What kinds of projects are eligible for support?
- The regeneration of historical centres and urban conservation areas, and the restoration of building stock in older housing developments of these centres and conservation areas for suitable purposeful use;
- The revitalisation of public areas in towns (e.g.: squares, parks, children's playgrounds including public green spaces) including associated infrastructure;
- The construction and improvement of the infrastructure of non-profit social welfare establishments registered according to Act No 108/2006 Sb., on social services, namely the enhancement of the quality and comfort of facilities providing social services in line with the community plan of municipalities;
- Solving the inadequate quality and capacity of transport infrastructure as a result of the increasing number of automobiles (e.g. local roads, automated parking buildings for the public);
- The construction and improvement of schools, educational institutions and infrastructure for further education focused on enhancing relevance in labour markets along with the acquisition and modernisation of teaching aids and equipment used directly in teaching; technical improvement must lead to an enhancement of the quality and innovativeness of the education process;
- The improvement of health care facilities providing ward and outpatient care pursuant to Act No. 20/1966, as amended, and their equipment with information technologies, technical equipment including associated modernisation (e.g. equipment for radiology departments, rehabilitation centres and facilities offering follow-up care, information systems);
- The technical improvement of infrastructure and equipment of facilities providing services for social integration of groups threatened and affected by social exclusion;
- The construction and improvement of facilities for culture, sports and work with children and youth;
- The regeneration, revitalisation and conversion of brownfields and related neglected sites, including the conversion and completion of the supporting infrastructure (car parks, local paths, streetlights) and technical infrastructure (sewage systems, gas and water distributing pipes, telecommunication systems, energy distribution systems, etc.);
- The building of partnerships and the development of networks between towns and other entities in order to share best practice in the sphere of innovative strategies in education, public services and public administration; these can qualify for support but expenses related to this purpose are limited to 10% of the total eligible expenditures.
Which subjects can be funded?
Chartered towns of the South-East Cohesion Region (i.e. Brno and Jihlava). For projects implemented in the administrative area of the aforementioned cities, funds can be also awarded to organisations established by the chartered towns of the South-East Cohesion Region (i.e. Brno and Jihlava), pending approval by the respective cities; also to non-governmental non-profit organisations, small and medium-sized entrepreneurs.
Amount of available funds
EUR 81 million, which amounts to roughly CZK 2 306 million
Sample case
The city owns a dilapidated and empty building, formerly used as barracks. The city strategy is to build a facility offering social services for groups threatened with social exclusion, because it currently lacks such an institution. The project consists in the remodelling of the dilapidated building and in creating the background for the new social services centre.