The European Commission launched new calls for proposals under the European Social Fund + (ESF) programme setting up 4-year Framework Partnership Agreements for the period 2022-2025.
The ESF+ is the main financial instrument strengthening Europe’s social dimension, by putting the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights into practice. It targets employment, labor mobility, social inclusion, and skills. The Framework Partnership agreements are long-term cooperation between the Commission and the partner (hereinafter referred to as “the partnership”) with the aim to contribute to the objectives of the Union policy. Framework partnerships (FPAs) are long-term cooperation instruments that serve as umbrella for regular or recurrent grants in the same field or area and under a common action plan (or work programme of activities). Two new calls for proposals under this agreement will cover the period 2022-2025, the other two calls for proposals will give specific funding for the year 2022. The new calls for proposals are:
- Framework Partnership agreement under ESF-OG-2021 – Social inclusion (ESF-2021-OG-NETW-NGO-FPA)
The call aims at setting up 4-year Framework Partnership Agreements (FPA) with networks active in the area of social inclusion for the period 2022-2025. The activities to be funded include, among others, outreach activities, mutual learning among members, research activities and input for policy design. EU level Social NGO Networks active in the areas of social inclusion and poverty reduction are instrumental in the implementation of many of the principles expressed in the European Pillar of Social Rights. This partnership will enhance the capacities of these networks to contribute actively to the development and implementation of the EU policies in this area.
The deadline for applications is the 28th of September 2021.
For more information, please visit the Commission’s website.
- Specific Grant Agreement under FPA-ESF-OG-2021 – Social Inclusion (ESF-2021-OG-NETW-NGO-SGA)
The call aims at awarding the first annual operating grants for 2022 to networks active in the area of social inclusion that will sign a 4-year Framework Partnership Agreements (FPA) for the period 2022-2025, under the call for proposal “Framework Partnership agreement under ESF-OG-2021 – Social inclusion (ESF-2021-OG-NETW-NGO-FPA)” that you can find above. If you want to apply for the Framework Partnership agreement, you need to submit both calls for proposals in parallel.
The activities to be funded include, among others, outreach activities, mutual learning among members, research activities and input for policy design.
The deadline for applications is the 30th of September 2021.
For more information, please visit the Commission’s website.
- Framework Partership agreement under ESF-OG-2021 Social Enterprise (ESF-2021-OG-NETW-MF-SE-FPA)
The call aims at setting up 4-year Framework Partnership Agreements with networks active in the areas of microfinance and social enterprise finance, for the period 2022-2025. The activities to be funded include, among others, outreach activities, mutual learning among members, research activities and input for policy design. Social enterprises and microenterprises are instrumental in the implementation of many of the principles expressed in the European Pillar for Social Rights. In particular they play a key role in delivering the following principles of the Pillar: equal opportunities (principle #3), active support to employment (principle #4), secure and adaptable employment (principle #5), inclusion of people with disabilities (principle #17), long-term care (principle #18) and access to essential services (principle #20). To support the development in this field, the Commission cooperates with EU level networks in its outreach activities at EU, national and local level. EU level networks are also key partners in the consultation and implementation of the upcoming Action Plan for Social Economy, as well as on a number of other policy files such as long-term care, green transition and social innovation.
The deadline for applications is the 28th of September 2021.
For more information, please visit the Commission’s website.
- Specific Grant Agreement under FPA ESF-OG-2021 Social Enterprise (ESF-2021-OG-NETW-MF-SE-SGA)
The call aims to provide specific operating grants for 2022 to the organisations that will sign a 4-year Framework Partnership Agreement, under the call for proposal “Framework Partership agreement under ESF-OG-2021 Social Enterprise (ESF-2021-OG-NETW-MF-SE-FPA)” that you can find above. If you want to apply for the Framework Partnership agreement, you need to submit both calls for proposals in parallel.
The activities to be funded include: networks active in the areas of microfinance and social enterprise finance. The activities to be funded contain, among others, outreach activities, mutual learning among members, research activities and input for policy design.
The deadline for applications is the 30th of September 2021.
For more information, please visit the Commission’s website.
To learn more about current calls for proposals or Eurodiaconia’s funding events, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with our Policy, Projects & Research Officer Vera Nygard at vera.nygard@eurodiaconia.org and our Projects Assistant Giorgia Signoretto at giorgia.signoretto@eurodiaconia.org.