Funding programme

The European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) aims to support member states and regions to improve employment and education opportunities, to enhance social inclusion and to tackle poverty.

This call for proposals is financed under the Employment and Social Innovation("EaSI") strand of the ESF+ which is a European-level financing instrument. It provides financial support to achieve high employment levels, fair social protection, a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the future world of work, as well as inclusive and cohesive societies aiming to eradicate poverty.

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Call overview

This call will promote knowledge and capacity building activities supporting the implementation of the European Platform on Combatting Homelessness' work programme.

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Call detail

The European Platform to Combat Homelessness (hereinafter the Platform) was launched by the Lisbon Declaration in June 2021. The Platform’s objective is to promote debate, facilitate mutual learning, increase knowledge and improve monitoring systems, as well as strengthen cooperation between all actors involved with a view to reducing homelessness substantially before 2030.

In line with the Platform’s work programme adopted in February 2022, the activities will promote capacity and knowledge building in the area of homelessness and housing exclusion from 2024 onwards. More specifically, the support to the Platform should:

• Provide learning tools, evidence and knowledge on specific aspects of homelessness, and identify good practices in terms of policies and projects;

• Improve the sharing of knowledge and practices to inform policy makers and other intervening actors in the Member States on the design of integrated homelessness strategies at the national level.

The ultimate goal is to achieve concrete results in combatting homelessness with a view towards reducing it substantially across the EU by 2030.

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Activities to be funded

This action grant will fund activities that contribute to the implementation of the above-mentioned objectives, priorities and initiatives in the area of homelessness and housing exclusion. The grantee(s) will implement among others analytical activities, training and capacity building activities, mutual learning and exchanges of good practices, awareness raising, information and dissemination activities in the field of homelessness and housing exclusion in line with the Platform’s work programme, with EU added value.

Activities may include:

• Developing learning tools related to the different areas included in the the Work Programme of the Platform, including a learning tool on the “housing first” principle;
• Collecting and deepening evidence and knowledge on specific aspects of homelessness and housing exclusion;
• Identifying good practices in terms of policies and projects and presenting them on the Platform’s Europa website;
• Developing and delivering on-site visit programmes to homelessness projects for members of the Platform and other interested stakeholders;
• Developing and delivering training activities for practitioners, including webinars/ seminars;
• Supporting members of the Platform in the elaboration and preparation of national strategic documents on the eradication of homelessness.

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Eligibility

Single applicants or the lead applicant in case of a consortium, must have signed a framework partnership agreement (FPA) for the period 2022-2025 for EU level Social NGO Networks (call ESF-2021-OG-NETW-NGO-FPA). Each FPA signatory can only participate in one proposal.

In order to be eligible, applicants must:

+ be legal entities (public or private bodies)

+ be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:

• EU Member States
• non-EU countries: EEA countries in accordance with Article 29 of the ESF+ Regulation

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Consortium composition

Applications by both single applicants (single beneficiaries) and consortia are allowed.

The coordinator/lead applicant must have signed a framework partnership agreement (FPA) for the period 2022-2025 for EU level Social NGO Networks (call ESF-2021-OG-NETW-NGO-FPA). Each FPA signatory can only participate in one proposal.

In case of consortia, all applicants should fall under one the following categories:

• public authorities;
• international organisations (with registered headquarters both inside and outside of eligible countries of the call);
• non-profit organisations (private or public);
• research centres/institutes;
• higher education establishments (private and public);
• civil society organisations; or social partner organisations at European, national or regional level (in application of Article 197(2)(c) of the Financial Regulation, social partner organisations without legal personality are also eligible provided that the conditions of the Financial Regulation related thereto are met).

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Budget

The available call budget is EUR 740 000.00. This budget might be increased by maximum 20%.The Commission expects to fund 1 proposal.

Project budgets (maximum grant amount) are expected to be EUR 740 000.00 per project.

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Duration

Projects should normally last 24 months (extensions are possible, if duly justified and through an amendment).