG) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System
Detailed budget table (EU4H OG) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
Operating Grants MGA
Additional documents:
EU4H Work Programme
EU4H Regulation 2021/522
EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509
Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment
Interpretative note on the definition of non-governmental organisations under Article 2(49) of the Financial Regulation
Reference table for the determination of the exceptional utility
EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement
Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual
Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions
Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement