This is a call for proposals for EU action grants in the field of migration and integration under the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF).

The call is launched in accordance with the 2023-2025 Work Programme2 and will be managed by the European Commission, Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs (DG HOME).

The call covers the following topics:

• AMIF-2023-TF2-AG-CALL-01 - Promoting community sponsorship schemes and integration of persons in need of protection
• AMIF-2023-TF2-AG-CALL-02 - Integration and inclusion at regional and local level
• AMIF-2023-TF2-AG-CALL-03 - Support to integration in education of migrant children and young adults
• AMIF-2023-TF2-AG-CALL-04 - Multi-stakeholder initiatives for migrant integration into the labour market
• AMIF-2023-TF2-AG-CALL-05 - Promoting complementary pathways linked to education and/or work
• AMIF-2023-TF2-AG-CALL-06 - Transnational actions to support Member States in the field of protection of children in migration

Topic 1 - Promoting community sponsorship schemes and integration of persons in need of international protection

• The general objective of this topic is to increase the impact and the sustainability of community sponsorships as regards numbers of persons in need of international protection covered, the effectiveness of integration of the persons in need of international protection and should also enhance the quality of the programmes.

Proposals must be submitted by:

• minimum three applicants (beneficiaries; not affiliated entities) from three different participating Member States.

Topic 2 - Integration and inclusion at regional and local level

• The objective of the topic is to help develop and implement local integration strategies as well as increasing the effectiveness of migrants' inclusion at regional and local level.
• Proposals that include the design of concrete good practices and their dissemination through transnational cooperation between relevant stakeholders in the development and implementation of local integration strategies will be considered particularly relevant.

Proposals must be submitted by:

• minimum five applicants (beneficiaries; not affiliated entities) from five different participating Member States.

Topic 3 - Support to integration in education of migrant children and young adults

• The general objective of the topic is to lead to more effective language learning for migrant children involving local stakeholders, including school, NGOs, local and regional authorities and migrant-led organisations.
• This can be achieved through the following specific objectives:
  • providing adapted and balanced language reception/introduction classes for both children
  • creating an inclusive school culture and maintaining and building on languages of migrant learners spoken at home
  • developing a favourable environment for migrants' inclusion in non-formal and informal education.

Proposals must be submitted by:

• minimum five applicants (beneficiaries; not affiliated entities) from five different participating Member States.

Topic 4 - Multi-stakeholder initiatives for migrant integration into the labour market

• Proposals should address one or more of the following specific objectives:
  • strengthen cooperation between labour market actors and migrants themselves at EU, regional, national and local levels by creating and/or reinforcing transnational partnerships on labour market inclusion.
  • advance effective inclusion of migrants in the labour market both early on after their arrival in the EU and at a level adequate to their qualifications, including by mobilising all stakeholders who can help and by promoting/ building on the EU tools available;contribute to a better matching between skills, competences and qualifications of migrants that are already in the EU, on the one hand, and demand on EU labour markets (including labour shortages) on the other hand.
  • Promote inclusive workplaces, including by raising awareness about direct and indirect discrimination and elaborating good practice on tackling discrimination and promoting diversity in the workplace; Promote sustainable employment conditions for migrants, in particular beneficiaries of international and temporary protection and applicants for international protection.
  • Promote sustainable employment conditions for migrants, in particular beneficiaries of international and temporary protection and applicants for international protection.

Proposals must be submitted by:

• minimum four applicants (beneficiaries; not affiliated entities) from three different participating Member States.

Topic 5 - Promoting complementary pathways linked to work

• The general objective of this topic is to increase the impact and the sustainability of complementary labour pathways as regards numbers of legal admission places and the quality of the programmes. This could be achieved via one or more of the following specific objectives:
  • creating new and/or upscaling existing complementary labour pathway programmes to offer more places of admission to skilled persons in need of international protection and address labour shortages in the Member States.
  • expanding the number of Member States that implement such programmes and expanding the number of businesses willing to engage.
  • creating the necessary (facilitated) procedures and support structures to enable admission of skilled persons in need of international protection through complementary labour pathway programmes.

Proposals must be submitted by:

• minimum three applicants (beneficiaries; not affiliated entities) from three different participating Member States.

Topic 6- Transnational actions to support Member States in the field of protection of children in migration

• 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.

Proposals must be submitted by:

• minimum five applicants (beneficiaries; not affiliated entities) from five different participating Member States.

Eligible participants (eligible countries)

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 Denmark37 , 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.

Proposals must be submitted electronically via the Funding & Tenders Portal Electronic Submission System (accessible via the Topic page in the Search Funding & Tenders section.)

Proposals (including annexes and supporting documents) must be submitted using the forms provided inside the Submission System.

Proposals must be complete and contain all the requested information and all required annexes and supporting documents:

• detailed budget table: not applicable
• CVs of core project team: not applicable
• activity reports of last year: not applicable
• list of previous projects (key projects for the last 4 years) (template available in Part B but to be submitted as a separate annex).

In case of interest, you can contact sara.bayes(ELIMINAR)@sjd.es