Funding opportunities at EU level

The European Commission regularly issues calls for proposals in various policy areas which allow civil society to apply for EU funding for specific projects. Below are open EU calls for proposals relevant to anti poverty and anti social exclusion work:

• Find here all calls concerning the 7th Framework Programme (FP7)
• NEW! Industrial Relations and Social Dialogue – Deadlines: 16 March 2010 for actions commencing no earlier than 16 May 2010 and no later than 22 December 2010; 31 August 2010 for actions commencing no earlier than 31 October 2010 and no later than 22 December 2010
• NEW! Study on measures to promote the situation of Roma EU citizens in the EU – Deadline: 15 March 2010
• NEW! Information, Consultation and Participation of representatives of undertakings – 9 April 2010
• NEW! Information and training measures for workers' organisations – Deadline: 20 April 2010
• NEW! Specific Programme "Fundamental Rights and Citizenship" - Action Grants - Deadline: 29 April 2010
• Europe for Citizens Programme - Active European Remembrance aiming at preserving the sites and archives associated with deportations as well as the commemorating of victims of Nazism and Stalinism - Deadline: 30 April 2010
• NEW! Modernised coordination of social security schemes: Transnational actions for cooperation and information – Deadline: 17 May 2010
• Europe for Citizens Programme - Measure 2.1: Citizens' projects - Deadline: 1 June 2010
• Call for proposals: Europe for Citizens Programme for 2009: Active Citizens for Europe, Active civil society in Europe and Active European Remembrance - various deadlines
• Call for proposals: Open Society Institute's ongoing Roma Decade Matching Fund
• Call for Proposals: Youth in Action - Programme (2007 - 2013) - Deadline: from  February 2007 up to the end of 2013. Deadlines vary according to Action. Please contact the European or your National Agency
• Lifelong Learning Programme - 2010 call - various deadlines
• NEW! Youth in Action 2010 Priorities – various deadlines.
  

• Please note that the European Commission Communication DG awards this year grants for national and regional European initiatives by civil society organisations that provide information on the EU to European citizens, focusing on young people and women as the main target groups organisations in EU countries. For detailed information please click here.