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EFCSN Permanent Call for Protection Grants

Open

Applications close on 31 May 2028 (EU calls usually close at 17:00 Brussels time).

Who can apply

Fact-checkers are frequently the targets of attacks and harassment as they speak truth to power. The fact-checking community has been repeatedly harassed: individual fact-checkers and organisations have faced threats, vandalised offices, SLAPPs, and coordinated online hate campaigns designed to censor or cancel their work.

In response, the consortium comprised of the European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) , together with its members Faktograf, Pagella Politica, Fact Review, FactCheck Cyprus, and Greece Fact Check , has initiated a protection scheme with the support of the European Union.

The primary aim of this scheme is to provide direct, rapid support to fact-checkers in need (e.g. due to online harassment campaigns, hacking attempts, vandalisation of office spaces, threats of physical violence, physical attacks, threats of imprisonment or lawsuits, SLAPPs). Those facing harassment or requiring assistance for their psychological, physical, online or legal safety may submit requests for support under this call. All submissions will be handled with the utmost security and processed as quickly as possible to provide aid to those affected.

Applicant categories are a starting point. The official call decides eligibility.

Timing

Next deadline 2028-05-31. Check the call page for the exact time.

How to apply

1. This is an open call run by an EU-funded project, not an EU Funding & Tenders Portal topic: you apply to the project, usually on its own platform. A PIC or Part A/Part B forms are not needed unless the call says so.
2. Application route stated in the call: “Open call published by the EU-funded project FACTEUR on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal.”
3. Read the call guidelines for who can apply, eligible countries and the support per applicant (financial support to third parties is often a lump sum or capped amount).
4. Submit before the deadline shown above; check the call page for the exact time zone.

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From the call text

Who can apply

Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page

Company stage

Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page

Single applicant or consortium

In response, the consortium comprised of the European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) , together with its members Faktograf, Pagella Politica, Fact Review, FactCheck Cyprus, and Greece Fact Check , has initiated a protection scheme with the support of the European Union.

Where applicants must be based

Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page

Where to apply

Open call published by the EU-funded project FACTEUR on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal.

Read the EU application guide

Where these facts come from

Official sources

Official call page

Facts on this page come from the funder’s official data, taken on 15 Nov 2026. The funder's own documents, including later amendments, always take precedence.

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