Deadline: 30 January 2020

European Commission is pleased to announce its grant programme entitled “Support to victims of trafficking in human beings.”

Transnational proposals should aim to contribute to the objectives of the 2017Communication and ensure that they take into consideration the findings and identified patterns highlighted in the European Commission Second progress report (2018) and accompanying Staff Working Document, and the Study on data collection on trafficking in human beings in the EU,26 in particular trafficking for sexual exploitation as well as the high-risk groups and high risk sectors concerned.

Objectives

• Facilitate the early identification of third country national victims of trafficking in human beings including in the context of asylum procedures;
• Provide assistance and support to victims of trafficking in human beings, taking into account the specific needs of the victims; these should be appropriate for victims’ age, sex and specific consequences of the form of exploitation they have been subjected to;
• Facilitate the integration of third country national victims of trafficking in the host society, taking into account the individual needs of the victims and in view of finding durable solutions and preventing re-trafficking;
• Facilitate the safe and sustainable voluntary return of third country national victims of trafficking, ensuring appropriate risk assessment and with a view to finding durable solutions and preventing their re-trafficking;
• Ensure durable solutions for third country national child victims of trafficking and prevent re-trafficking.

Actions

• Concrete transnational assistance and support measures taking into account the sex and age of the victims and consequences of the form of exploitation they have been subjected to (amongst others: pregnancy, psychological trauma, physical injuries), including with respect to healthand psychological support, aiming at enabling and facilitating the integration of victims in society.
• Concrete measures directed for the benefit of third country national victims of trafficking, including, amongst others: education, language training, vocational training, apprenticeship programmes; job placement services, skills enhancement, workplace training and mentoring, and entrepreneurship training.
• Initiatives for setting up and improvement of transnational cooperation among relevant actors for the early identification, assistance, support of third country national victims of trafficking in human beings, for their integration, and within the context of their safe and assisted voluntary return when relevant and in this context to facilitate exchanges of experiences and best practices.Initiatives for setting up and improvement of transnational cooperation among relevant actors to facilitate and implement durable solutions for child victims; and in this context to facilitate exchanges of experiences and best practices.
• Sharing and exchanging experiences, information, knowledge and best practices on integration of third country national victims of trafficking in human beings, for their voluntary and safe return, and for durable solutions for child victims, aiming at achieving concrete impact and benefits on the lives of the victims, in cooperation with relevant authorities and civil societyand other actors and disseminate the results.

Outcomes

The projects financed under this priority should achieve the following outcomes:

• Improve the identification, situation, integration of third country national victims of trafficking in human beings in cities/regions/rural areas and in high risk sectors involved in the projects and demonstrate how transnational action contribute in this regard;
• Improve transnational cooperation between local and regional authorities and civil society for the identification, integration, as well as voluntary and safe return of third-country national victims of trafficking and for finding durable solutions for child victims;
• Develop practical approaches, tools and guidelines, by building on results of past projects when relevant and appropriate.

Budget Information

The grant amount of this program is EUR 2 550 000.

Eligibility Criteria

All the applicants and co-applicants must fulfil the following eligibility requirements for applications to be eligible.

• Legal Status
  • The following entities can apply as lead applicants:
    • public bodies
    • non-profit-making private entities
  • The following entities can apply as co-applicants:
    • public bodies
    • non-profit-making private entities
  • The following are not eligible, neither as applicants nor as co-applicants:
    • Union Agencies
    • natural persons
  • Affiliated entities, i.e. legal entities having a legal or capital link with applicants, should take part in the action as individual co-applicants in order to declare eligible costs unless there are affiliated to a public body.
• Country of establishment: With the exception of international organisations, applicants and co-applicants must be established in the following countries to be eligible:
  • the Member States of the European Union with the exception of Denmark
• For British applicants: Please be aware that eligibility criteria must be complied with for the entire duration of the grant. If the United Kingdomwithdraws from the EU during the grant period without concluding an agreement with the EU ensuring in particular that British applicants continue to be eligible, you will cease to receive EU funding (while continuing, where possible, to participate) or be required to leave the project.

How to Apply

Applicants can apply via given website.

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