Main purpose: The Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) strand under ESF+ – a European-level financing instrument managed directly by the European Commission – provides financial support to achieve: high employment levels, fair social protection, a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the future world of work, as well as inclusive and cohesive societies aiming to eradicate poverty.
The European Commission seeks to establish one National Contact Point for the EasI strand under ESF+ per country. These National Contact Points will inform (potential) beneficiaries and stakeholders about the EaSI strand, the opportunities available under the EaSI strand, and the application requirements to obtain funding under the EaSI strand. Moreover, the National Contact Points shall promote the projects that are currently being funded by the programme, as well as the result the programme achieved in the particular country. In addition, the National Contact Point might support other National Contact Points in their tasks. Ultimately, the National Contact Point should: raise awareness of the EaSI programme to increase the pool of potential applications, actively support the submission of better-quality proposals, disseminate funded projects’ results in such a manner that it facilitates their replication and scaling, and establish synergies with other EU funding programmes. To successfully reach these objectives, it will be paramount that the National Contact Point collaborates closely with the National Competence Centre for Social Innovation.
Concretely, National Contact Points must:
In addition, National Contact Points can receive a higher grant payment if organising one or more of the following activities:
More information can be retrieved here.
Programme: European Social Fund+ (ESF)
Institution: European Commission (DG EMPL)
Deadline: 25 August 2021
Budget: 2 million EUR
Financing type: Action grant
Who is eligible: Individual applicants and consortia are both eligible.
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