Deadline: 15-Apr-21
The Republic of Estonia, Ministry of Social Affairs has announced a call for proposals for the “Smart Youth Work Solutions” to increase and grow the opportunities and capabilities of local governments in the use of smart youth work solutions.
The project may involve the development of several smart youth work solutions; however, at least one of them must be aimed at systematically and comprehensively expanding opportunities for youth participation.
The solution must enable young people to collect feedback and suggestions on a regular basis by means of an IT application; at the same time increasing the involvement and participation of young people through the targeted asking and use of young people’s opinions and attitudes.
Funding Information
- The budget of the open call is 1 742 870 euros. Project grant to be awarded to a single project falls between 871 435 – 1 742 870 euros.
- The eligibility of costs starts as of project grant awarding decision and projects may run up to 30 months and should be finished by the deadline laid down in a grant decision but no later than April 30, 2024.
- Expenditures incurred after April 30, 2024 are not eligible.
- Project activities must start no later than 3 months after the project grant awarding decision.
Eligible Activities
- The activities carried out under the call for proposals are:
- Developing smart youth work solutions. The innovative methodologies and information technology solutions developed must be based on the actual interests and needs of young people and be developed in cooperation with young people.
- Development work to increase the capacity of local governments and youth organizations and to implement the adoption of smart youth work solutions. Development work includes trainings, cooperation and networking meetings, and seminars.
- Activities directed towards youth workers, which increase their capacity to use smart youth work solutions. Activities may include trainings, cooperation and networking meetings and seminars with partners, outreach activities for young people and other relevant stakeholders.
- The cost of the action must comprise at least 50% of the cost of the project.
- In justified cases, other activities may be carried out, including analysis and research for planning development activities and assessing the impact of the developed application.
Eligibility Criteria
- An eligible applicant is a legal person under public or private law, non-governmental organisation registered in Estonia.
- Any public or private entity, commercial or non-commercial, as well as nongovernmental organisations established as a legal person either in Estonia, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein, in some other Beneficiary State (Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia) or in Russia, are considered eligible project partners.
- The project promoter or the project partner must possess the skills foreseen.
- The applicant shall not have national tax and payment liabilities that have not been deferred as of the date of submission of the project application (source: electronic database of the Tax and Customs Board).
For more information, visit https://www.sm.ee/en/open-calls