Job Coach

This funding program was aimed at legal entities that employed skilled professionals to support the labor market integration of people with asylum and migration backgrounds. The funding aimed to support the professional and social integration of these groups in the Free State of Bavaria, by supporting the organizations through job coaches in acquisition, counseling, placement, and follow-up care.

The Job Coach funding program supported the employment of skilled professionals dedicated to integrating people with migration and asylum backgrounds into the labor market. The funded activities included the acquisition, counseling, placement, and follow-up care of the target group, as well as advising employers. Project-related personnel and material expenses were eligible for funding.

The program provided non-repayable grants to cover personnel and material expenses, with a funding rate of up to 90 percent of the eligible costs. Recipients had to provide a co-financing share of at least 10 percent. The approval period generally extended over one calendar year.

Specific requirements applied for participation in the Job Coach funding program regarding the qualifications of the job coaches, the target group, and the documents to be submitted. Applicants had to contact the ministry before the start of the project and obtain a labor market policy statement from the local employment agency. There were also provisions for multiple funding and the co-financing share.

The Job Coach funding program was based on a specific funding guideline from the Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior, for Sport and Integration. It was regulated by comprehensive budgetary provisions of the Free State of Bavaria, which formed the basis for the grants and their administration.