Dec 18, 2023
A call for expressions of interest in funding by the Saxon State Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Cohesion (SMS) for model projects on the social innovation platform of the ESF Plus SMS Regulation
The Saxon State Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Cohesion (SMS) has published an ideas competition for model projects on the social innovation platform (Number II letter E of the ESF Plus SMS Regulation).
The call for proposals is for model projects that address the problem of the shortage of skilled workers in the field of social work. Model projects are used to test socially innovative and welfare-oriented concepts for a limited period of time, with the aim of generating new findings in the field of social innovation and transferring the results obtained to other usage scenarios and thus replicating them.
According to the announcement, the following measures are eligible for funding:
aa) Projects to recruit and retain skilled workers, which directly address the labor shortage topic. This includes the following socially innovative measures:
aaa) Recruiting and retaining skilled workers
bbb) Recruiting the next generation of skilled workers
ccc) Improving organization and communication structures
ddd) Fostering networking
eee) Supporting digitalization
bb) Projects that indirectly address the labor shortage topic. This includes socially innovative measures to increase and maintain the independence of the clients of social work services.
The pilot projects are to be supported and guided by the social innovation platform of the Free State of Saxony.
The grant is awarded as part of partial funding for a specific project for up to 24 months. It amounts to 95 percent of eligible expenses. Personnel costs are funded in the form of position funding or as a fixed sum for individuals. Material and administrative costs are granted as lump-sum funding for residual costs amounting to 40 percent of the direct eligible personnel costs. The share to be paid by the applicant can be provided with the assistance of personnel financed by basic funding or in cash from independent resources (own resources).
The application process is two-stage. As stipulated in the Notice from the Vice-Rector Research 2/2023, the EPC supports the applicants of TU Dresden and must be involved in the application process as soon as possible. The EPC advises on the funding conditions as well as the application process, has power of attorney for legally binding signatures with regard to the SAB and has central access to the SAB's funding portal for submitting project proposals by January 18, 2024 at the latest.
For more information – especially on the formal requirements – please visit our program page.
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Head of Unit "Structural Funds Saxony"
NameMr Dominique Philipp Brinke
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