Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
The objective of the present Topic is to provide structural support, referred to as operating grants, to European non-governmental organisations (ENGOs) and EU-wide networks active in the field of youth.
Detailed Call Description
General aims/objectives:
- Raise awareness of the EU Youth Strategy including the European Youth Goals, through actions to engage, connect and empower youth
- Increase commitment and cooperation of youth civil society actors with public authorities for the implementation of policies in areas relevant for young people
- Boost youth stakeholder participation, including by building upon the potential of digital communication alongside other forms of participation
- Boost youth civil society involvement in the dissemination of policy and programme actions including results and good practices among their membership and beyond.
These general objectives draw on the assets of youth ENGOs and EU-wide networks and on their capacity to reach out to large numbers of interested parties and to advocate EU policy priorities. They should therefore be clearly embedded in the work plans, activities and deliverables of the applicant organisations.
The organisations active in the field of youth that will be supported under this call are expected to carry out activities such as (the following is an indicative non-exhaustive list):
- Activities facilitating access and participation of stakeholders in the implementation of EU policy priorities in the field of youth, including those activities building on the achievements and contributing to the long-lasting legacy of the European Year of Youth
- Exchanges of experience and good practice; networking and partnerships with other stakeholders
- Capacity-building for the member organisations, including peer learning, training, advisory, guidance and coaching activities to improve the effectiveness of policy actions
- Initiatives and events for developing the membership of the ENGO/EU-wide networks
- Awareness-raising, information, dissemination and promotion activities (seminars, workshops, campaigns, meetings, public debates, consultations, etc.) on EU policy priorities in the field of youth
- Cooperation activities to increase policy impact on target groups, sectors and/or systems.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
Applicants must have stable and sufficient resources to successfully implement the projects and contribute their share.
Financial capacity check – The check will normally be done for all coordinators, except:
- public bodies (entities established as public body under national law, including local, regional or national authorities) or international organisations
- public legal entities, and institutions and organisations in the fields of education and training, youth and sport that have received over 50% of their annual revenue from public sources over the last two years
- if the project requested grant amount is NOT more than €60,000.
If needed, it may also be done for affiliated entities.
Thematic Categories
- Education and training
- Social Affairs & Human Rights
- Youth
Eligibility for Participation
- Educational Institutions
- NGOs
- Non Profit Organisations
- Private Bodies
- Training Centres
- Youth
Eligibility For Participation Notes
In order to be eligible, the applicant (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
- be legal entities (public or private bodies)
- be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
- Erasmus+ Programme Countries:
- EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs)
- non-EU countries: listed EEA countries and countries associated to the Erasmus+ Programme or countries which are in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement and where the agreement enters into force before grant signature (list of participating countries).
To be eligible, applicants must be: non-governmental / not-for-profit-making
This TOPIC is open for two categories of bodies:
Category 1: European non-governmental organisations (ENGO) in the field of education and training;
Category 2: EU-wide networks in the field of education and training.
Details on these 2 categories see page 14-16 of the call document
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Foundation for the Management of European (EU) Lifelong Learning Programmes
www.erasmusplus.cy
info@llp.org.cy
Tel: +357 22 448 888
Youth Board of Cyprus
www.erasmusplus.cy
erasmusplus@onek.org.cy
Tel: +357 22 402 644
(Publish Date: 21/10/2022-for internal use only)
EU Contact Point
European Education and Culture Executive Agency:
https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/contacts_en
Related questions should be sent to the following email address: EACEA-YOUTH@ec.europa.eu