Funding

Creative alliances: Fostering global partnerships in cultural policies and CCI innovation

This is a funding opportunity issued by the European Commission for a grant titled Creative alliances: Fostering global partnerships in cultural policies and CCI innovation. It falls under the Global Gateway strand of EU external cooperation and touches on cultural diplomacy, cross-regional knowledge exchange, and the development of creative ecosystems. The listed thematic areas point to work on cultural policies, capacity building, co-creation, creative entrepreneurship, creative industries, creative professionalism and creativity-driven innovation. The funding envelope for this call is EUR 3,750,000. The notice was published on the EU Funding and Tenders Portal on 12 May 2026. No further detail on eligible applicants, target countries, expected number of grants, or the nature of activities to be funded is available from the fields provided. This notice does not state what activities applicants must carry out, who is eligible to apply, or what a proposal must contain.