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Call for proposals for social policy experimentations - VP/2012/007

published in Wednesday, October 24, 2012 under Social Affairs

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Community Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity

description and objectives

This call for proposals on social policy experimentations intends to improve the quality and effectiveness of social policies and to facilitate their adaptation to new social needs and societal challenges.

Selected projects have to contribute to developing and testing socially innovative approaches to policy priorities in the context of the Europe 2020 Strategy and the Open Method of Coordination on social protection and social inclusion.

actions

Actions will be appreciated in particular in the following themes:

• Promotion of youth activation measures to tackle and prevent youth unemployment and exclusion, in particular for young people facing multiple barriers to labour market entry;
• Provision of quality childcare services;
• Promotion of active and healthy ageing, which is underpinned by cross-sectoral actions aiming, among others, at improving the health status and the quality of life, supporting the sustainability and efficiency of health care and social services systems, ensuring decent working conditions and prolonging working lives, as well as at promoting social inclusion and independent living for all citizens, with aparticular focus on older people, as outlined in the Strategic Implementation Plan of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing.

organisations eligible to participate

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

• Non-governmental organization
• Public authorities (all)
• Local authorities
• Regional authorities
• Universities

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
• European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
• Third countries

european community funding

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

• Orientation of the budget: 4.20 M€

all the important deadlines

• Friday, February 15, 2013: Deadline for the presentation of proposals

Further information about the call

• Web page of call for proposals VP/2012/007 at the Community Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity website
• Section useful documents of the call VP/2012/007

Directorate-Generale responsible

Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities

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