Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
Capacity-building in the field of youth projects are international cooperation projects based on multilateral partnerships between organisations active in the field of youth in the EU and countries associated to the Programme, on the one hand, and in third countries not associated to the Programme, on the other hand. Projects aim at supporting international cooperation in the field of youth and non-formal learning, as a driver of sustainable socio-economic development and well-being among youth organisations and young people.
Detailed Call Description
Proposals should focus on supporting youth organisations working with young people outside formal learning in one or more of the following thematic areas:
- political participation, civic engagement and dialogue with decision-makers;
- inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities;
- democracy, rule of law and values, youth leadership;
- empowerment / engagement / employability of young people;
- peace and post-conflict reconciliation;
- environment and climate;
- anti-discrimination and gender equality;
- digital and entrepreneurial skills.
The activities proposed must be directly linked to the general and specific objectives of the action, i.e. they must correspond to one or more of the thematic areas listed above and they must be detailed in a project description covering the entire implementation period. Importantly, project activities must focus on building and strengthening the capacities of youth organisations, so that they are better equipped to support young people principally in the third countries not associated to the Programme covered by the action.
Funded projects will be able to integrate a wide range of cooperation, exchange, communication and other activities of youth organisations working with young people outside formal learning.
Examples of activities include:
- the development of tools and methods for the socio-professional development of youth workers and trainers;
- the development of non-formal learning methods, especially those promoting the acquisition/improvement of competences, including media literacy skills;
- the development of new forms of practical training schemes and simulation of real-life cases in society;
- the development of new forms of youth work, notably strategic use of open and flexible learning, virtual cooperation, open educational resources (OER) and better exploitation of the ICT potential;
- the organisation of events/seminars/workshops/exchange of good practice for cooperation, networking, awareness raising and peer-learning purposes
- the organisation of mobility activities for youth workers in order to test tools and methods developed by the partnership. Please note that mobility activities must be secondary to the main objectives of the action, and must be instrumental to and underpin the achievement of these objectives.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
The grant will be a lump-sum grant. This means that it will reimburse a fixed amount, based on a lump sum or financing not linked to costs. The amount will be fixed by the granting authority on the basis of the estimated project budget and a funding rate of 80%.
The EU maximum contribution per project is up to €300.000.
Thematic Categories
- Education and training
- Small-Medium Enterprises and Competitiveness
- Youth
Eligibility for Participation
- Educational Institutions
- Large Enterprises
- Local Authorities
- NGOs
- Other Beneficiaries
- Private Bodies
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
- State-owned Enterprises
- Youth
Eligibility For Participation Notes
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities, if applicable) must be:
- legal entities:
- NGOs (including European Youth NGOs and national Youth Councils) working in the field of Youth;
- public authorities at local, regional or national level;
- Public or private companies (small, medium or large enterprise (including social enterprises) may also participate but not as coordinator.
- legally established in an EU Member State or third country associated to the Programme, or in third countries not associated to the Programme from Region 1 (Western Balkans), Region 2 (Neighbourhood East) or Region 3 (South Mediterranean countries). Please see section “Eligible Countries” in Part A of the Programme Guide.
Consortium composition:
Proposals must be submitted by a consortium of at least 4 applicants (beneficiaries, not affiliated entities), which complies with the following conditions:
- minimum 1 legal entity from an EU Member State or third country associated to the Programme;
- minimum 2 legal entities from 2 different eligible third countries not associated to the Programme belonging to the same eligible Region.
- Organisations from different eligible regions cannot participate in the same projects. Cross-regional projects are not eligible.
For more information in relation to the eligibility criteria for participation in each action, we advise you to consult the Programme Guide for 2024 (the link can be found under the “Further information” section).
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Foundation for the Management of European (EU) Lifelong Learning Programmes
Website: Erasmus+ – IDEP
Website with Contact details: Εpikoinonia – Erasmus+ – IDEP
Address: Prodromou & Dimitrakopoulou 2, Nicosia 1090, Cyprus
Τelephone: +357 22448888
Email: info@idep.org.cy
EU Contact Point
European Education and Culture Executive Agency:
https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/contacts_en