Due to the small amount of funding for 2024, the support is focused on one target group: To prevent school dropouts and improve training skills, the aim is to
Pupils from year 5 onwards who are at risk of failing at school and/or who are clearly not ready for training, as well as marginalized young people or school drop-outs who are not (or no longer) reached by regular school systems, youth vocational assistance and training support.
Projects must be implemented taking into account the cross-cutting objectives of the ESF Plus - gender equality, equal opportunities and non-discrimination, sustainability and transnational cooperation. The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union must also be observed.
Project sponsors can submit their applications in writing to the L-Bank in Karlsruhe by May 31, 2023. The electronic application form ELAN, available on the website https://www.esf-bw.de/esf/esfplus/sm/elan/, can be used for this purpose. Private individuals can benefit from participating in "ESF Plus"-funded projects and therefore cannot submit their own funding application. Project sponsors will be given the opportunity to present their applications at the ranking meeting of the local ESF working group of the Ludwigsburg district in June 2023. Following an assessment of the content and prioritization based on a ranking according to standard state guidelines, the applications will be forwarded to the L-Bank for approval. The bank makes the final decision on the distribution of the funding.
Further general information on ESF Plus, the full text of the call for proposals with numerous procedural instructions and the regional working group strategy can be found on the Ludwigsburg district website at https://www.landkreis-ludwigsburg.de/de/landratsamt-landkreis/kreisverwaltung/dezernat-iv-arbeit-jugend-und-soziales/fb-43-soziales-pflege-und-versorgungsangelegenheiten/. The ESF office at the Ludwigsburg district office is also available to answer questions from project sponsors (Stephanie Mayer, telephone 07141 144-42052, e-mail: stephanie.mayer[at]landkreis-ludwigsburg.de).
The ESF Plus is an important labor market policy instrument of the European Union (EU) for promoting employment in Europe. Since the European Economic Community was founded in 1957, it has improved employment opportunities, supported people through training and qualifications, helped to reduce disadvantages in the labor market and combated poverty and social exclusion. It is the EU's most important financing and funding instrument for investing in people. The Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Social Affairs, Health and Integration is supported in its regional funding by the regional ESF working groups, which are based in the city and district authorities and have their own funding contingent.
