Subgranting Scheme
2025
Objectives of the call
One of the main CFJ-EN objectives is to empower children to have their rights respected in judicial proceedings, to collect in a participatory manner their voices and make them heard, and to build their capacity advocate for their own rights. These objectives are included in the CFJ-EN’s 2023-2025 Strategic Plan under Strategic Priority 1: ‘Strengthening Children’s Agency’, it aims to increase the participation of children in CFJ-EN’s member organisations.
The 2025 Grant Agreement signed between the CFJ-EN and the European Commission includes a sub-granting scheme. Under the scheme, 4 eligible CFJ-EN members receive a 7-month grant to set up a Young Justice Transformer Group in the country they are based in.
Young Justice Transformer Groups are composed of 5-10 members aged between 15 and 22 who have been in contact with the justice systems as a child (civil, administrative, or criminal) – or who have a strong interest in justice systems.
More information on what constitutes a group of Young Justice Transformers can be found in the Terms of Reference and Guidance Note.
How to apply
*** Applications for subgranting closed on Friday 5 May 2025. No more applications will be considered for this year.***
The grant application must include the following documents:
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A completed application form
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The organisation’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy
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CVs of the staff managing and delivering the project, or a job description if the roles have not yet been filled
All documents must be in English, clearly labelled, and submitted in a single email to info@cfjnetwork.eu before the deadline. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Applications must be received by Monday 5th May 2025 at 2pm CET. Late submissions will not be accepted. Additional documents may be requested during the proposal evaluation or contract stage.
For further details, please refer to the FAQ, call guidance note, and annexes.
Timeline
Title | Date |
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Opening of the call | 4 March 2025 |
Information session for CFJ-EN member organisations | 14 March 2025 11-12 pm CET |
Application Deadline | 5 May 2025 at 5pm CET |
Call results published on the CFJ-EN website | No later than 28 May 2025 |
Signature of sub-granting agreement
| 30 May 2025 |
Start of Projects | 1 June 2025 |
Kick-off meeting with grantees and start of projects | 13 June 2025 |
Selection process
*** Please note that proposals for 2025 have now closed. ***
Once project proposals have been submitted, the CFJ-EN Operational Team will forward them to the designated Review Committee and organise one or more meetings to select the projects to be awarded funding.
To prevent conflicts of interest:
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Members of the CFJ-EN Steering Committee who wish to apply for subgrants cannot serve on the Review Committee.
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CFJ-EN members applying for subgrants are also excluded from serving on the Review Committee.
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During the evaluation process, CFJ-EN members applying to the scheme will not participate in Steering Committee discussions related to the subgranting scheme.
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Any external expert invited to join the Review Committee must have no ties to current CFJ-EN members. This includes experts involved in the governance of CFJ-EN member organisations at either national or international levels.
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As a recipient of the Operating Grant, DCI Belgium is not eligible to submit a proposal to this Call as a CFJ-EN member.
Review Committee
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Cecilia Popa, Coordinator of the EU Experts Pool at EU CyberNet and member of EFRJ and CFJ-EN
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Emily Murray, Doctoral Researcher at University College Cork
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Zsuzsanna Rutai, Child Empowerment and Safeguarding Officer at Child Rights Conncet
Selected Proposals
On 13th May 2024, the evaluators decided to offer a subgrant to the following organisations:
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Defence for Children International , Italy
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Defence for Children International, Greece
The details of each application are listed below:
Contact
For further questions in relation to this call, please contact: