Call for proposals

Internal Security Fund Police “Organised Crime Projects Addressing Trafficking in Human Beings"

ISFP-2017-AG-THBX

 

Objective and description

A new call for proposals has been launched under the Internal Security Fund Police for a Police “Organised Crime Projects Addressing Trafficking in Human Beings"  - ISFP-2017-AG-THBX.

 

The main objective of this Call for Proposals, in line with ISF Police 2017 Annual Work Programme is to contribute to the priorities of the findings of the first European Commission Report on progress made in the fight against trafficking in human beings (May 2016); the Report on transposition of Directive 2011/36/EU; the Report on assessing the impact of existing national law, establishing as a criminal offence the use of services which are the objects of exploitation of trafficking in human beings; and, the findings of the Commission’s Study on Comprehensive Policy Review.

 

Project applications submitted under the Call for proposals must address at least one of the following priorities:

1.     Priority 1 -Profile/modus operandi of traffickers/criminal organized groups/links with other forms of serious and organized crimes, prosecutions and convictions;

2.     Priority 2 -Actions focusing on the wider trafficking chain, including the profits involved in trafficking in human beings.

 

Projects must be aiming to achieve one or more of the following outcomes in relation to the above priorities:

·         Actions focusing on both the profile/modus operandi of traffickers/criminal organized groups and their prosecution and conviction;

·         Actions focusing on the wider trafficking chain, including the profits involved in trafficking in human beings;

 

Eligible activities

The following types of activities are eligible under this Call for Proposals:

·         mapping activities related to priorities of this call for proposals;

·         training activities related to this call for proposals;

·         mutual learning, identification and exchange of good practices, cooperation;

·         events, conferences, expert meetings;

·         dissemination and awareness-raising activities.

 

Eligible applicants

In order to be eligible for a grant, the Applicant and the Co-applicants must be:

·         legal persons; applications from natural persons are not eligible;

·         a public body, a non-profit-making private entity. An international organisation cannot be a Co-applicant or applicant;

·         established in a Member State of the European Union participating in the ISF Police instrument.

 

In order to be eligible for a grant, applications must be transnational, i.e. involving at least 2 entities established in 2 different Member States participating in the ISF Police instrument.

 

Budget and duration

The total budget earmarked for the co-financing of projects is estimated at 2,500,000 EUR.

 

The EU co-financing is limited to a maximum co-funding rate of 90% of eligible costs.

 

In order to be eligible for a grant, applications must be seeking EU co-funding between 250.000 EUR and 400.000 EUR.

 

Duration of projects must be 24 months maximum.

 

Deadline for proposals’ submission

The deadline for submitting proposals is 31 January 2018 at 17:00 Brussels time.

 

Applications must be submitted using the Electronic Submission System of the Participant Portal originally developed for the Horizon 2020 Research programmes.

 

Further information

Please find attached the call documents.

 

More information: https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/isfp/topics/isfp-2017-ag-thbx.html

 

Kind regards,

Flora

 

Flora Stavropoulou
Junior Officer

European Office of Cyprus

Rue du Luxembourg 3, 2nd floor

B-1000, Brussels

Tel/Fax: +32 (0) 2 280 22 85

E-mail: eoc.brussels2@ucy.ac.cy

 

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