What is it about?

This Joint Action Plan (JAP) has the aim to contribute to achieving the goals and objectives of the European Social Fund (ESF). Which area will be supported depends on the selected proposal(s). The financed pilot JAP shall aim:

• to support the achievement of a Member State’s Country Specific Recommendations relevant to investment priorities
• and/or to support the Commission’s policy initiatives relating to Long Term Unemployment, Youth Unemployment, Integration of Migrants and the Skills Agenda

 Objectives

The objective of this pilot action is to strengthen national and regional capacity in Member States to prepare, design and implement Joint Action Plans by sharing experience and disseminating information derived from the implementation of one or several pilot Joint Action Plans

Actions

This call is intended to provide a financial support to finance pilot Joint Action Plans (JAPs):

• a set of complementary actions which are carried out by at least two organisations under the responsibility of the beneficiary with the aim to address a challenge identified in the pilot JAP areas
• based on an intervention logic, providing a logical link between the development needs, objectives, outputs and results with milestones and targets, and (types of) projects envisaged
• with a reimbursement of costs on the basis of actually achieved outputs and/or results.

 In the same framework, IED has already implemented several innovative projects which included innovative practices.  If you are interested in applying for this call you could contact us and further discuss the available options.

Deadline: 19 July 2018, 17:00 Brussels’ time (CET)

Eligibility of the applicants:

Each eligible organization can participate in not more than two project proposals under the present call.

a) Place of establishment Legal entities properly established and registered in the following countries are eligible as lead applicant and co-applicants:

• EU Member States

b) Type of entities

To be eligible, the lead or sole applicant must be a:

• public body (national, regional, local) including public university or educational institution (no international public entity).

Co-applicants must be:

• public bodies (national, regional, local), including public universities and educational institutions (no international public entity);
• non-profit organizations;
• private universities or educational institutions;
• public or private research centers or institutes;
• social enterprises or social partner organization at European13, national or regional level

Financial support will concern identified activities within the JAP:

• a set of complementary actions which are carried out by at least two organisations under the responsibility of the beneficiary with the aim to address a challenge identified in the pilot JAP areas (see below)
• based on an intervention logic, providing a logical link between the development needs, objectives, outputs and results with milestones and targets, and (types of) projects envisaged
• with a reimbursement of costs based on achieved outputs and/or results. The mix of output and/or results indicators may differ between and within proposals. It is possible for some project costs to be proposed to be reimbursed primarily based on achieved outputs, and for others to be reimbursed primarily based on achieved results, or a combination of both.

Ongoing actions may be included into the pilot JAP proposals provided that no double-funding takes place. Investment in infrastructure is excluded; depreciation costs for equipment are eligible.