The Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) of the EU, administered by the GD “Migration and Home Affairs”, has published a new Call for Proposals. AMIF contributes to the development of the common Union policy on asylum and immigration between the EU Member States and in cooperation with third countries. The open call for proposals aims at funding transnational projects to foster integration of third country nationals in the Member States of the European Union.

Project applications submitted under the present Call for Proposals must address either priority 1 or 2 presented below or both priorities and be designed to achieve one or several outcomes defined under each of the two priorities:

Priority 1: foster integration of migrant women

• Outcome 1.1: Share knowledge and experiences of actions to support migrant women, in particular beneficiaries of international protection, in their language learning, access to accommodation, access to health care adapted to their particular needs and access to vocational training and targeted assistance in seeking employment, including through services facilitating the balance with private and family life such as childcare services and care for other dependent persons.
• Outcome 1.2: Implement concrete initiatives fostering the integration or migrant women, including asylum seekers and beneficiaries of international protection, in the receiving society (through training, educational and recreational activities, vocational training, help to access to the labour market, anti-discrimination projects and cultural initiatives that promote inter-cultural dialogue and a culture of welcoming communities).
• Outcome 1.3: Contribute to building capacity in countries and domains where measures targeting women (e.g. aimed at minimising their isolation and ensuring their participation in local social life), in particular asylum seekers and beneficiaries of international protection, are still lacking.

Priority 2: facilitate the access to work and foster integration in the work place

• Outcome 2.1: Implement concrete initiatives aimed at facilitating the access to work of migrants and, in particular, beneficiaries of international protection (and asylum seekers having a legal access to the labour market), through inter alia labour market information, language and vocational training, skills assessment, information on recogniton of qualifications and contact with potential employers.
• Outcome 2.2: Identify examples of and contribute to the role migrants entrepreneurs can play to foster integration.
• Outcome 2.3: Stimulate methods for engaging with employers and social partners in the integration process, and ensure that a better integration is reached in the work place through the promotion and effective management of diversity.
• Outcome 2.4: Exchange of experiences of initiatives involving employers in integration efforts, for example through training, mentor projects, start-up support programmes, diversity management or promotion of integration in the work place.

Under priority 2, projects can target both migrants that are not yet/and not any more in employment ("access to work"), as well as migrants having a job ("integration in the work place"). Considering the existence of already-established tools in the field of integration (manuals, handbooks, etc…), proposals should aim at having a direct impact/effect on third-country nationals through the implementation of concrete integration actions.

Eligibility criteria:

Eligible for a grant as applicant or co-applicant (partner) are public bodies, non-profit-making private entities, or international organisations, within the participating EU member states (all EU member states, except Denmark). Eligible transnational consortia involve at least four entities established in four different EU Member States (except Denmark).

The EU grant is limited to a maximum of 90% of the total eligible costs of the action. The amount of EU funding is equal to or more than EUR 350.000 and equal to or less than EUR 650.000 per project.

Projects cannot be scheduled to last more than 24 months.

Deadline for the submission of project proposals is February 29, 2016 at 5 pm (CET).

For more information about the call for proposals please refer to the following link: http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home-affairs/financing/fundings/migration-asylum-borders/asylum-migration-integration-fund/calls/2015/inte/index_en.htm

The team of the EPC would be pleased to advise you and assist with the preparation of your proposal.

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