Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion - EU Call 'Operating Grants open to EU-Level NGO Networks'

The European Commission has published a new call for proposals under the Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion (EaSI) programme. This 'Call for Proposals for Operating Grants Open To EU-Level NGO Networks Having Signed a Framework Partnership Agreement for 2014-2017 and Being Active in the Area of Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction or Microfinance and Social Enterprise Finance' has a budget of € 10,200,000 available. Deadline for the submission of applications is August 24, 2015.  
This call for proposals (VP/2015/010) aims to provide operating grants for 2016 under the Framework Partnership Agreements concluded for the period 2014-2017 to provide for long term cooperation between the European Commission and EU level NGO networks. The Framework Partnership Agreements were signed at the end of 2013 following the call for proposals VP/2013/006 for framework partners. They set out the framework conditions governing potential operating grants and encompass a quadrennial strategic action plan proposed by the EU-level NGO Networks and accepted by the EC.
Framework Partnership Agreements have been concluded with:

Area 1. European level networks active in the promotion of social inclusion and poverty reduction;
Area 2. European level networks active in the promotion of access to finance (microfinance and social enterprise finance).

This call refers to these two groups of networks separately with regard to the description of the policy context, the definition of priorities and potential specific agreements for operating grants. Operating grants awarded under this call for proposals will cover the period from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016. For 2016 the indicative available budget for the call is: € 9,000,000 for Area 1; and € 1,200,000 for Area 2. The maximum rate of EU support under this call is 80% of the total eligible costs of the work programme. The grant amount requested for applicants should be between € 100,000 and € 1,000,000.