Subgranting Scheme 2026

Subgranting Scheme
2026
What Young Justice Transformers Have to Say

Objectives of the call

One of CFJ-EN’s core objectives is to empower children to have their rights respected in judicial proceedings, to collect their views in a participatory manner and ensure they are heard, and to strengthen children’s capacity to advocate for their own rights. These objectives are set out in the CFJ-EN 2023–2025 Strategic Plan under Strategic Priority 1, “Strengthening Children’s Agency”, which aims to increase meaningful child participation within CFJ-EN member organisations.

The 2026 Grant Agreement signed between CFJ-EN and the European Commission includes a sub-granting scheme. Under this scheme, three eligible CFJ-EN members will receive an eight-month grant to establish a Young Justice Transformers Group in the country in which they are based.

Young Justice Transformers Groups are composed of five to ten young people aged between 15 and 22 who have had contact with justice systems as children (civil, administrative, or criminal), or who have a strong interest in justice systems and children’s rights.

How to apply

The grant application must include the following documents:

A completed application form
The organisation’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy
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 Friday 13th March 2026. 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

Action	Date and Time
Opening of the call (planned)	early February 2026
Information session for CFJ-EN member organisations	early February 2026
Review of applications by the Review Committee	March 2026
Application deadline	Friday 13 March 2026, 5pm CET
Call results published on the CFJ-EN website	Friday 27 March 2026
Signature of sub-granting agreement	Monday 30 March 2026
Start of the project	Wednesday 1 April 2026
Kick-off meeting with grantees	Monday 13 April 2026

Selection process

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:

Members of the CFJ-EN Steering Committee who wish to apply for subgrants cannot serve on the Review Committee.
CFJ-EN members applying for subgrants are also excluded from serving on the Review Committee.
During the evaluation process, CFJ-EN members applying to the scheme will not participate in Steering Committee discussions related to the subgranting scheme.
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.
As a recipient of the Operating Grant, DCI Belgium is not eligible to submit a proposal to this Call as a CFJ-EN member.