Call: Operating Grants Open To EU-Level NGO Networks Having Signed a Framework Partnership Agreement for 2014-2017 and Being Active in the Area of Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction or Microfinance and Social Enterprise Finance

The Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) programme is a financing instrument at EU level to promote a high level of quality and sustainable employment, guaranteeing adequate and decent social protection, combating social exclusion and poverty and improving working conditions.

Objectives:

• Strengthen ownership of EU objectives and coordination of action at EU and national level in the areas of employment, social affairs and inclusion
• Support the development of adequate social protection systems and labour market policies
• Modernise EU legislation and ensure its effective application
• Promote geographical mobility and boost employment opportunities by developing an open labour market
• Increase the availability and accessibility of microfinance for vulnerable groups and micro-enterprises, and increase access to finance for social enterprises

In pursuing these objectives, EaSI will:

• pay particular attention to vulnerable groups, such as young people
• promote equality between women and men
• combat discriminations
• promote a high level of quality and sustainable employment
• guarantee adequate and decent social protection
• combat long-term unemployment
• fight against poverty and social exclusion

The PROGRESS axis of EaSI helps the EU and its countries to improve policies in three thematic sections:

• employment, in particular to fight youth unemployment
• social protection, social inclusion and the reduction and prevention of poverty
• working conditions

Objectives:

• Develop and disseminate high-quality comparative analytical knowledge
• Facilitate effective and inclusive information-sharing, mutual learning and dialogue
• Provide financial support to test social and labour market policy innovations
• Provide organisations with financial support to increase their capacity to develop, promote and support the implementation of EU instruments and policies

 Proposals can only be submitted by organisations that have signed a framework partnership agreement with the Commission following the 2013 call for Framework Partners. 

zwischen 100 000€ und 1 000 000€ pro Projekt

Link to programme's website here.