Establishment of 4-years framework partnership agreements to support EU-level networks active in the areas of social inclusion and poverty reduction or microfinance and social enterprise finance and operating grants for 2018.
Call for Proposals No.: VP/2017/015
Priorities of the call for proposals:
The objective of the call is to promote and create the ground for collaboration with the European Commission and other stakeholders in supporting the implementation of the Europe 2020 Strategy and the related European policy initiatives in the fields covered by the EaSI Programme, and in particular in one of the following areas:
Area 1: Social inclusion and poverty reduction
Area 2: Access to finance (demand and supply side of microfinance and social enterprise finance markets).
More specifically, the activities of the applicant should contribute to a number of priorities, outlined below including:
- supporting the Commission in its outreaching activities and its mission at EU, national and local level in order to ensure awareness and an easier implementation of EU policies in the two areas covered by the call.
- reinforcing the capacity of the selected EU networks active in relevant area covered by the call to support EU objectives and Europe 2020 priorities.
- providing the Commission with input for policy design in the two areas of the call.
- enabling the networks to integrate cross-cutting issues (e.g. gender, poverty, disability, non-discrimination and job-creation) in their day-to-day work.
- reinforcing the cooperation with other EU level networks, with national, regional and local authorities and with and between the national social stakeholders.
Deadline for submitting applications: 29 September 2017.
Additional information can be requested by email at EMPL-VP-2017-015@ec.europa.eu
Should your entity/department be interested to develop a project in response to this call, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Nicolette Debono, Senior Manager (EU Funds), International Affairs, Strategy and Programme Implementation on 2598 2251, for any queries that you may have. Otherwise, you may also opt to submit any requests for clarifications in writing directly to the European Commission clearly indicating the call’s reference. Meanwhile, keep in mind that any applications under centralised programmes such as EaSI have to be sent for vetting to the Funds and Programmes Division at least 10 working days prior to the deadline of the call.