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Grants

EU ESF+ Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) strand

ESF+ EaSI strand - social economy and social innovation

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
Not published

Calls supporting social economy ecosystems, social enterprise finance and social innovation. Grants normally cover up to 80-90% of eligible costs; project sizes commonly range from a few hundred thousand to a few million euro.

You must co-fund 20%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

European Commission (DG EMPL) via EISMEA and the EU Programme for Employment and Social Innovation

public · supranational

Deadline: One call a year — EaSI calls are published on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal with fixed deadlines, typically a handful per year.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

You fund 20% yourself.

Who can apply

Applicants are usually public bodies, social economy networks or intermediaries rather than individual social enterprises; social enterprises benefit as end recipients. The InvestEU Social Investment and Skills window provides complementary guarantees to lenders.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/programmes/esf · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: ec.europa.eu

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