ESF+ - Action grants to support EU networks active in the areas of social economy, social entreprise finance and microfinance

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2025-06-19

13.300.000 euros

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Appeal framework

Call reference ESF-2025-AG-NETW-MF-SE

Program The European Social Fund +

Institution European Commission

Sectors Cooperation & Development Education & Training Employment Finance Research & Innovation Services to organisations Social Economy Territorial Development

Beneficiaries Association & NGO Financial Institution Local Authority & Affiliated Entity Professional organisation & network Research centre & university State administration & affiliated entities

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Call reference

ESF-2025-AG-NETW-MF-SE

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Priorities and funded actions

Objectives :

To support the development of social economy and social finance in Europe
To contribute to building up the institutional capacity of stakeholders delivering support to social economy entities, as well as those supporting the development of social finance

Among financed actions

Analytical activities
Activities aiming at the strengthening of EU-level networks
Activities aiming at the creation or strengthening of social economy representative networks and/or social finance networks in EU Member States
Activities to foster mutual learning, cooperation, and capacity building
Activities to foster awareness-raising, outreach, communication and dissemination of information about social economy and/or social finance
Activities aiming at bringing together researchers in the field of social economy and/or social finance with social economy practitioners and/or policymakers at various levels of governance
Small scale grants

Eligibility

Be a public or private entity
Be a non-profit making entity
Be: an EU-level network whose mission falls under the objectives of this call for proposals, or a research centre, network or entity affiliated with a university active at EU level in the fields of social economy
Be established in one of the eligible countries:
- EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories)
- Non-EU states: : listed EEA countries and countries associated to the
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In case of a single beneficiary, the applicant must be:
- An EU Network having national member-organisations in at least 14 Member States of the European Union and EaSI strand associated countries
In the case of a consortium, the coordinator must be:
- A consortium composed of at least 2 entities, established in at least 7 different EU Member States or associated countries to the programme must be constituted

Additional information

Initial duration of the action: between 30 and 36 months
Contact: : EMPL-SOCIAL-ENTERPRISE@ec.europa.eu

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Guidelines: Click here
Other call documents: Click here
DG website: Click here
More information: Click here

Financement

Total budget of the call: 13.300 million euro
Amount of the grant: between 500.000 and 1.500.000 euro
Funding rate: up to 85% of the total eligible costs

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ESF+ – EURES Cross-border partnerships and EURES cross-border initiatives – 2025

ESF+ – Call for proposals Actions to boost the development of financed markets for social enterprises – 2023

ESF+ – Specific Grant Agreement to support EU level Social NGO Networks – 2021

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