EU Funds Knowledge Building across Community Land Trusts July,

Knowledge Center Social Europe Knowledge Center Social Europe has two main activities Informing the federations of the non profit sector and the Flemish regional authorities, among others department of wellfare, public health and family, about European Policy Informing and supporting non profit organizations (both public and private) in EU funds and projects

EU funds and projects An opportunity to work with European partners on innovative themes… Develop innovative expertise or adapt and transfer existing expertise Technological and more and more about Social Innovation Innovation in the internal work organization Specific training for employees, international exchange, development of professional expertise Develop an offer towards the target group: mobility, education, …

What are EU subventions? (1) EU programmes: Framework for 7 years 1. Multiannual Financial Framework : More then 100 subvention programmes with own objectives, priorities, … !2014 – 2020: New Framework for 7 years 2. Annual work plan: priorities for the work year 3. Call for proposals 4. Project Implementation

What are EU subventions? (2) 3 different types of grants 1. Project grants: call for proposals – projects / actions that are in the interest of the European policy 2. Operating grants: Operating costs for a European structure 3. Tenders: call for tenders issued by the European Commission for services, research, … + Projects via the European Parliament

What are EU subventions? (3) Different types of EU programmes 1. Structural Funds – cohesian policy: decrease socio-economic differences between European regions (ESF, EFRD, Interreg, …)  Managed by member states and/or regions 2. European programmes – mixed centralized / decentralized (Erasmus for All, …)  Some of the actions are managed by the member states, others by the European Commission 3. Community Programmes – Thematic programmes (EaSI …)  managed by the European Commission or by an executive agency of the European Commission

What are EU subventions? (4) Some important characteristics concerning content 1. Based on European policy and priorities 2. Each European programm has clear objectives  Match the own organisation objectives with the European policy priorities 3. Most of the time transnational: partnership with other EU countries (exceptional with non EU partners) 4. Dissemination and valorisation

What are EU subventions? (5) Some important financial characteristics 1. European grants finance projects – no structural funding 2. Subventions = repayment of eligible costs 3. Cofinancing – no profit 4. Prefinancing 5. One subvention per project

The EU 2020 strategy

Themes in de EU 2020 strategie 1.(Social and technological) innovation: finding answers for social needs and stimulating new collaborations 2.Access to the labour market 3.Combating poverty 4.Training and education 5.Climate, energy, mobility + Social Investment Package: Social Investment for Growth and Cohesion -Child Poverty -Long Term Care -Homeless people

What are the EU funds to keep an eye on?

EU funds – a selection Overview EU Funds EU programme EU programme Structural Funds European Social Fund (ESF) European Fund for Regional Development Interreg Rural development programme Mixed centralized / decentralized Life Long Learning, Leonardo da VinciErasmus for All Life Long Learning, GrundtvigErasmus for All Youth in ActionErasmus for All European Integration FundFund for Asylum and Migration European Integration FundFund for Asylum and Migration

Overview EU Funds Community Programmes Preparatory Action in the field of SportErasmus for All Progress EaSI (Programme for Employment and Social Innovation) 7th Framework programm for ResearchHorizon 2020 Competitiveness en Innovation (CIP)Horizon 2020 EurekaHorizon 2020 Urbact Life + / Environment LIFE programma voor milieu en klimaatactie DaphneProgramme for Rights and Citizenship Fundamental Rights and CitizenshipProgramme for Rights and Citizenship Public Health programmHealth for Growth programma Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) Drug Prevention and InformationProgramme for Justice Prevention of and fight against crimeProgramme for Justice Europe for Citizens

Education, training, development and exchange of expertise & skills (1) Different programmes for different target groups Leonardo da Vinci: programme for vocational education and training Grundtvig: programme for adult education Youth in Action programme: for youth and youth workers  : Erasmus for all

Education, training, development and exchange of expertise (2)

Education, training, development and exchange of expertise (3) Leonardo Da Vinci, Grundtvig and Youth in Action … good to know Fixed actions with fixed deadlines (except for some activities within the youth in action programme – call for proposals)  possibility to prepare in advance (preparatory visits – Grundtvig en Leonardo) National agencies are a big help

Policy Analysis and Preparation (1) New Program for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI)  Social Investment package 1. Analysis, mutual learning and grants 2. Specific budget for social innovation and social policy experimentation, i.e. testing of innovative policies on a small scale with the aim of up-scaling the most successful ones.

Research and Development  In : Horizon What? Funds for long-term-research – integration of ideas en products over a period of 5 to 10 years. In the new programme more attention for social innovation! 2. For who? Research institutes in collaboration with authorities, companies, …ngo’s, 3. Technical Information  Managed by European Commission  Difficult programme

Regional Socio-Economic Development  Structural Funds 1. What? EFRD, ESF, Interreg 2. Technical Information  Managed by Member States / Regions

How to start … Clear view on the own objectives + match with one or more European programmes Keeping an eye on the call for proposals + do not wait to already prepare (short time between launch of the call and the deadline) Promoter = preferably someone who has already experience with European projects Possibility of joining another consortium …

Knowledge Center Social Europe Jos Sterckx, Director / An Rommel, European Project Advior / Kolonel Bourgstraat 122 bus 4, 1140 Brussel CONTACT