Social Innovation (ESF+ 2021–2027)

Last updated: 14.6.2025
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The Free State of Bavaria supports socially innovative model and pilot projects through the ESF+. The aim is to develop and test new, more effective solutions and forms of cooperation to meet previously unfulfilled social needs in Bavaria. The program promotes projects in the areas of employment, education, and inclusion.

Who is funded?

This section describes which organizations and individuals are generally eligible to apply and where the funded projects and their participants must be located. It also explains the overarching goals of the funding program in the context of social innovations in Bavaria.

What is funded?

This section highlights the thematic priorities and types of projects eligible for funding under the program, as well as the categories of eligible costs and the targeted project phases.

Type and Scope of Funding

This section clarifies the form of financial support, funding amounts and rates, and typical project durations provided under the program.

Conditions and Requirements

This section describes the essential criteria that applicants and projects must meet to receive funding, including specific provisions on application submission, collaborations, state aid law, and budget management.

Application Process

This section guides through the application process, from submitting project proposals to selection and approval, and explains the different phases and involved bodies.

This section describes the legal and official documents that establish and regulate the "Social Innovation (ESF+ 2021–2027)" funding program, and identifies the key legal acts that shape its operation.

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Funding Overview

Funding Status

Funding Status:

Open

Open Until

Open Until:

31.12.2027

Award Channel

Award Channel:

Framework Programme Call

Region

Region:

Bavaria (Germany)

Sectors

Sectors:

Education and Vocational Training, Healthcare, Service Sector, Social Enterprises

Application Type

Application Type:

Optional Consortium

Funding Stages

Funding Stages:

Experimental Development, Pilot Testing

Funding Provider

Program Level:

Regional

Funding Body:

Bavarian State Ministry for Family, Labour and Social Affairs (StMAS), European Social Fund Plus (ESF+)

Managed By:

Bavarian State Ministry for Family, Labour and Social Affairs (StMAS), Department S4; Bavarian Centre for Family and Social Affairs (ZBFS)

Additional Partners:

Innovation Committee (ESF Managing Authority in Bavaria, representatives of the joint institutions according to § 44b SGB II, Bavarian Chamber of Crafts, Bavarian Association of Cities and Towns, Federal Employment Agency Regional Directorate Bavaria, State Working Group of the Top Associations of Free Welfare Work in Bavaria, Bavarian Association of Rural Districts, representatives of the approved municipal bodies according to § 6a SGB, German Trade Union Confederation)

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