The Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund recently published call for proposals on ‘Transactional Actions on Asylum, Migration and Integration’, with the aim to contribute to the efficient management of migration flows and the implementation, strengthen and develop a common Union approach to asylum, subsidiary protection and temporary protection and the common immigration policy.

Proposals submitted under the present call for proposals must address one of the following topics:

• AMIF-2020-AG-CALL-01: Developing and implementing local integration strategies through multi-stakeholder partnerships
• AMIF-2020-AG-CALL-02: Reducing obstacles and promoting access to basic services for third-country nationals
• AMIF-2020-AG-CALL-03: Promoting the participation of migrants in the design and implementation of integration policies
• AMIF-2020-AG-CALL-04: Promoting complementary pathways for people in need of protection and their further integration
• AMIF-2020-AG-CALL-05: Address assistance, support and integration of thirdcountry national victims of trafficking in human beings
• AMIF-2020-AG-CALL-06: Migrant children’s transition to adulthood

Each project application submitted under the present call for proposals must address only one of the following topics. Applicants, wishing to apply for more than one topic of the call, need to submit a separate proposal under each topic.

Eligibility criteria

All the applicants and co-applicants must fulfil the following eligibility requirements for applications to be eligible.

• Legal Status

The following entities can apply as lead applicants:

• Public bodies for all topics of this call for proposals;
• Non-profit-making private entities for all topics of this call for proposals;
• Profit making entities for topics AMIF-2020-AG-CALL-04 and 06;
• International organisations for topics AMIF-2020-AG-CALL-04 and 06.

The following entities can apply as co-applicants:

• Public bodies for all topics of this call for proposals;
• Non-profit-making private entities for all topics of this call for proposals;
• Profit making entities for topics AMIF-2020-AG-CALL-01, 02, 04 and 06;
• International organisations for topics AMIF-2020-AG-CALL-04 and 06.

The following are not eligible, neither as applicants nor as co-applicants:

• Union Agencies;
• Natural persons.

• Country of establishment

Applicants and co-applicants must be established in the following countries to be eligible:

• The Member States of the European Union with the exception of Denmar
• International organisations can be established outside the above-mentioned countries.

• Eligibility of applications

In order to be eligible, applications:

• Must be transnational. For topic AMIF-2020-AG-CALL-01 and 02, applications shall involve at least five eligible entities established in five different Member States. For topic AMIF-2020-AGCALL-05, proposals shall involve at least two eligible entities established in two different Member States. For topics AMIF-2020-AG-CALL-03, 04 and 06 at least three eligible entities established in three different Member States should be part of the project proposal.
• Must request an EU contribution between:
• EUR 750 000 and 1 500 000 for topics AMIF-2020-AG-CALL-01 and 02;
• between EUR 400 000 and 750 000 for topic AMIF-2020-AG-CALL-03;
• between EUR 700 000 and 2 000 000 for topic AMIF-2020- AG-CALL-04;
• between EUR 300 000 and 600 000 for topics AMIF-2020-AG-CALL05 and 06.

Applications seeking lower or higher EU contributions will be rejected;

• Must have an implementation period of maximum 36 months for AMIF-2020-AGCALL-01, 02, and 04 and 24 months for AMIF-2020-AG-CALL-03, 05 and 06.

Budget

The total budget earmarked for the co-financing of projects under this call for proposals is estimated at EUR 32 700 000, which is provisionally allocated as follows:

AMIF-2020-AG-CALL-01: 7 500 000

AMIF-2020-AG-CALL-02: 6 000 000

AMIF-2020-AG-CALL-03: 6 000 000

AMIF-2020-AG-CALL-04: 10 000 000

AMIF-2020-AG-CALL-05: 2 000 000

AMIF-2020-AG-CALL-06: 1 200 000

Deadline

Deadline for submitting proposals is on 16 February, 17:00 (Brussels time)