MPF Call for Proposals 2022

Important Notice:

On 16.05.2022 the Call for Proposals Guidelines have been updated.

The available financial envelope is now higher.

In addition, for Strand D projects, a longer duration is now possible and priority countries have been described.

Please read the revised Guidelines for further details.

MPF grants fall into 2 main categories (Strands):

STRAND A

‘Support to the EU’s migration priorities with partner countries’

Projects under Strand A shall promote and support the EU’s migration priorities with partner countries, taking into account the overall level of cooperation on all aspects of migration management, as per the New Pact on Migration and Asylum.

Applications shall primarily target countries that have a Mobility Partnership (MP), Common Agreement on Migration and Mobility (CAMM) or other cooperation frameworks in place.

STRAND D

‘Support to the implementation of projects and interventions aligned to the new EU Talent Partnerships’

Projects under Strand D shall seek to support dialogue and cooperation on legal and labour migration, in line with the EU’s geographic and thematic migration priorities, including the new Talent Partnerships.

Applications should target any country in line with the political priorities and philosophy set out by the Commission in the new Pact on Migration and Asylum - and in particular with Talent Partnerships. However, first priority will be given to applications targeting Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia followed by Pakistan, Bangladesh, Senegal and Nigeria, as detailed in the Communication on “Attracting skills and talent to the EU”.

STRAND A

‘Support to the EU’s migration priorities with partner countries’

 
Under AMIF funding framework
  • Activities seeking to improve partner countries’ policy and legal frameworks for migration and mobility without any actual mobility dimension to be funded;
  • Activities seeking to strengthen information, outreach and protection of migrants;
  • Review and development of legislation, policy documents/strategies, action plans, policy tools and instruments, standard operating procedures linked to migration management;
  • Capacity-building of partner country authorities in legal migration management (including migration monitoring);
  • Capacity-building of partner country authorities related to readmission as well as reintegration of migrants illegally staying in the EU;
  • Activities seeking to strengthen practices and policies on migrants’ contributions to national development;
  • Activities seeking to strengthen partner countries’ policy and legal frameworks as well as capacity-building on asylum policy and protection in line with international standards;
  • Migration dialogue at EU level with relevant partner countries, including:
    • Organisation of conferences, expert meetings and study visits;
    • Studies, reviews and mappings;
    • Evaluations and monitoring activities.
 
Under ISF Borders & Visa funding framework
  • Support to dialogue on visa issues with third countries, as well as their consular capacities, and cooperation with the EU and EU MS, in line with the EU common visa policy;
  • Capacity building of partner country authorities in border surveillance;
  • Review and development of legislation, policy documents/strategies, action plans, policy tools and instruments, standard operating procedures;
  • Integrated border management and cross-border cooperation with the aim of enhancing regional cooperation in border management between EU MS and third countries;
  • Strengthening the security of identity and travel documents in third countries;
  • Purchase of specific and limited equipment which would be indispensable in relation to the abovementioned capacity building support and training;
  • Organisation of conferences, study visits and expert meetings including peer to peer exchanges;
  • Studies, reviews and mappings;
  • Evaluations and monitoring activities.

STRAND D

‘Support to the implementation of projects and interventions aligned to the new EU Talent Partnerships’

 
Under AMIF funding framework

Models of mobility may include:

  • Mobility schemes for permanent/ longer-term migration
  • Circular and temporary labour mobility schemes
  • Short-or medium-term up-skilling schemes and/or schemes for vocational education and training purposes

Key components may include:

  • Institutional capacity building
  • Pre-departure engagement
  • Mobility phase in EU Member State
  • Reintegration in the country of origin following mobility

Specific activities may include:

  • Awareness-raising, recruitment
  • Language training
  • Vocational training
  • Skills enhancement
  • Work place awareness training
  • Recruitment to workplace: including development of (IT) tools to select profiles
  • Mobility support
  • Support measures
  • Workplace monitoring
  • Entrepreneurship training
  • Supporting diaspora in reintegration efforts
  • Mentoring for reintegration
  • Public-private partnerships to select the labour migrants
  • Support to start-up businesses, including training or provision of services (such as mentors) with the purpose of reducing forced migration and brain drain.

The lead applicant may act individually or with co-applicant(s).

