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EU: PROGRESS Programme 2007 - 2013

Archived Active citizenship Age discrimination Communities Community and neighbourhood development Democracy and freedom Gender equality and sexual orientation Human rights and equality Human rights and justice International issues Multiculturalism Policy, advocacy and campaigning Racial equality social enterprise Social inclusion Social partnership Social welfare and poverty Un/Employed Voluntary and community infrastructure World issues Antrim & Newtownabbey Ards & North Down Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Belfast City Causeway Coast and Glens Derry City and Strabane England Europe and Russia Fermanagh and Omagh Great Britain Lisburn and Castlereagh Mid and East Antrim Mid Ulster Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Scotland Wales Large (over £60,000) Medium (up to £60,000)

Overview

PROGRESS financially supports activities with a strong Europe-wide dimension and of an appropriate scale to ensure EU added value.

The programme cannot support individuals' private projects on a case-by-case basis - such projects might be able to find funding opportunities from the European Social Fund or the European Progress Microfinance Facility.

Participation in PROGRESS is open to:

  • 27 EU countries
  • Candidate and potential candidate countries
  • EFTA/EEA countries (Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein)

The PROGRESS programme is a financial instrument supporting the development and coordination of EU policy in the following five areas:

The following kinds of organisations can respond to a call for proposals or a call for tender, provided they meet the criteria in the technical specifications:

  • national authorities
  • local and regional authorities
  • public employment services
  • national statistics offices
  • specialised bodies, universities and research institutes
  • employers' / employees' associations and non-governmental organisations.