18.02.2020

INDIVIDUALS AND LEGAL ENTITIES CAN APPLY FOR PROJECTS UNDER TRANSNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP PROCEDURES AT OP HRD

Individuals and legal entities and their associations may apply with project proposals under the Transnational Partnerships procedure of the Operational Program "Human Resources Development". Applicants must be involved in a partnership with at least one partner from another EU Member State. The total budget of the procedure is over BGN 15 million.

The aim of the operation is to improve interregional and transnational cooperation between partners from EU Member States through the transfer and introduction of social innovations, good practices, partnership approaches to finding common solutions, building specific partnership skills, etc. The exchanges between partners should be in the areas of the labor market and quality of jobs, social inclusion and combating poverty, health, equal opportunities and non-discrimination, working conditions or administrative capacity building in these areas.

Obligatory project activities should be the organization of seminars, workshops and trainings to encourage the exchange of experience, information, good practices and innovative approaches. The project should increase the capacity of partners and stakeholders to develop, implement, monitor and evaluate good practices and innovative approaches. Applicants should also include in their activities the adaptation and / or validation of innovative models, practices, services, products from other countries and / or the pilot implementation of innovative approaches and models developed. Projects should assess the feasibility of innovative elements and provide for activities to disseminate the results achieved. Ancillary activities may include the preparation of specific analyzes and studies of the experience of other EU Member States, as well as the establishment and / or incorporation of partner networks and twinning.

The application deadline is May 15, 2020, 5:30 pm.