The Border Management and Visa Instrument (BMVI) is part of the Integrated Border Management Fund (IBMF), together with the Custom Control Equipment Instrument (CCEI).

IBMF is set up for the period 2021-2027 with a total of €7.37 billion. The allocation reserved to BMVI corresponds to €6.38 billion for the same period.

BMVI’s mission is to ensure a strong and effective European integrated border management at the Union’s external borders, ensuring a high level of internal security within the Union while safeguarding the free movement of persons within it.

Τhe second topic of this call aims to provide additional incentive and support towards a streamlined implementation of the fundamental rights strategy at national level, in the form of joint projects and undertakings involving international organisations and/or non-governmental organisations (NGOs) with expertise in the field of fundamental rights related to border management, including in cooperation with the competent national authorities of Member States.

90%

• Social Affairs & Human Rights

• Central Government
• International Organisations
• Local Authorities
• NGOs
• Non Profit Organisations
• Private Bodies
• Semi-governmental organisations
• State-owned Enterprises

In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:

• be legal entities (public or private bodies)
• be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
  • EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs) excluding Ireland
  • non-EU countries: countries associated to the BMVI (associated countries) provided the arrangements foreseen by the BMVI regulation enter into force before grant signature
  • countries which are in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement, where the agreement enters into force before grant signature.

Consortium composition – Proposals must be submitted by:

• minimum two applicants (beneficiaries; not affiliated entities) from two different countries eligible under the Border Management and Visa Instrument: EU Member States (with the exception of Ireland) and Schengen Associated Countries.
• at least one applicant must be a non-profit making private entity or an international organisation.
• international organisations and non-governmental organisations applying under topic BMVI-2022-TF1-AG-EBCG 2 must have expertise in the field of fundamental rights related to border management
• National authorities applying under topic BMVI-2022-TF1-AG-EBCG-2 must be responsible for border management; coast guards can apply to the extent they carry out border control tasks

The following entities can NOT apply as coordinator: public authorities

The following entities can NOT apply:

• • profit making private entities
  • International organisation and non-governmental organisations with no expertise in the field of fundamental rights related to border management
  • National authorities not responsible for border management.

For help related to content of this call, please contact: HOME-BMVI-UNION-ACTIONS@ec.europa.eu

• Funding&Tenders
• Call Document