Volunteering Teams in High Priority Areas 2026
Pays organisations to run volunteer teams tackling preparedness, disadvantaged youth, or intergenerational fairness in high-priority areas.
Because this is a Solidarity Volunteering Unit Grant, the award isn't a single headline figure: applicants work out their funding using the ESC's own unit-cost calculator tool, built around the number of volunteer roles and the scope of activity proposed, rather than a project budget put together from scratch. Beyond the three named 2026 priorities, the Commission frames the wider goal of these vo…
This call funds volunteering-team projects under three 2026 priorities: building a culture of preparedness and providing relief to people fleeing conflict or disaster, fostering positive learning outcomes for young people with fewer opportunities, and enhancing fairness and solidarity between generations. It particularly wants projects reaching young people with fewer opportunities, including refugees, asylum seekers and migrants, and that build direct contact between volunteers and the communities they serve.
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