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Open calls

Open calls for EEA and Norway Grants 2014-2021

Small Grant Scheme „Developing Restorative Justice Measures in Estonia“

The aim of granting this support is to expand the use of approaches and methods based on restorative justice in institutions for children and youth, social, child protection and youth work, the police, the prosecutor’s office, courts, probation services, closed institutions, including prisons, and in society in general. Additional aim of the small grant scheme is to support through partnership projects the creation of local level cooperation networks through which restorative methods will be implemented case-by-case.

The activities to be supported under small grant scheme are:

  • piloting new methods based on restorative justice in working with juvenile and young offenders;

  • testing the approaches and methods based on restorative justice in various environments, including institutions for children and youth, social, child protection and youth work, the police, the prosecutor’s office, court, probation service, and closed institution, including prison;

  • awareness-raising activities, including information days, information materials, printed matter, video and audio recordings, etc.;

  • activities for the inclusion of community in raising awareness and improving knowledge and skills regarding restorative justice;

  • training activities, including training courses, seminars, workshops, exchange of practices, training courses for future trainers, etc.;

  • pilot projects with the aim of creating a community based on restorative justice, e.g. restorative school, workplace, city;

  • production of study materials, guidelines, instructions etc.; compilation, design, printing etc.;
    other supporting activities that help to expand the use of restorative justice.

An eligible applicant is a legal person registered in Estonia or an international organisation acting in Estonia.

Overall budget of the open call is 408 750 euros. Project grant to be awarded to a single project falls between 30 000 – 150 000 euros. The maximum project grant rate is 85%-100% of eligible total project costs.

A project may run up to 22 months, but must be finalised no later than April 30, 2024.

Submission of applications was open from January 17, 2022 until March 21, 2022 at 17:00 (local time)

An information seminar of the small grants scheme took place on January 25, 2022.

Video recording of the event can be seen here.

The grant scheme is managed by the State Shared Service Centre. For more information regarding the small grants scheme and the information seminar, please see here.

Open Call for Proposals "Integrated services provision to prevent early school leaving"

The objective of the open call is to increase the capacity of local governments to offer support services to disadvantaged children and youth, to prevent their early school leaving and promote inclusivity in education.

The application call supports the projects aimed at partnership and cooperation between different fields for the purpose of provision of integrated support services. Projects should offer integrated solutions across different fields, therefore the project team should include experts from several different fields (education, social work, health care, law enforcement, victim support, etc.). Co-operation projects between local governments (incl. county-based) will be favoured.

The activities carried out by the project(s) selected under the call for proposals are:

  • development of co-operation models at the local level for the provision of local-level integrated services for the prevention of early school leaving and adequate intervention;
  • training of professional staff involved in service provision, including the development of a training programme, study tours, preparing learning materials;
  • piloting innovative local level services and programmes developed to enhance transitions of disadvantaged children and youth across school levels and from education to labour market.

An eligible applicant is an Estonian local government or a local government association.

Overall budget of the open call is 1 742 870 euros. Project grant to be awarded to a single project falls between 200 000 – 400 000 euros.

The maximum project grant rate is 100% for local government institutions and 90% for NGOs.

Submission of applications was open from Sept 20, 2021 until Jan 17, 2022 at 17:00 (local time).

An information seminar of the open call for proposals took place on October 14, 2021. Video recording of the event can be seen here.

The grant scheme is managed by the State Shared Service Centre. For more information regarding the open call and the information seminar, please see here.

Open Call for Proposals „Smart Youth Work Solutions“

The objective of the open call is to increase and grow the opportunities and capabilities of local governments in the use of smart youth work solutions. The project may involve the development of several smart youth work solutions; however, at least one of them must be aimed at systematically and comprehensively expanding opportunities for youth participation. The solution must enable young people to collect feedback and suggestions on a regular basis by means of an IT application; at the same time increasing the involvement and participation of young people through the targeted asking and use of young people’s opinions and attitudes.

Projects must be implemented in broad-based cooperation, including the involvement of stakeholders and representatives of different fields, based on the specifics of the project (young people, youth organizations, the private sector, local authorities, universities, etc.).

The activities carried out by the project(s) selected under the call for proposals are:

  • Developing smart youth work solutions. The innovative methodologies and information technology solutions developed must be based on the actual interests and needs of young people and be developed in cooperation with young people;

  • Development work to increase the capacity of local governments and youth organizations and to implement the adoption of smart youth work solutions. Development work includes trainings, cooperation and networking meetings, and seminars;

  • Activities directed towards youth workers, which increase their capacity to use smart youth work solutions.

