Integration Agencies (IA) and Service Centers for Anti-Discrimination Work
North Rhine-Westphalia funds integration agencies and service centers for anti-discrimination work with up to 90% of the expenses; applications can be submitted online at any time.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
Grants for the support of integration agencies addressing the concerns of people with a migration background and service centers for anti-discrimination work to improve social participation, strengthen community cohesion, and assist those affected in anti-discrimination efforts.
Eligible expenses
- Personnel expenses
- Material expenses
- Measure-related personnel, fee, and material expenses
Eligible to apply
- Non-profit Organizations
- Interest Groups and Other Associations
Funding requirements
- Membership in the Association of the Leading Associations of Independent Welfare in NRW
Documents required for application
- Application form
- Attachments according to guidelines
- Project description
- Financial plan
Evaluation criteria
- Civic Engagement
- Intercultural Openness
- Community-Oriented Work
- Anti-Discrimination Work
Description
The state of North Rhine-Westphalia supports the operation of integration agencies for people with a migration background as well as service centers for anti-discrimination work with up to 90% of eligible expenses. Eligible for funding are non-profit organizations, interest groups, or associations that are members of the Working Group of the Leading Associations of Free Welfare Care NRW. The aim of the funding is to improve social participation, strengthen respectful coexistence in local social spaces, and provide qualified support to those affected by anti-discrimination issues. Funds can be applied for online at any time and are approved within a web-based application procedure by the Arnsberg District Government, Department 36 – Competence Center for Integration. The allocation of funds is based on the guideline of the Ministry for Children, Youth, Family, Equality, Refugees, and Integration dated December 10, 2024, and the General Terms and Conditions for Grants (ANBest-P).
Eligible costs include personnel expenses for integration specialists and coordinators, flat-rate material expenses, as well as measure-related personnel, fee, and material costs starting from 5,000 euros per measure and fiscal year. The content design is oriented towards four fields of action: civic engagement, intercultural opening, social space-oriented work, and anti-discrimination work. The evaluation criteria are civic engagement, intercultural opening, social space orientation, and professionally grounded anti-discrimination work. Required documents include the completed application form, annexes according to the guideline, a project description, and a financing plan. The granting authority decides at its due discretion within the framework of available budgetary funds. Interested member associations of Free Welfare Care North Rhine-Westphalia receive detailed information on funding requirements and application procedures via the online portal Integration.web NRW.
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