European Refugee Fund - 2011 Call for Proposals Launched
Friday 05 August 2011
The 2011 Call for Proposals under the European Refugee Fund for Community Actions has now been launched.
The indicative budget for this Call is €3.6 million. All applicants must request a minimum of €300,000 EU co-financing, and a maximum of €2 million if the applicant is a National Authority or the UNHCR; or €750,000 for other applicants. Co-financing is available for up to 90% of eligible costs.
Proposals for this Call must address at least one of the following five priorities:
- Priority 1: Improving the quality of asylum decision-making and the continuing development of the capacity of stakeholders, including Member State authorities, UNHCR and non-governmental actors, in the asylum field.
- Priority 2: Improving the efficiency and the fairness of the Dublin system.
- Priority 3: Enhancing solidarity mechanisms between the Member States and in particular assist those Member States which are faced with particular pressures on their national asylum systems.
- Priority 4: Promoting common measures to address specific needs of vulnerable groups among asylum seekers and persons benefiting from international protection, in particular of those who are unaccompanied minors, with a view to implement the EU Action Plan on Unaccompanied Minors.
- Priority 5: Promoting the integration of refugees, taking into account the 60th anniversary of the 1951 Geneva Convention on Refugees.
The deadline for submission of proposals is 14 October 2011.
