The Czech Interior Ministry has announced the 28th open call for proposals within the framework of its National Programme of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund.

The Ministry is accepting proposals aiming to operate regional integration centres for third country nationals in the regions of Ústí nad Labem, Hradec Králové, South Moravia and in the City of Prague in the 2021-22 period.

The regional integration centres make up the pivotal fundament of Czech regional integration infrastructure as defined in the national integration strategy.  

The integration centre must provide the following activities:

• Information for foreigners and the majority population (including public administration bodies) free of charge.
• Free social and legal counselling.
• Czech language, socio-cultural courses and interpretation services.
• Intercultural dialogue, awareness-raising campaigns and cultural events.
• Field social work and monitoring of new developments concerning the target group.
• Organisation of a regional platform of actors in the field of foreigners’ integration.

The call is open to private and non-governmental actors, as well as local and regional authorities. The total allocation provided is 95,000,000 CZK (approximately 3,620,000 EUR). 

The deadline to submit applications is 15 September 2020.

Further information is provided in Czech through the website of the Ministry of the Interior.