New POCU Applicant’s Guidelines!

October 12th, 2015

Ministry of European Funds, through its Directorate for Human Capital Programs, published for consultation two guidelines:

  1. Applicant’s Guidelines – Specific Conditions “Integrated measures for NEETs from the following regions: Centre, South-East and South-Muntenia”, Priority Axis 1: “Youth Employment” Initiative;
  2. Applicant’s Guidelines – Specific Conditions “Integrated measures for NEETs from the following regions: North-East, North-West, West, South-West Oltenia, Bucharest-Ilfov , Priority Axis 2: “Improvement of the situation of NEETs category”;
  3. Applicant’s Guidelines – Specific Conditions: Integrated Local Development, Priority Axis 4 – “Social inclusion and combating poverty”.

The first two guidelines are a continuation of the guide published for consultation in June 2015. Eligible activities under these calls focuses mainly on growing NEETs employment (young persons not in employment, education or training), aged between 16-24 years registered at the Public Employment Service, residing in the eligible regions according with the axis concerned.
The funding will be provided in the form of non-reimbursable grants under minimis scheme or under state aid scheme. Minimis projects will have a value between 50.000 euro and 200.000 euro (with a 100% grant) while projects under the state aid scheme will have a value between 50.000 and 500.000 euro (the grant may reach up to 70% for SMEs and 60% for large companies for the disadvantaged workers training and up to 50% for the employment of disadvantaged workers).

The third Guideline, published under Priority Axis 4, covers all developing regions, the main objective of this call being reduction of the number of people at risk of poverty and social exclusion from marginalized communities with Roma minority population (communities where the Roma minority represents at least 10% of the population), by implementing integrated measures. The value of projects will be between 200.000 and 500.000 euro for projects implemented in Bucharest-Ilfov region, while for the projects implemented in the other regions the project value will be between 1.000.000 and 2.000.000 euro, with a 95%/ 98% grant, depending on the type of applicant.

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Noi Ghiduri POCU spre consultare!

October 12th, 2015

Ministerul Fondurilor Europene – Directia Generala Programe Capital Uman publica spre consultare trei ghiduri:

  1. Ghidul Solicitantului Conditii Specifice “Masuri integrate pentru tinerii NEETs someri din Regiunile Centru, Sud-Est si Sud-Muntenia”, Axa Prioritara 1: Initiativa „Locuri de munca pentru tineri”.
  2. Ghidul Solicitantului Conditii Specifice “Masuri integrate pentru tinerii NEETs someri din Regiunile: Nord-Est, Nord-Vest, Vest, Sud-Vest Oltenia, Bucuresti-Ilfov”, Axa Prioritara 2: „Imbunatatirea situatiei tinerilor din categoria NEETs”;
  3. Ghidul Solicitantului Conditii Specifice Dezvoltare Locala Integrata, Axa Prioritara 4 – “Incluziunea sociala si combaterea saraciei”

Primele doua Ghiduri sunt o continuare a Ghidului publicat spre consultare in luna Iunie 2015.
Activitatile eligibile prezente in cadrul acestor doua ghiduri vizeaza in principal cresterea ocuparii tinerilor NEETs someri (tineri someri care nu urmeaza o forma de educatie) cu varsta intre 16 – 24 ani, inregistrati la Serviciul Public de Ocupare, cu rezidenta in regiunile eligibile in functie de Axa Prioritara vizata.
Finantarea se va acorda sub forma unor granturi nerambursabile fie in cadrul schemei de ajutor de minimis, fie in cadrul schemei de ajutor de stat.  Proiectele de minimis vor avea o valoare cuprinsa intre 50.000 si 200.000 euro (cu un procent al finantarii nerambursabile de 100%) in timp ce proiectele de ajutor de stat vor avea o valoare cuprinsa intre 50.000 si 500.000 euro (cu o finantare nerambursabila ce poate ajunge pana la 70% pentru IMM-uri sau 60% pentru companii mari pentru formarea lucratorilor defavorizati si pana la 50% pentru ocuparea lucratorilor defavorizati).

Cel de-al treilea ghid, publicat in cadrul Axei Prioritare 4, vizeaza toate regiunile de dezvoltare, principalul obiectiv fiind reducerea numarului de persoane aflate in risc de saracie si excluziune sociala din comunitatile marginalizate in care exista populatie apartinand minoritatii roma (comunitati in care minoritatea roma reprezinta minim 10% din totalul populatiei), prin implementarea de masuri integrate. Valoarea proiectelor se va situa intre 200.000 si 500.000 euro pentru proiectele implementate in Regiunea Bucuresti-Ilfov in timp ce pentru proiectele implementate in celelalte regiuni valoarea proiectelor va fi situata intre 1.000.000 si 2.000.000 euro, cu un procent al finantarii nerambursabile de 95%/ 98% in functie de tipul solicitantului.

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Grants for companies for hiring young graduates – POCU 2014-2020

June 26th, 2015

We inform you that AMPOCU published for consultation the first guides for the 2014-2020 programming period. The first call for proposals has an allocation of 55 million euro, aims Axes 1 and 2 and is estimated to be launched starting with July 2015.

Eligible beneficiaries are large companies and SMEs, that can apply in partnership with authorized training or career guidance and counseling services providers, for accessing minimis or state aid type of non-refundable grants. The projects target unemployed young graduates (NEET) aged 16-24 years.

Minimis projects have a value between 50.000 and 200.000 euro, and the percentage of the grant is 100%. The eligible activities that address youth are :

  • career counseling actions (100 euro / person)
  • training (400 euro/ person)
  • apprenticeship  (250 euro / person / month during apprenticeship)
  • internships for graduates of higher education (300 euro / person / internship period)
  • employment on new created work places (euro 200 grant / person / month * 12 months).

State aid projects have a value between 50.000 and 500.000 euro and funding can reach up to 70% for SMEs or 60% for large companies. The eligible activities that address youth are :

  • grants for the employment of the target group members (euro 200 grant / person / month * 12 months)
  • training activities (euro 400 / person).

We invite you to transform your ideas into successful projects!

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Grants for companies for hiring young graduates – POCU 2014-2020