Transnational actions to support Member States in the field of protection of children in migration
Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
The Fund aims to further boost national capacities and improve procedures for migration management, as well as to enhance solidarity and responsibility sharing between Member States, in particular through emergency assistance and the relocation mechanism.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
The objective of the topic is to stimulate and support the exchange of good practices and knowledge-sharing amongst various relevant actors, in particular, public administrations and institutions, international organisation, private organisations and citizens (non-exhaustive list) – on the types of support to be given to guardians of unaccompanied migrant children, in function of their specific needs.
Projects aimed at capacity-building for institutionalised care or research shall not be financed under this topic.
Detailed Call Description
Proposals should include activities aimed at increasing the exchange amongst relevant actors of good practices, and enhancing knowledge across the EU on supporting the transition of unaccompanied migrant children to adulthood, in particular:
- conferences/workshops/seminars/thematic meetings;
- study visits;
- exchange programs;
- developing training modules that can be further shared for other similar actions in the future, including outside the scope of the financed program;
- developing practical support ‘concept modules’ that can be then applied in tobe-defined contexts;
- providing training developed under the program or in other contexts to the chosen beneficiaries of the program – public and/or private actors who provide support to guardians.
The list above is not exhaustive or cumulative, and proposals may include other actions beyond those listed above. Proposal should clearly lay down how the actions will serve to increase the exchange of good practices and to enhance the knowledge across the EU on supporting the transition of unaccompanied migrant children to adulthood.
Proposals should ensure that the public actors who are relevant for the proposed actions, such as in particular – child protection agencies, ministries/authorities for children or social affairs; social protection; children’s ombudspersons; social services responsible for: housing, labour market integration, higher education and vocational training; health and mental health; counselling and psychosocial support; caregivers’ associations, civil society organisations; academia, etc. are consulted on the design and implementation of the proposed actions, as to ensure that they will derive the maximum benefit of the actions therein proposed.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
90%
Grant Amount: €750 000 – €1 000 000
Thematic Categories
- Health
- Migration and Citizenship
- Social Affairs & Human Rights
- Youth
Eligibility for Participation
- Central Government
- Educational Institutions
- International Organisations
- Legal Entities
- NGOs
- Non Profit Organisations
- Other Beneficiaries
- Parliamentary Bodies
- Private Bodies
- Semi-governmental organisations
- State-owned Enterprises
- Training Centres
- Youth
Eligibility For Participation Notes
- Child protection agencies;
- ministries/authorities for children or social affairs;
- social protection;
- children’s ombudspersons;
- social services responsible for: housing, labour market integration, higher education and vocational training;
- health and mental health;
- counselling and psychosocial support;
- caregivers’ associations,
- civil society organisations;
- academia, etc.
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 Denmark, countries associated to the AMIF or countries which are in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement and where the agreement enters into force before grant signature.
Consortium composition
- Proposals must be submitted by a consortium of at least 5 applicants (beneficiaries; not affiliated entities) from 5 different eligible countries.
- profit making entities can NOT apply as beneficiaries or coordinators.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Ministry of Interior
Contact persons
Doris Constantinou
Administrative Officer
Telephone: 22 409904
Email: dconstantinou@moi.gov.cy
Christina Hadjieconomou
Administrative Officer
Telephone: 22 409944
Email: chadjieconomou@papd.mof.gov.cy
(Publish Date: 14/03/2023-for internal use only)
EU Contact Point
Migration and Home Affairs
Telephone: +3222991111 (Commission switchboard)
Email: home-amifunion-actions@ec.europa.eu.