Project Description

Social Innovation

Portugal 2030

Social Innovation 2030 aims to support institutions and other organisations that want to develop projects focused on the personal development of children and young people through the design and provision of innovative products, platforms or services with positive social impacts, in order to prepare them for the challenges of the future.

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Support Status

Open

Financing

Up to 10.000.000€

Territory

Mainland Portugal

Eligible Entities

Public Entities
Private Entities

Social Innovation

Portugal 2030

Social Innovation 2030 aims to support institutions and other organisations that want to develop projects focused on the personal development of children and young people through the design and provision of innovative products, platforms or services with positive social impacts, in order to prepare them for the challenges of the future.

Download the Infosheet

Support Status

Open

Financing

Up to 10.000.000€

Territory

Mainland Portugal

Eligible Entities

Public Entities
Private Entities

Incentive Conditions

  • This notice supports SEIs supported by a Development Plan (according to the model annexed to the Notice) that make it possible to strengthen the skills and resources of children and young people to deal with the challenges of their personal development, namely through the design and provision of innovative products, platforms or services with positive social impacts.
  • *Valid IEEs:
    • Mental health of children and young people;
    • Children and young people with disabilities;
    • Migrant children and young people;
    • Institutionalized children and young people;
    • Bullying and cyberbullying;
    • Sexual abuse and violence.
  • Mainland Portugal.
  • The Portugal Social Innovation 2030 initiative is implemented by mobilizing financial resources from the mainland’s Regional Programmes through the following instruments:
    • Capacity Building for Social Innovation:
      • Non-reimbursable support for developing the management skills needed to implement social innovation projects.
    • Partnerships for Social Innovation:
      • Non-reimbursable support, granted in the form of co-financing with social investors, for the implementation and development of social innovation projects.
    • Impact Entrepreneurship Centres:
      • Non-reimbursable support, awarded in the form of co-financing with social investors, for the creation and strengthening of incubators, accelerators and local or regional centres aimed at boosting innovation and social entrepreneurship ecosystems.
    • Social Impact Bonds:
      • Non-reimbursable support, contracted in partnership, to finance experimentation with innovative solutions in priority areas of public policy, awarded on the achievement of previously contracted measurable results.
    • Social Impact Contracts:
      • Non-reimbursable support to finance experimentation with innovative solutions in priority areas of public policy, with payment not linked to costs, based on savings in public expenditure resulting from the achievement of previously contracted measurable results.
  • According to the note, these incentives, worth 7.5 million euros of European funds, will allow an overall investment of more than 10 million euros.
  • With regard to the allocation of the notices, for the North region the sum is 2.55 million euros (maximum contribution up to 85%), in the Centre region 2.55 million euros (up to 85%), in the Lisbon region 600 thousand euros (up to 40%), in the Alentejo region 850 thousand euros (up to 85%) and in the Algarve region one million euros (up to 60%).
    • Note: Partnerships for Social Innovation, encouraged by these notices, are established between the beneficiaries of this programme and social investors [which can be foundations, charities, companies or municipal/intermunicipal entities], which assume the co-financing of 20% of the projects to be developed.
  • The main targets of the Portugal Social Innovation 2030 initiative are public and private organizations, including social economy organizations, which develop, train, promote or support social innovation projects, namely:
    • Co-operatives
    • Mutual associations
    • Charities
    • Foundations
    • IPSS
    • Associations
    • Entities covered by the community and self-management subsectors
    • Private companies
    • Public companies, associations and foundations
    • Higher education institutions
  • The total eligible cost results from direct staff costs, plus a flat rate of 40 per cent to cover the operation’s other eligible costs.
    • NOTE: “Eligible direct personnel costs” are those arising from an employment contract or service contract signed with a self-employed worker or other entity, provided that it is explicitly stated in the respective contract and in the supporting documents that the service relates only to personnel or, if it includes other components, which part of the service relates to personnel.
  • 2. In the case of direct costs for in-house staff, the basic salary and other benefits that are part of the remuneration, which are regular and permanent and reflected in the employer’s accounts, plus the compulsory charges for employees borne by the employer, are eligible.
    • The direct costs of external staff are eligible for the respective fees, with the same limit as for the basic remuneration of internal staff.
  • 3. The remaining costs of the operation are the result of applying the flat rate of 40 per cent to the eligible calculation base, the costs to be supported under the flat rate are the relevant eligible costs for implementing the actions. No supporting documents for expenditure relating to the remaining costs of the operation were submitted with the payment request. It should be noted that a reduction in the eligible basis of calculation leads to a reduction in the amount calculated for the remaining costs of the operation.