An eligible applicant is a legal person under public or private law, non-governmental organisation registered in Estonia.

Overall budget of the open call is 1 742 870 euros. Project grant to be awarded to a single project falls between 871 435 – 1 742 870 euros.

The maximum project grant rate is 85%-100% of eligible total project costs.

Submission of applications was open from Feb 15, 2021 until April 15, 2021.

An information seminar of the open call for proposals took place on March 5, 2021. Video recording of the event can be seen here.

The grant scheme is managed by the State Shared Service Centre. For more information regarding the open call and the information seminar, please see here.

Open Call for Proposals „Integrated services to support health and safety in home environment“

The objective of the open call is to prevent and reduce injuries at home, and to identify and support families at risk with infants and toddlers at an early stage.

The activities carried out by the project(s) selected under the call for proposals are:

  • the establishment of a methodology for assessing and reducing the risk of injury in home environment, with special attention to children up to 4 years of age, the elderly and people with special needs; the standardisation and piloting of data exchange, work processes and tools between public and local authorities involved in reducing the risk of injury in home environment;
  • the establishment of a validated assessment tool for the identification of families at risk with infants and toddlers, and the development and piloting of a high-quality, integrated and accessible support system to support families at risk with infants and toddlers.

An eligible applicant is a legal person under public or private law, non-governmental organisation registered in Estonia.

Overall budget of the open call is 500 000 euros. Project grant to be awarded to a single project falls between 200 000 – 500 000 euros.

  1. Projects addressing only the activity identifying and supporting families at risk with infants and toddlers can be awarded a grant in the amount of 200 000 euros.
     
  2. Projects addressing only the activity of reducing the risk of injury in home environment can be awarded a grant in the amount of 200 000 – 300 000 euros.
     
  3. Projects addressing both focus areas can be awarded up to 500 000 euros.

The maximum project grant rate is 85%-90% of eligible total project costs.

Submission of applications was open from Jan 27, 2021 until April 1, 2021.

An information seminar of the open call for proposals took place on Feb 16, 2021. Video recording of the event can be seen here.

The grant scheme is managed by the State Shared Service Centre. For more information regarding the open call and the information seminar, please see here.

Small Grant Scheme „Developing Restorative Justice Measures in Estonia“

The purpose of the grant is to expand the use of approaches and methods based on restorative justice in institutions for children and youth, social, child protection and youth work, the police, the prosecutor’s office, courts, probation services, closed institutions, including prisons, and in society in general. 

The activities supported under the SGS are:

  • piloting new methods based on restorative justice in working with juvenile and young offenders;
  • testing the approaches and methods based on restorative justice in various environments, including institutions for children and youth, social, child protection and youth work, the police, the prosecutor’s office, courts, probation services, and closed institutions, including prisons;
  • awareness-raising activities, including information days, information materials, printed matter, video and audio recordings, etc.;
  • activities for the inclusion of community in raising awareness and improving knowledge and skills regarding restorative justice;
  • training activities, including training courses, seminars, workshops, exchange of practices, training courses for future trainers, etc.;
  • pilot projects with the aim of creating a community based on restorative justice, e.g. restorative school, workplace, city, etc.;
  • production of study materials, guidelines, instructions, etc.;
  • other supporting activities that help to expand the use of restorative justice.

An eligible applicant is an entity, public or private, commercial or non-commercial, or non-governmental organisation, established as a legal person Estonia or an international organisation acting in Estonia.

Overall budget of the open call is 400 000 euros. Project grant to be awarded to a single project falls between 30 000 – 200 000 euros.

The maximum project grant rate is 85%-100% of eligible total project costs.

Submission of applications was open from September 16, 2020 until November 16, 2020.

An information seminar of the call for proposals took place on September 28, 2020. Video recording of the event can be seen here

The grant scheme is managed by the State Shared Service Centre. For more information regarding the small grants scheme and the information seminar, please see here

Small Grant Scheme „Implementation of Vocational Orientation Curriculum in Vocational Education Institutions“

The purpose of the grant is to support the continuation of education or form readiness for labour market after basic school of young people of low level of education and those who belong to a risk group. The main task of the vocational orientation study is to support each student in choosing a career in cooperation with external partners and companies. To a large extent the curriculum consists of selective studies, which allows the school to apply study content that considers the capacity and needs of the student in cooperation with other schools, companies, youth centres and other external partners in the area.

