Through the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area 2014-2021, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, as Donor States, in 15 European Union Member States, initiatives and projects will be funded with a view to reduce economic and social disparities and strength bilateral relations with Beneficiary States.
The Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality (CIG) was designated Programme Operator of the Work-Life Balance programme in partnership with the Norwegian Equality and Anti-discrimination Ombud (LDO).
Open- Call#4 – Projects to improve protection of victims of violence against women and domestic violence, starts today with a total allocation of €700.000 and will remain open until the 9th May
PRIORITY AREAS:
A) Implementation of a shared information system in the national support network;
B) Local intervention projects and tools to prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence in vulnerable groups;
C) Project to evaluate the impact of measures applied to perpetrators.
Any entity, public or private, commercial or non-commercial and non-governmental organisations, established as a legal person in Portugal, are considered eligible project promoters.
In Priority Area A, the Programme Operator will value applications from institutions of higher education/research centres in collaboration with organizations specialized in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) with previous experience in management platforms production.
In Priority Area B, the Programme Operator will value applications from municipalities (alone or in the form of public associations), higher education institutions, research centres, civil society organisations and social economy organisations, and central public administration entities.
In Priority Area C, the Programme Operator will value applications from central public administration entities, higher education institutions and research centres.
The total amount available is €700.000, corresponding €300.000 to priority Area A, €200.000 priority Area B and €200.000 priority Area C. The minimum grant amount per project is €200.000 and maximum grant amount per project is €300.000.
The selected projects shall contribute to “Improved system for the protection and prevention of domestic and gender-based violence”.
Duration of projects: Priority areas A and B up to 24 months and Priority area C up to 12 months.
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