Deadline: 4 March 2019

The European Programme for Integration and Migration (EPIM) is seeking proposals for a program entitled “Unlocking Alternatives. Piloting new pathways to migrant case resolution”.

EPIM´s Thematic Fund on Migration and Detention is aimed at supporting civil society organisations in ensuring that migrants who are subject to European migration systems have access to fair, transparent and efficient procedures to resolve their migration case, so that detention is reduced to a tool of last resort applied only when it can be demonstrated to be legitimate, proportionate and necessary.

In order to support civil society organisations in encouraging EU and national policy-makers to shift their focus from coercion-based migration control (returns, detention, deterrence) towards solution-focused systems aimed at less irregularity, this Call for Proposals aims to support civil society organisations projects to:

• Develop their capacity and expertise to implement case management and become key actors in the promotion of case management-based ATD vis-à-vis authorities, other CSOs and the general public;
• Generate new qualitative and quantitative data regarding the effectiveness of case management-based ATD, and contribute to advocacy and communications at regional level through the ATD Network;
• Constructively engage authorities and other relevant stakeholders through solution-based advocacy and promote the wider use of case management-based ATD in national migration systems in order to reduce irregularity on an effective, non-coercive basis.

Budget Information

Projects may be proposed for up to 120,000 EUR.

Duration

The project begins after the signature of the project contract at a time agreed on with EPIM. Projects should have a duration of at least 24 months.

Eligible Project Proposals

• EPIM will only consider projects which follow an engagement-based case management approach.
• Only a combination of service provision with advocacy and communications-focused activities will be supported.
• The project should be implemented in an EU Member State (including the UK).
• Applications for stand-alone trainings and conferences, or individual academic study/research/ travel are not eligible.
• Funds cannot be provided for physical capital projects.
• English is the working language of EPIM. Only well-presented and clear applications in English will be accepted. Furthermore, the organisation’s staff communicating with the EPIM Secretariat and representing the grantees in EPIM’s capacity and network development programmes will be expected to work in English.
• The currency of the budget proposals must be established in Euros.

Selection Criteria

Eligible applications will be reviewed on the basis of the criteria outlined below:

• Alignment with the key objectives of the call for proposal
• Target geography
• Case management methodology
• Solutions-based advocacy
• Effective communication strategy
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Financial sustainability
• Value/need for EPIM funding

How to Apply

Applicants can apply online via given website.

For more information, please visit https://bit.ly/2VaAwRJ