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Call: Social protection & inclusion
The European Commission has published a call for proposals under the 2010 Work Plan for PROGRESS, the EU's Employment and Social Solidarity Programme. Selected projects should contribute to ''social experimentation'' - the development and testing of innovative approaches to EU policy priorities in the context of social protection and social inclusion.
Social experiments are intended to:
* Initially be undertaken on a small scale owing to existing uncertainty as to their effects;
* Be implemented in conditions which ensure the possibility of measuring their effects;
* Be replicable on a wider scale if the results prove convincing.
Particular attention will be given to projects focusing either on social inclusion of young people or related to transition from institutional care to community-based alternatives (''deinstitutionalisation'') in respect of the elderly, children, persons with disabilities or mental health problems.
A budget of EUR2.5 million is available to support approximately 10 projects. Activities should start in spring 2011 for a duration of 12-24 months.
Deadline: 31 August
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