Incentive Conditions

This notice supports SEIs supported by a Development Plan (according to the model annexed to the Notice) that make it possible to strengthen the skills and resources of children and young people to deal with the challenges of their personal development, namely through the design and provision of innovative products, platforms or services with positive social impacts.
*Valid IEEs:
Mental health of children and young people;
Children and young people with disabilities;
Migrant children and young people;
Institutionalized children and young people;
Bullying and cyberbullying;
Sexual abuse and violence.

Mainland Portugal.

The Portugal Social Innovation 2030 initiative is implemented by mobilizing financial resources from the mainland’s Regional Programmes through the following instruments:
Capacity Building for Social Innovation:
Non-reimbursable support for developing the management skills needed to implement social innovation projects.
Partnerships for Social Innovation:
Non-reimbursable support, granted in the form of co-financing with social investors, for the implementation and development of social innovation projects.
Impact Entrepreneurship Centres:
Non-reimbursable support, awarded in the form of co-financing with social investors, for the creation and strengthening of incubators, accelerators and local or regional centres aimed at boosting innovation and social entrepreneurship ecosystems.
Social Impact Bonds:
Non-reimbursable support, contracted in partnership, to finance experimentation with innovative solutions in priority areas of public policy, awarded on the achievement of previously contracted measurable results.
Social Impact Contracts:
Non-reimbursable support to finance experimentation with innovative solutions in priority areas of public policy, with payment not linked to costs, based on savings in public expenditure resulting from the achievement of previously contracted measurable results.

According to the note, these incentives, worth 7.5 million euros of European funds, will allow an overall investment of more than 10 million euros.

With regard to the allocation of the notices, for the North region the sum is 2.55 million euros (maximum contribution up to 85%), in the Centre region 2.55 million euros (up to 85%), in the Lisbon region 600 thousand euros (up to 40%), in the Alentejo region 850 thousand euros (up to 85%) and in the Algarve region one million euros (up to 60%).
Note: Partnerships for Social Innovation, encouraged by these notices, are established between the beneficiaries of this programme and social investors [which can be foundations, charities, companies or municipal/intermunicipal entities], which assume the co-financing of 20% of the projects to be developed.

The main targets of the Portugal Social Innovation 2030 initiative are public and private organizations, including social economy organizations, which develop, train, promote or support social innovation projects, namely:
Co-operatives
Mutual associations
Charities
Foundations
IPSS
Associations
Entities covered by the community and self-management subsectors
Private companies
Public companies, associations and foundations
Higher education institutions

The total eligible cost results from direct staff costs, plus a flat rate of 40 per cent to cover the operation’s other eligible costs.
NOTE: “Eligible direct personnel costs” are those arising from an employment contract or service contract signed with a self-employed worker or other entity, provided that it is explicitly stated in the respective contract and in the supporting documents that the service relates only to personnel or, if it includes other components, which part of the service relates to personnel.
2. In the case of direct costs for in-house staff, the basic salary and other benefits that are part of the remuneration, which are regular and permanent and reflected in the employer’s accounts, plus the compulsory charges for employees borne by the employer, are eligible.
The direct costs of external staff are eligible for the respective fees, with the same limit as for the basic remuneration of internal staff.
3. The remaining costs of the operation are the result of applying the flat rate of 40 per cent to the eligible calculation base, the costs to be supported under the flat rate are the relevant eligible costs for implementing the actions. No supporting documents for expenditure relating to the remaining costs of the operation were submitted with the payment request. It should be noted that a reduction in the eligible basis of calculation leads to a reduction in the amount calculated for the remaining costs of the operation.

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