Lead Applicants have to be legal persons.

Additionally, Lead Applicants have to be:

STRAND A

  • A public body of an EU member state (at central, regional or local levels);
  • An EU member state-based organisation; or
  • An international organisation (IO)

Note 1: In the case of actions supporting the implementation of a Mobility Partnership (Strand A), only lead applicants from EU Member States that have signed the respective MP shall be eligible.

Note 2: If the lead applicant is not a governmental body at central level, a letter of support from a relevant central body must be part of the application package.

STRAND D

  • A public body of an EU member state (at central, regional or local levels); 
  • An EU member state-based organisation

Note: If the lead applicant is not a governmental body at central level, a letter of support from a relevant central body must be part of the application package.

Co-applicants have to be:

  • Public bodies of a partner country (at central, regional or local levels); or
  • Public bodies of the same or another EU MS; or
  • International organisations (IOs), non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and other private law bodies, established in the EU or in partner countries that cooperate with an EU MS in the implementation of migration-related actions, working on a non-profit basis.

For more detailed information, please consult the Guidelines of the Call.

The overall indicative amount made available under this Call for Proposals is EUR 22,000,000 - divided as follows:

STRAND A

EUR 8,000,000

(±6,000,000 EUR from AMIF and ±2,000,000 EUR from ISF Borders & Visa funds)

STRAND D

EUR 14,000,000

(from AMIF funds)

Size of grants

Any grant proposal submitted under this Call for Proposals must fall within the following minimum and maximum amounts:

STRAND A

Minimum: EUR 200,000

Maximum: N/A

STRAND D

Minimum: EUR 1,000,000

Maximum: N/A

For both Strands there is no specific maximum. However, applicants should consider – as in all project proposals - the need to demonstrate value for money and appreciate the programme’s intention to fund multiple projects within its financial envelope.

 

Co-financing

With AMIF or ISF Borders and Visa funds, the MPF may finance up to 95% of the total eligible cost. The balance must be financed from other sources. In-kind contributions shall also be accepted as co-financing.

This is a rolling Call for Proposals with an open deadline.  Applicants may propose projects (i.e. submit a Concept Note) at any time BUT

  • For Strand A: The duration of an action (i.e. end date of grant contract) cannot go beyond 31st May 2025.
  • For Strand D: The maximum duration of an action is 48 months and implementation (i.e. end date of grant contract) may not go beyond 31st May 2027. (Please also note that actions longer than 24 months will have to be split into two phases)

There is a two-step application process.

After reading the Guidelines for the Calls for Proposals and the FAQs section, if you are eligible and interested in applying, please submit a Concept Note here.

Only if the Concept Note is approved, you will be invited to submit a Full Application. 

The MPF is implemented by ICMPD through funding from the Directorate General for Migration and Home Affairs (DG HOME) of the European Commission (EC). The overall strategic guidance, leadership and oversight for the implementation of the MPF is carried out by the MPF Steering Committee (SC). The SC consists of representatives of EU institutions (DG HOME, the Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations - DG NEAR, the Directorate-General for International Partnerships - DG INTPA, and the European External Action Service - EEAS).

If you have submitted a Concept Note, this will be reviewed and commented by representatives of ICMPD and subsequently assessed by DG HOME.

In case of a positive assessment, you will be invited to submit a Full Application.

What happens once your Full Application is received?

  • An Administrative & Eligibility Check will be carried out by the MPF
  • A Consultation will be undertaken with (a) the MPF Steering Committee, (b) EU Member States Focal Points and (c) relevant EU Delegation(s) in partner countries involved in the proposed activities. (This process is aimed to verify complementarity with other projects in the same country(ies) or covering the same thematic areas, and in order to avoid duplications and overlapping.)
  • Finally, a Grant Evaluation Committee, composed of representatives of EU services and ICMPD will assess your application, in line with the evaluation and award criteria indicated in the new MPF Guidelines and also taking into account the results of the Consultation process.

For all guidance and application documents regarding this Call, please click here.

If you have a question about the MPF granting programme and the current Call for Proposals, you may find an answer in our FAQ section here.

Should you have any enquiries which are not addressed in the FAQ section or need technical assistance in the incubation phase of your project proposal, the MPF Team will be happy to help you. You can contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.