Summary: CALL FOR THE PROCEDURE OF PROJECT PROPOSALS - WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMME
Fund: European Social Fund
Operational programme: OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME EFFECTIVE HUMAN POTENTIALS 2014 - 2020
Type of competition: Open call for proposals (grants)
Status: open from 30.6.2017 to 31.12.2020
Competent authority: Ministry of Labour and Pension System
Area: social inclusion
Applicants: local self-government units, non-profit organisations
Summary:
The Call "Wish - A Women's Employment Programme" is in line with European and national recommendations on improving the position of women in the labour market and protecting women's rights. It is also in line with the guidelines of the employment policies of the EU Member States with a focus on promoting social inclusion and combating poverty, especially considering that women who are disadvantaged in the labour market and who will take care of elderly and disadvantaged people will be included as participants in these activities.
The call will be implemented by local government units and non-profit organizations for a period of up to 30 months, and is intended for employment of disadvantaged women in the labour market, with an emphasis on women over 50, women with the most completed secondary education, women with disabilities, women victims of trafficking in human beings, treated addicts, women victims of domestic violence, homeless people.
Thanks to this Call, almost 3,000 women are planned to be employed throughout Croatia to support and care for almost 12,000 elderly and disadvantaged people in their communities. Projects will be implemented in hard-to-reach areas (rural areas and islands) and in those areas where the unemployment rate and long-term unemployment rate are higher than the Croatian average.
Local and regional self-government units and non-profit organisations can apply for the tender with their projects. Compulsory partners on the project are regional and regional offices of the Croatian Employment Service and Centers for Social Welfare, and as other partners on this project can participate associations, units of local and regional self-government legal entities of religious communities as well as institutions.
Eligible activities of this Call are employment of women from the target groups to support and support elderly and disadvantaged people in the local community, education and training of women from the target groups to support and support elderly and disadvantaged people in their households, as well as providing material conditions for the implementation of activities to support and support elderly and disadvantaged people (procurement of hygiene and household maintenance supplies for persons to be cared for by women, purchase of bicycles).
The minimum value of grants per project can be 900.000,00 kn, while the maximum foreseen value of the project is 10.000.000,00 kn. Eligible project costs will be fully financed (100% costs).
The call is implemented under Specific Objective 9.i.1. Combating poverty and social exclusion by promoting labour market and social integration of vulnerable groups, and combating all forms of discrimination.
Total grant amount: 400.900.000,00 HRK
Grant amount per project proposal: the minimum amount of the requested grant may be HRK 900,000,00, and the maximum amount of the requested grant may be HRK 10,000,000.
Project co-financing: the share of funding per project is 100% eligible costs, i.e. applicants/partners do not provide co-financing of projects from their own resources.
Questions and Answers:
Questions can be sent by e-mail to esf.info@mrms.hr
Questions and answers shall be published on the central website of the ESI Funds and the ESF page no later than 7 calendar days after the date of receipt of each question.
Documentation:
User Manual for Application Form A Part
Form 2 Declaration by the Applicant
Form 3 Statement by the Partner
Annex 1 General terms and conditions of the contract
Annex 2 Special conditions
Annex 3 Procurement for NOJN
Instructions for applicants
