Action grants to support national or transnational projects on non-discrimination and Roma integration

Topic description

Scope:

1. Priorities and activities to be funded

1.1. Priorities

In this call, the Commission wishes to support activities which tackle at least one of the following groups at risk of discrimination: racial or ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, older/younger people, religious minorities and LGBTI people.

The priority areas of this call for proposals are:

1. Fighting against discrimination based on sexual orientation in society and promoting the rights of LGBTI people. Priority will be given to awareness raising and dissemination projects in the Member States with particular needs and lower levels of social acceptance of LGBTI people as shown by studies as the Eurobarometer on Discrimination 2015 (http://ec.europa.eu/justice/discrimination/files/eurobarometer_lgbti_graphs_factsheet_national.pdf) and the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights EU LGBT Survey 2013 (http://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2013/eu-lgbt-survey-european-union-lesbian-gay-bisexual-and-transgender-survey-results). Cooperation of national authorities, equality bodies and non-governmental organisations is strongly encouraged. Under this priority, the Commission envisages to fund several smaller projects with an overall indicative budget of 2 200 000 EUR. The cost of a project should therefore amount to approximately 150.000-200.000 EUR.

2. Diversity management in the public and private sector: identification of existing practices, measurement of diversity management benefits, and awareness-raising. The proposed activities may be linked to the launch and implementation of Diversity Charters.

3. Roma: activities aiming to raise awareness and combat harmful stereotypes of Roma and supporting thereby their integration into mainstream society. Identification, implementation and exchange of good practices in addressing the most urgent challenges in the area of fighting discrimination and antigypsyism, especially fighting segregation in education, and promoting the empowerment of Roma youth and their active involvement in the process of Roma integration, including through the capacity building of civil society active at the local level.

4. To raise awareness about intergenerational solidarity and non-discrimination on the basis of age (in particular of young people).

Priority will be given to fund at least one project in each of the above-mentioned four priority areas, subject to eligibility and reaching sufficient quality threshold under award criteria.

1.2. Description of the activities to be funded under this topic

This call will fund activities on:

• training of professionals;

• mutual learning, exchange of good practices, cooperation, including identifying best practices which may be transferable to other participating countries;

• dissemination and awareness raising activities (including at local level), such as seminars, conferences, campaigns or social media and press activities