Structured dialogue with people with lived experience of poverty

**A pályázat célja és várt eredménye** Expected Outcome: The primary aim of this action is to create the conditions for a sustained dialogue between policymakers and individuals with lived experience of poverty, ensuring that those directly affected by poverty and/or social exclusion have a real and influential voice in the decisions that shape their lives. A core objective is to empower participants by providing them with the tools, confidence, and platforms needed to engage effectively in discussions on challenges related to combating poverty and social inclusion. This will come together with building trust and breaking down barriers between institutions and marginalised communities. The action will create a more inclusive and respectful exchange , where power imbalances are acknowledged and mitigated giving participants a clearer understanding of how policies are formed. Finally, the action will champion intersectionality : efforts will be made to amplify the voices of the most marginalised groups, ensuring that policies account for the diverse and overlapping challenges they face. By doing so, the initiative aims to create more equitable and inclusive solutions ; ones that reflect the complexities of poverty and social exclusion. Scope: This call for proposals aims at selecting and financially supporting a consortium consisting of organisations with proven and relevant competence and experience, including at European and/or international level, in facilitating the engagement of people with lived experience of poverty in policy discussions on challenges related to combating poverty and social inclusion. The consortium should consist of applicants capable of developing active participatory approach for people who have lived experience of poverty and actively contributing to their involvement in the Commission’s structured dialogue. **Jogosultsági és benyújtási feltételek** "> Conditions 1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout All admissibility conditions are described in the Call document . Applications must be submitted before the call deadline and electronically via the Funding & Tenders Portal Electronic Submission System. Paper submissions are NOT possible. Applications (including annexes and supporting documents) must be submitted using the forms provided inside the Submission System. Applications must be complete and contain: Application Form (Part A) Application Form (Part B) Annexes and supporting documents (to be uploaded as PDF files). Please see the list of annexes and supporting documents in the call document, point 11.b. At proposal submission, the lead applicant will have to confirm that it has the mandate to act for all applicants; that the information in the application is correct and complete and that the participants comply with the conditions for receiving EU funding (especially eligibility, financial and operational capacity, exclusion, etc.) Before signing the grant, each beneficiary and affiliated entity will have to confirm this again by signing a declaration of honour (DoH). Applications must be readable, accessible and printable, not exceeding 50 pages. 2. Eligible countries Described in the Call document , point 6: EU Member States (and their overseas countries and territories); EEA countries, in accordance with the EEA Agreement; EU acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidate countries, in line with the agreements concluded with them. Third countries having signed an agreement to participate in the strand or a third country listed in the EaSI work programme if necessary for the achievement of the objectives of an action. Do note that for certain calls only EU Member States and EEA countries are eligible. 3. Other eligibility conditions See in the Call document . 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion See details in the Call document , point 7. 5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes See all details in the Call document , point 8. 5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds The award criteria for this call are described in the Call document , point 9. 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement Deadline for submission: 29 October 2026 – 17:00:00 CET (Brussels) Evaluation: November–December 2026 Information on evaluation results: December 2026/January 2027 GA signature: January 2027 All details in the Call document , in point 4. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants See point 10 in the Call document . 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