January 30, 2020, the new deadline for submitting projects under Enhancing Roma Inclusion and Empowerment call for proposals

Published: Tuesday, 21 Jan 2020

The Romanian Social Development Fund (RSDF) announces the extension of the deadline for submission of projects within Enhancing Roma Inclusion and Empowerment call for proposals, organized under the Local Development Program, financed through the EEA and Norway Grants 2014-2021. Thus, eligible applicants may submit project proposals by January 30, 2020.

This change was included in a corrigendum that was published in the web section dedicated to the Local Development Program within the RSDF website (www.frds.ro). In addition to extending the deadline for submitting projects, through the corrigendum, other important changes were made in the call documentation, which eligible applicants are invited to consult, accessing the following link: corrigendum no. 2/14.01.2020 for Enhancing Roma Inclusion and Empowerment call for proposals.

Launched on September 11, 2019, the call has a total amount of 16 million euro and provides support for measures designed to increase access and quality of services to Roma, in multiple areas such as social assistance, education, employment, health and housing. Also, the call aims to strengthen the capacity of the existing day / after school centers, which work with a high percentage of Roma children and young people. The financed projects will target the empowerment of the Roma and to combat any form of discrimination against them. Eligible applicants are public entities, non-governmental organizations and associations of local authorities (download the call for proposal documents).