Deadline: 24 September 2018

The European Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (“EaSI”) is seeking proposals for “social inclusion and poverty reduction, or micro finance and social enterprise finance 2019 Work Programme” to provide specific operating grants to support the implementation of the 2019 work programmes of EU-level networks of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) having concluded a Framework Partnership Agreement (FPA) with the European Commission.

Aims

The programme EaSI shall, in all its axes and actions, aim to:

• Pay particular attention to vulnerable groups, such as young people.
• Promote equality between women and men, combat discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation.
• Promote a high-level of quality and sustainable employment, guarantee adequate and decent social protection, combat long-term unemployment and fight against poverty and social exclusion.

Areas

• European level networks active in promoting social inclusion and poverty reduction.
• European level networks active in the promotion of access to finance on the demand and supply side of micro finance or social enterprise finance markets.

Funding Information

• The EU grant requested should indicatively be between EUR 100.000 and EUR 1.000.000 for
  area 1, and between EUR 100.000 and EUR 600.000 for area 2.

Eligibility Criteria

• To be eligible, actions must be fully carried out in eligible participating EaSI countries.
• Proposals can only be submitted by organisations having signed a Framework Partnership Agreement with the European Commission for the period 2018-2021, following the 2017 Call for Proposals.
• Please be aware that eligibility criteria must be complied with for the entire duration of the grant. If the United Kingdom withdraws from the EU during the grant period without concluding an agreement with the EU ensuring in particular that British applicants continue to be eligible, British beneficiaries 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.

Eligible Countries: Iceland, Norway, Albania, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.

For further information, please visit European Commission.