Deadline: 6-Jun-23
The European Commission (EC) is providing grants to support the European Platform on Combatting Homelessness.
Scope
- The grantee(s) are expected to prepare learning and analytical tools: training material, explanatory fiches on good practices in terms of policy and projects, mapping of national strategies, background documents etc., on specific aspects of homelessness and housing exclusion.
- The results of these activities will be disseminated by the grantee and will feed into mutual learning and capacity building activities for Platform members: seminars, on-site visit programme to homelessness projects, trainings for practitioners, etc.
- These activities (capacity and knowledge building; mutual learning) will be based on an inclusive and participatory approach involving all relevant stakeholders as well as people experiencing homelessness. They will also contribute to promoting good practices, disseminating the results of the Platform and raising awareness on the issue of homelessness and housing exclusion.
- The relevant material created for the purpose of these activities shall be freely disseminated online.
Funding Information
- Project budgets (maximum grant amount) are expected to be EUR 740 000.00 per project.
- Duration: Projects should normally last 24 months
Expected Outcome
- In line with the Platform’s work programme adopted in February 2022, the activities will promote capacity and knowledge building in the area of homelessness and housing exclusion from 2024 onwards.
- More specifically, the support to the Platform should:
- Provide learning tools, evidence and knowledge on specific aspects of homelessness, and identify good practices in terms of policies and projects;
- Improve the sharing of knowledge and practices to inform policy makers and other intervening actors in the Member States on the design of integrated homelessness strategies at the national level.
- The ultimate goal is to achieve concrete results in combatting homelessness with a view towards reducing it substantially across the EU by 2030.
Eligible Activities
- Developing learning tools related to the different areas included in the the Work Programme of the Platform, including a learning tool on the “housing first” principle;
- Collecting and deepening evidence and knowledge on specific aspects of homelessness and housing exclusion;
- Identifying good practices in terms of policies and projects and presenting them on the Platform’s Europa website;
- Developing and delivering on-site visit programmes to homelessness projects for members of the Platform and other interested stakeholders;
- Developing and delivering training activities for practitioners, including webinars/ seminars;
- Supporting members of the Platform in the elaboration and preparation of national strategic documents on the eradication of homelessness.
Eligibility Criteria
- Single applicants or the lead applicant in case of a consortium, must have signed a framework partnership agreement (FPA) for the period 2022-2025 for EU level Social NGO Networks. Each FPA signatory can only participate in one proposal.
- In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
- be legal entities (public or private bodies)
- be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
- EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs))
- non-EU countries:
- listed EEA countries and countries associated to the ESF+ or countries which are in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement and where the agreement enters into force before grant signature
- Note: for certain calls only EU Member States and EEA countries are eligible.
- Specific cases
- Natural persons — Natural persons are NOT eligible (with the exception of selfemployed persons, i.e. sole traders, where the company does not have legal personality separate from that of the natural person).
- International organisations — International organisations are eligible. The rules on eligible countries do not apply to them.
- Entities without legal personality — Entities which do not have legal personality under their national law may exceptionally participate, provided that their representatives have the capacity to undertake legal obligations on their behalf, and offer guarantees for the protection of the EU financial interests equivalent to that offered by legal persons.
- EU bodies — EU bodies (with the exception of the European Commission Joint Research Centre) can NOT be part of the consortium.
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