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Call for proposals

Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund –

“Call for proposals to support awareness raising and information campaigns on the risks of irregular migration in selected third-countries” –

AMIF-2017-AG-INFO

Objective and description

A new topic has been opened for submission of proposals under the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund within the “Call for proposals to support awareness raising and information campaigns on the risks of irregular migration in selected third-countries” – AMIF-2017-AG-INFO.

The Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund aims at supporting actions to contribute to the efficient management of migration flows and the implementation, strengthening and development of a common Union approach to asylum and immigration.

The present Call for Proposals aims at funding projects of information and awareness-raising campaigns in the area of migration in Algeria, The Gambia, Guinea Conakry, Ivory Coast, Niger, Mali, Morocco, Senegal or Tunisia, aiming at preventing irregular migration and, in particular, migrant smuggling and trafficking of human beings.

The general objective of the present Call for Proposal is to contribute to the change of perceptions and behaviour of third country nationals pondering irregularly migrating to the EU and key influencers of their decisions.

The goal of this Call for Proposals is to support projects that pursue the following specific objectives:

to provide trusted, factual, balanced information on the risks of irregular migration – during the journey (dangers of migrating irregularly) and after arrival (hardship of living in the EU irregularly and return), as well as on relevant legal alternatives of migration and on economic opportunities of staying in the country of origin;
to empower credible voices in countering migrant smugglers' narratives on irregular migration and the diasporas' narratives on living irregularly in the EU;
to strengthen multi-stakeholder cooperation between actors such as civil society organisations, researchers, media outlets, local state actors, diaspora and where relevant other stakeholders;
to enhance the sustainability of communication activities and results of the campaign.

Project proposals submitted under the present Call for Proposals should build on the lessons learnt from the past and on-going information and awareness-raising campaigns and activities, including those implemented by the EU, Member States and International Organisations in third countries. The projects should seek synergies with communication activities being implemented under actions funded by the EU, like the relevant projects co-funded by AMIF, and projects funded by the EU Trust Fund for Africa, as well as, where relevant, with those implemented by EU Member States, International Organizations and other partners.

Eligible activities

Project proposals should consist of the following key elements:

· Preparatory research, in view of developing a tailored communication strategy, in particular to identify target audience(s) of the communication activities, its(their) characteristics, motivations, information needs and gaps as well as media access and consumption, as to design the most effective approach to influence its(their) behaviour;

· A tailored communication strategy based on the outcome of the preparatory research;

· The production and implementation of the communication campaign;

· Monitoring and evaluation of the results and impact of the campaign;

· A strategy for the sustainability of the campaign activities.

Eligible applicants

Applicants and co-applicants must be legal persons established in an EU Member State, with the exception of Denmark.

In order to be eligible for a grant, applications must be:

· submitted by a Consortium between at least two entities;

· covering a single third country (Algeria, The Gambia, Guinea Conakry, Ivory Coast, Niger, Mali, Morocco, Senegal or Tunisia).

Budget

The total budget earmarked for the co-financing of projects is estimated at EUR 4,500,000.

The EU grant is limited to a co-funding rate of 90% of the total eligible costs of the action.

Projects cannot be scheduled to last more than 18 months.

Projects must be seeking EU co-funding equal to or more than EUR 500,000 and equal to or less than EUR 1,000,000.

Deadline for proposals’ submission

The deadline for all topics is 5 April 2018, 17:00 (Brussels local time).

Applicants must submit their proposal electronically, following the link on the submission service.

Further information

Please find attached the corresponding call documents.

You can find more information at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/y7atvmt7

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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