The National Project Institute of Social Economy II. is implemented by the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic together with the project partner – the Public Procurement Office, within the framework of the Slovakia Programme in the programming period 2021 -2027. The project is implemented in the period 1/2024 – 11/2028, with the place of implementation throughout the Slovak Republic. The project is a natural continuation of the national project NP Institute of Social Economy (6/2018 – 12/2023), which specifically supported the effective implementation of Act No. 112/2018 Coll. on social economy and social enterprises by creating and piloting a system of support for the development of the social economy in the Slovak Republic. The aim is the continuity and strengthening of the existing system of support for the development of the social economy within the meaning of Act No. 112/2018 Coll. on the social economy and social enterprises, cultivation and further development of the social economy ecosystem in the Slovak Republic, raising awareness about the social economy and social entrepreneurship.