The supported activities include the development work related to the implementation of the vocational orientation studies as well as carrying out the studies of the vocational orientation curriculum, including adjusting the contents of the curriculum according to the target group, modifying and updating according to implementation experience and proposals of the partners.

An eligible applicant is a vocational education institution registered in Estonia that has right to provide instruction in personal development curriculum group and administered by the local government or state and that has a vocational orientation curriculum registered or under registration process at the Estonian Education Information System.

Overall budget of the open call is 1 742 870 euros. Project grant to be awarded to a single project falls between 100 000 – 200 000 euros.

The maximum project grant rate is 100% of eligible total project costs.

Submission of applications was open from September 1, 2020 until November 1, 2020.

Applications should be submitted through e-grants web environment

An information seminar of the call for proposals took place on September 17, 2020. Video recording of the event can be seen here

The grant scheme is managed by the State Shared Service Centre. For more information regarding the small grants scheme and the information seminar, please see here

Call for Proposals „ Awareness raising activities on domestic violence and to discourage the demand for commercial sex“

The objective of this call for proposals is to reduce domestic and gender-based violence in the Estonian society.

Eligible activities of the call for proposals are:

  • conducting an awareness-raising campaign on domestic violence and gender-based violence;
  • making of short films on the topic of domestic violence, aimed at children and young people;
  • conducting awareness-raising activities on the topic of human trafficking committed for the purpose of prostitution and sexual exploitation reaching at least 12 000 people in Estonia to discourage the demand for commercial sex.

The applicant may be a legal person under public or private law, non-governmental organisation registered in Estonia ort an international organisation acting in Estonia.

Overall budget of the open call is 200 000 euros. One single project grant will be awarded in the amount of 200 000 euros.

The maximum project grant rate to non-governmental organisations is 90% of eligible total project costs and for all other entities a maximum of 85%.

Submission of applications was open from July 17, 2020 until September 30, 2020.

An information seminar of the open call for proposals took place on August 12, 2020. Video recording of the event can be seen here

The grant scheme is managed by the State Shared Service Centre. For more information regarding the open call and the information seminar, please see here

Call for Proposals „Historic old town centres with cultural heritage protection areas“

The objective of this call for proposals is to restore buildings located in the heritage conservation areas of small towns and to take them into use for the needs of the local community and to enliven the use of the heritage conservation area.

Eligible activities of the call for proposals are:

  • activities related to the restoration and taking into public use of the buildings located at heritage conservation areas of small towns are supported from this call for proposals;

  • the eligible activities of the call for proposals are the ones that are necessary for achieving the outputs of the programme, including building restoration work and other works, services and purchases that are related to carrying out of the restoration works and cooperation activities with the project partner;

  • the building that is the object of the application must be located at heritage conservation areas of Haapsalu, Kuressaare, Lihula, Paide, Pärnu, Rakvere, Viljandi, Valga or Võru. Preference is given to the buildings that are located at the area where the architectural competition “Great Public Space” was held or at an adjacent property.

The applicant may be a legal person under public or private law, non-governmental organisation registered in Estonia that is the owner of the building the object of the application at the land register. In case of joint or co-ownership, the applicant must be the authorised representative of all owners or person in whose favour the right of superficies has been established from the moment of submitting the application until up to five years from the expected approval of the final report of the project.

Overall budget of the open call is 2 859 647 euros. Project grant to be awarded to a single project falls between 200 000 – 500 000 euros.

The maximum project grant rate is 80% of eligible total project costs.

Submission of applications is open from July 1, 2020 until November 30, 2020 at 17:00 (local time).

Applications should be submitted through e-grants web environment

An information seminar of the open call for proposals took place on August 18, 2020. Video recording of the event can be seen here

The grant scheme is managed by the State Shared Service Centre. For more information regarding the open call and the information seminar, please see here.

Small Grant Scheme „Training of Domestic Violence Specialists and Establishment of a Programme(s) for Sex Buyers“

The objective of the SGS is to reduce domestic and gender-based violence in the Estonian society.

Eligible activities of the small grant scheme are:

  • training specialists in contact with victims of domestic violence on the reasons, consequences, assistance and better inter-sectoral cooperation in order to offer knowledge and raise cooperation skills of specialists;
  • establishing and piloting of a social programme for sex buyers for changing their attitudes and behaviour in order to prevent and tackle demand for prostitution and trafficking in human beings in Estonia.

An eligible applicant is an Estonian NGO, university or a state professional higher education institution providing education in health care.

