Call for Proposals “Youth in Action” - Action 4.6 — Partnerships - EACEA/22/09

published in OJ C 199, 25.08.2009, p. 14 under Citizens

Develops the ...

Youth in Action programme

description and objectives

The main purpose of this call is to support partnerships between the European Commission — via the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency — and those regions, municipalities or European NGOs which aim to develop or reinforce their long-term actions, strategies and programmes in the field of non-formal learning and youth

Specific objectives for partnerships funded under Call EACEA/22/09

• Pool resources and practices with a view to maximise the impact of the ‘Youth in Action’ programme as well as other initiatives in favour of young people and youth workers carried at local, regional or European level.
• Provide inspiration and capacity-building — through models and practices developed under the ‘Youth in Action’ programme — to those bodies and organisations which aim to increase their investment in youth through non-formal learning activities and the development of skills and competences.
• Add value to the scope and quality of the initiatives in the area of youth carried out at regional and local level by fostering their European dimension.
• Transfer lessons learned from the implementation of successful actions and initiatives in the area of non-formal learning and youth.
• Encourage synergies and cooperation between the public sector and non-governmental organisations working in the field of youth.
• Encourage the raising of overall skills levels among young people, giving priority to education and training of those with low skills and young people with fewer opportunities, including early school-leavers and young people with low levels of educational attainment, unemployed, migrants and people with disabilities.
• Foster the recognition of youth work and the validation non-formal learning activities in the European Union.

In addition to our useful documents section, further informations, as well as relevant documents for EACEA/22/09 Call for Proposals can be found at “Youth in Action” funding opportunities section of the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) website.

actions

Projects must be set up including an activity programme of non-profit-making purpose and come under the field of youth and non-formal education.

Funded activities will include:

• Transnational youth exchanges
• National or transnational youth Initiatives
• European voluntary service
• Training and networking

The programme of activities must start between 1 April 2010 and 1 September 2010, and may run for two years (24 months).

The maximum grant allocated to each project may not exceed EUR 100 000.

organisations eligible to participate

Opened to the following bodies or institutes with legal status established in the covered areas:

• Non profit organisations

covered areas

Bodies or institutes must have their registered legal seat in one of the countries taking part in the Programme which are:

• European Union (EU)
• European Economic Area (EEA)
• Candidate Countries
• Third countries

european community funding

The Community provisional funding available for the call for proposals is:

• Global Budget: 1.20 M€

all the important deadlines

• Tuesday, December 01, 2009: Deadline for the presentation of proposals

Further information about the call

• Section useful documents of the call EACEA/22/09

Directorate-Generale responsible

Directorate-General for Education and Culture

• Place Madou, 1, 1210 - Saint-Josse-Ten-Noode
• Rue Van Maerlant, 18, 1040 - Bruxelles