Spring is coming: let’s find out together about the calls of this period and when those of the new programming period will be released.
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European calls for proposals, a period of transition
As already explained, the beginning of a new programming period is always a transitional period: new programs may not start immediately, due to the many political and formal steps required for their approval; but there is still time for calls from the “old” programming.
This spring also offers us many interesting opportunities: let’s find out together the main open calls and how to keep up to date with the timing of the new programming.
European calls for proposals: environmental sector
Remember the European “Green Deal”? A great opportunity for all actors in the environmental sector and to respond to one of the greatest challenges of this millennium.
One of the major LIFE calls for proposals—aimed at environmental NGOs and designed to strengthen civil society’s contribution to the implementation of the “Green Deal” objectives—is set to close on March 31: a contribution that has suffered a severe blow due to the economic crisis and the restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Here is the announcement and here is the material from the information session held in mid-January.
European calls for proposals: ssocial ector
Two open calls cover two different and important aspects of social development.
The first call, part of the EaSI program and highly topical, is due next April 26. It concerns the mitigation of theeconomic and social impact of the crisis from Covid-19. It is open to labor and business representative organizations and aims to promote social dialogue and shared solutions among social partners, at national and European levels, around the common goal of overcoming the crisis. Here are all the details and the text of the announcement.
The second announcement, part of the Justice program, is due next April 22. Funds research, training, exchange and networking activities for the benefit of civil society organizations and all actors involved in combating drug addiction. Here are the details and the text of the notice.
Spring, time for excellence
Also during this period we point out two important initiatives to recognize and reward European excellence:
- REGIOSTARS, the annual competition that awards a “label of European excellence” to EU-funded projects that demonstrate particularly innovative and inclusive approaches to regional development. It features four award categories (Smart Europe, Green Europe, Fair Europe, and Urban Europe) plus one dedicated to a specific theme—this year, green mobility. Winners will receive dedicated training and visibility during European Week of Regions and Cities, participate in an awards ceremony in December, receive a prize and a certificate, and have their project featured among DG Regio’s best practices. The call for proposals closes on May 9 and requires an “endorsement” from the project’s managing authority. Click here for the full text of the call for proposals.
- The Lorenzo Natali Prize, which recognizes the courage and excellence of journalists covering particularly sensitive issues: inequality, poverty eradication, sustainable development, the environment, biodiversity, climate action, digital issues, labor and employment, education and skills development, migration, healthcare, peace, democracy, and human rights. The award (in addition to being a significant honor in itself) is worth 10,000 euros and is divided into three categories: Grand Prize (report published in one of the EU’s partner countries), Europe Prize (report published within the EU), and Best Emerging Journalist Prize (open to journalists under 30). The deadline for submissions is April 18: click here for the call for entries with all the details and here to apply.
How to keep abreast of upcoming European calls for proposals?
It is very simple. First, as we have mentioned in the past, through the Infobandi service made available by CSVnet (network of Volunteer Service Centers) and also accessible from the homepage of our Guide.
Regarding the calls for new programming, we refer you to our post dedicated to this topic. We can summarize the situation on the various programs as follows:
- regulations (legal basis for the implementation of EU programs) are being finalized and will be approved at upcoming meetings of the European Parliament and Council;
- work programs (from which the various community calls will flow) are being developed and finalized: in most cases, they should be published soon after the regulations are published.
To this end, we offer two useful tools produced by the services of the European Parliament to keep you up-to-date on the status of the regulations: which are the first of the steps on the path to the publication of work programs and calls.
- the legislative “train schedule” (for example, the pages here related to Horizon Europe, Erasmus+, Creative Europe, LIFE, Justice, Rights, and Values, InvestEU, Just Transition, ERDF, and ESF+ (*));
- thelegislative observatory (here, for example, the pages on Horizon Europe, Erasmus+, Creative Europe, LIFE, Justice, Rights and Values, InvestEU, Just Transition, ERDF and ESF+ (*)).
(*) As we already know. , specific programs related to Structural Funds (ROPs and NOPs) follow a specific validation path.