The budget of the small grant scheme is 180 000 euros. Project grant to be awarded to a single project falls between 40 000 – 60 000 euros.

The maximum project grant rate is 90% of eligible total costs for NGOs and 85% of eligible total costs for all other entities.

Submission of applications was open from June 5, 2020 until August 6, 2020.

An information seminar of the small grants scheme took place on June 10, 2020. Video recording of the event can be seen here.

The grant scheme is managed by the State Shared Service Centre. For more information regarding the small grants scheme and the information seminar, please see here

Avatud taotlusvoor „Muinsuskaitsealad ajaloolistes linnakeskustes“

Toetuse andmise eesmärgiks on väikelinnade muinsuskaitsealadel asuvate hoonete restaureerimine ning kasutuselevõtt kohaliku kogukonna vajadusteks ning muinsuskaitseala kasutuse elavdamiseks.

Taotlusvooruga toetatakse:

  • väikelinnade muinsuskaitsealadel asuvate hoonete restaureerimist ja avalikku kasutusse võtmisega seotud tegevusi;
  • tegevusi, mis on vajalikud programmi väljundite saavutamiseks, sh hoonete restaureerimistööd ning muud tööd, teenused ja ostud, mis on seotud restaureerimistööde teostamisega ja koostöötegevused projekti partneritega;
  • taotluse objektiks olev hoone peab asuma Haapsalu, Kuressaare, Lihula, Paide, Pärnu, Rakvere, Viljandi, Valga või Võru linna muinsuskaitsealal. Eelistatakse hooneid, mis asuvad Eesti Arhitektide Liidu programmi „Hea avalik ruum“ konkursi objektiks olnud keskväljaku või kesktänava võistlusalal või sellega külgneval kinnistul.

Toetust võib taotleda Eestis registreeritud avalik-õiguslik või eraõiguslik juriidiline isik, valitsusväline organisatsioon, kes on taotluse objektiks oleva hoone kinnistusraamatusse kantud omanik, ühis- või kaasomandis olevate kinnisasjade puhul kõigi omanike volitatud esindaja või isik, kelle kasuks on seatud hoonestusõigus taotluse esitamise ajast kuni vähemalt 5 aastat alates eeldatavast projekti lõpparuande kinnitamisest.

Taotlusvooru maht kokku on 2 859 647 eurot. Toetuse vähim summa projekti kohta on 200 000 eurot ja suurim summa 500 000 eurot.

Toetuse maksimaalne määr on 80% projekti abikõlblikust kogueelarvest.

Taotlusvoor on avatud 01.07.2020 – 30.11.2020 kell 17.00. 

Taotlusi saab esitada e-toetuste keskkonna kaudu. 

Taotlusvooru infopäev toimus 18.08.2020.Infopäev on järelvaadatav siin.  

Väikeprojektide avatud taotlusvoor „Spetsialistide koolitamine perevägivalla teemal ning sotsiaalprogrammi loomine seksiostjatele“

Toetuse andmise eesmärgiks on vähendada perevägivalda ja soolist vägivalda Eesti ühiskonnas.

Taotlusvooruga toetatakse:

  • Perevägivalla ohvritega kokkupuutuvate spetsialistide koolitamist perevägivalla põhjuste, tagajärgede, abistamisvõimaluste ja ametkondade koostöö tõhustamise võimaluste teemadel, eesmärgiga tugevdada nende teadmisi ja koostööoskusi. 
  • Sotsiaalprogrammi loomist ja rakendamist seksiostjatele nende hoiakute ja käitumise muutmiseks, eesmärgiga ennetada ja tõkestada prostitutsiooni ja sellega seotud inimkaubanduse nõudlust Eestis.

Toetust võib taotleda Eestis registreeritud valitsusväline organisatsioon, avalik-õiguslik või eraõiguslik ülikool või riiklik rakenduskõrgkool.

Taotlusvooru maht on kokku 180 000 eurot. Toetuse vähim summa ühe projekti kohta on 40 000 eurot ja suurim summa 60 000 eurot.

Toetuse maksimaalne määr valitsusvälistel organisatsioonidele on 90% projekti abikõlblikust kogueelarvest ja kõigile teistele taotlejatele 85% projekti abikõlblikust kogueelarvest.

Taotlusvoor oli avatud 05.06.2020 – 06.08.2020. 

Taotlusvooru infopäev toimus 10. juunil 2020. Infopäev on järelvaadatav siin

Last updated: 27.10.2022