Call: Promoting complementary pathways for people in need of protection and their further integration

Programme	AMIF - Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund
Acronym	AMIF
Type of Fund	Action programme
Description of programme "AMIF - Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund"	The Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) was set up to promote the efficient management of migration flows and the implementation, strengthening and development of a common Union approach to asylum and immigration. AMIF focuses specifically on the following objectives: Asylum strengthening and developing the Common European Asylum System by ensuring that EU legislation in this field is efficiently and uniformly applied Legal migration and integration supporting legal migration to EU States in line with the labour market needs and promoting the effective integration of non-EU nationals Return enhancing fair and effective return strategies, which contribute to combating irregular migration, with an emphasis on sustainability and effectiveness of the return process Solidarity making sure that EU States which are most affected by migration and asylum flows can count on solidarity from other EU States
Link	Link to Programme
Description of programme "Union actions"	Description and objective of the assistance to be provided: Enhance solidarity by ensuring consistency and complementarity with EU humanitarian assistance, by providing additional support to address emergency situations of heavy migratory pressure in Member States or third countries, or in the event of mass influx of displaced persons Support ad hoc humanitarian admission programmes aimed at allowing temporary stay on the territory of a Member State in the event of an urgent humanitarian crisis in third countries.
Call	Promoting complementary pathways for people in need of protection and their further integration
Description of call "Promoting complementary pathways for people in need of protection and their further integration"	The objective of the topic is to lead to the creation of new places for legal admission and an effective integration of people in need of international protection by designing and implementing complementary pathway programmes which would: • Facilitate their enrolment in European universities; • Facilitate access to work-related residence permits for individuals with relevant skills for the EU labour market; • Enable legal and safe family reunification for the beneficiaries of international protection residing in the EU by providing assistance and support; • Promote new initiatives or improve existing ones led by locally-established actors in the receiving country, e.g. civil society organisations, diaspora communities, local authorities, etc. carried out in cooperation with relevant authorities to establish community sponsorship programmes for the purpose of humanitarian admission and other complementary pathways. The Commission would particularly welcome proposals that design and implement new programmes. Proposals that significantly expand the scope and number of places available under already existing programmes and building on the lessons learned of the initial programme will also be welcome.
Link	Link to Call
Thematic Focus	Children & Youth, Education & Training, Demographic Change, Migration, Capacity Building, Cooperation Networks, Institutional Cooperation
Funding area	Austria / Österreich Belgium / Belgique-België Bulgaria / България Croatia / Hrvatska Cyprus / Κύπρος Czech Republic / Česká Republika Estonia / Eesti Finland / Suomi France Germany / Deutschland Greece / Ελλάδα (Ellada) Hungary / Magyarország Ireland / Ireland Italy / Italia Latvia / Latvija Lithuania / Lietuva Luxembourg / Luxembourg Malta Netherlands / Nederland Poland / Polska Portugal / Portugal Romania / România Slovakia / Slovensko Slovenia / Slovenija Spain / España Sweden / Sverige United Kingdom
Origin of Applicant	Austria / Österreich Belgium / Belgique-België Bulgaria / България Croatia / Hrvatska Cyprus / Κύπρος Czech Republic / Česká Republika Estonia / Eesti Finland / Suomi France Germany / Deutschland Greece / Ελλάδα (Ellada) Hungary / Magyarország Ireland / Ireland Italy / Italia Latvia / Latvija Lithuania / Lietuva Luxembourg / Luxembourg Malta Netherlands / Nederland Poland / Polska Portugal / Portugal Romania / România Slovakia / Slovensko Slovenia / Slovenija Spain / España Sweden / Sverige United Kingdom
Eligible applicants	Education and Training Centres, Federal State / Region / City / Municipality / Local Authority, Research Institution, Public Services, National Government, University, Association, International Organization, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, SMEs (between 10 and 249 employees), Microenterprises (fewer than 10 employees), Start Up Company, NGO / NPO
Applicant details	Union Agencies and natural persons are not eligible neither as applicants nor as co-applicants
Project Partner	Yes
Project Partner Details	Applications must involve a partnership of at least three distinct organisations from at least three different Member States participating in the AMIF
Project duration max	24 months
Type of Funding	Grants
Financial details	Budget: 10 million € Budget per project: 300 000 € - 600 000 € Co-financing rate: max. 90%
Submission	Online via Funding & Tenders Portal
Contact Details	https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/who-we-are/contact-us/contact_us2