Call: Civil Society Cooperation in the field of Youth

Key Action 3 provides grants for a wide variety of actions aimed at stimulating innovative policy development, policy dialogue and implementation, and the exchange of knowledge in the fields of education, training and youth. The majority of them are managed by the EACEA. Most of the actions under KA3 are managed outside the annual general call for proposals. This Subprogramme focuses on the following topics:

• Initiatives for policy innovation
• European policy experimentations
• Civil Society Cooperation
• Studies and surveys
• European policy tools
• Cooperation with international organisations
• Stakeholder dialogue, policy and programme promotion

• raise stakeholder awareness of European policy agenda in the field of youth, in particular the EU Youth Strategy,
• increase stakeholder commitment and cooperation with public authorities for the implementation of policies and reforms in the field of youth, such as of the country-specific recommendations issued in the framework of the European semester,
• boost stakeholder participation in the field of youth,
• boost stakeholder involvement in the dissemination of policy and programme actions and results and of good practice among their membership and beyond.

• operate through a formally recognised structure, composed of (a) European body/secretariat (the applicant) legally established for at least 1 year in an eligible country on the date of submission of the application and (b) national organisations/branches in at least 12 eligible countries having a statutory link with the European body/secretariat,
• be active in the field of youth and run activities that support the implementation of the fields of action of the EU Youth Strategy,
• involve young people in the management and governance of the organisation. 

• be composed of legally autonomous non-profit organisations active in the field of youth and running activities that support the implementation of the fields of action of the EU Youth Strategy,
• operate through an informal governance setting, composed of (a) an organisation legally established for at least 1 year on the date of submission of the application in an eligible country with functions of coordination of and support to the network at European level (the applicant); and (b) other organisations established in at least 12 eligible countries,
• involve young people in the management and governance of the network.

• 3 200 000 € — reserved for beneficiaries who signed the Framework Partnership Agreements Civil Society Cooperation in the field of Youth in 2015 and therefore not available for this call,
• 600 000 € — available for applicants submitting proposals for annual operating grant under the present Call. 

• bodies under category 1 (ENGOs) exclusively dedicated to youth will account for about 70 % of the budget available,
• bodies under category 1 (ENGOs) having a broader scope but including a section dedicated to youth will account for about 10 % of the budget available,
• bodies under category 2 (EU-wide networks) exclusively dedicated to youth will account for about 20 % of the budget available.