EU Funding

For Law Centres

Pamela Fitzpatrick and Flora Williams

Considerations:• EU funding programmes run on a seven

year-cycle• New cycle starts 2014-2020 (Europe 2020

Strategy)• Commission is looking to fund innovative

projects that build on previously funded initiatives

Funding opportunities from 2014

• Combating Crime and protecting rights

• Investing in education and promoting creativity

• Smart Growth and sustainable development

Combating Crime and Protecting Rights• Crime and Justice• Domestic Violence and Discrimination• Migrants and Refugees• Heath and drug prevention• Employment and Social Inclusion

Domestic Violence• More than 430 million Euro over 7 years• Funding targeted at:– Promoting and protecting the rights of the child– Protecting women from violence– Promoting the implementation of the principle of

non discrimination– Encouraging the exercise of the rights deriving

from the citizenship of the Union

Domestic Violence What will be funded?• Developing training for professionals working

with vulnerable children• Enhancing children’s understanding of rights• Raising awareness of gender based violence• Identifying gaps in provision of specialist

support services• Fighting hate speech and discrimination• Promoting equality between men and women

Migrants and Refugees

• 3.9 billion Euros• Funding awarded to projects:– Promoting the integration of third-country nationals– Contributing to the implementation of the Common

European Asylum System– Developing and implementing resettling

programmes– Supporting sustainable returns

Migrants and refugeesWhat type of projects will be funded?

• Delivering training to third country nationals• Supporting third-country nationals to access public services• Improving reception conditions and asylum procedures in

Member States• Improving legal and social assistance available to asylum

seekers• Supporting empowerment of and acquisition of skills by

refugees

Health and Drug Prevention• 500 million Euro available• Funding targeted at:– Protecting the EU from cross border health threats– Helping Member States to respond to economic

and demographic challenges facing their health systems

– Improving the health of the EU citizens– Preventing and reducing drug demand

Health and PreventionWhat type of projects?

• Identifying cost-effective prevention measures addressing health risk factors

• Developing guidelines to improve access to and quality of healthcare

• Promoting healthy aging across the life cycle• Raising awareness of the problems caused by

drug use

Employment and Social inclusion• 815 million Euros available• Funding targeted at:– Contributing to the implementation of EU law– Improving social protections systems– Facilitating the transition from unemployment and

education to work

Employment and Social Inclusion What will be funded?

• Improving the provision of quality childcare• Developing partnerships between training

providers, educational institutions and employers to provide quality traineeship

• Improving quality of employment guidance services

• Increasing career progression opportunities• Developing evidence based policy

Investing in education and promoting creativity

• 19 Billion available• Help young people gain more and better skills• Enhance teaching quality in the EU• Promote youth participation n society

The Role of LCN

• Set up a European Funding Support Network for Law Centres who are interested in participating in European funded projects

• Projects may not always directly relate to face to face legal advice but could be e.g. Training or PLE on social welfare issues such as discrimination.

• Law Centre must be prepared to contribute match funding

• Law Centre must be prepared to deliver project outputs and all reports e.t.c

Considerations

LCN will provide:• Training and run workshops on relevant topics• Give regular updates on EU Funding

opportunities as they arise• Provide support to individual Law Centres who

may wish to go it alone • Devise appropriate projects with input from

Law Centres

• To join the European Funding Support Network or for more information, please contact:

• Flora Williams or Pam Fitzpatrick • flora@lawcentres.org.uk Tel: 07590050898 or• pamelafitzpatrick@harrowlawcentre.org.uk

Tel: 0208 863 4355