SUBVENTIONS FOR AGRICULTURE IN ROMANIA - SUB-MEASURE 7.6

SUB-MEASURE 7.6 – PROTECTION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE

 

PURPOSE:

  • protect cultural heritage and / or making investments to conserve heritage of local interest, the monastic establishments including the modernization of cultural establishments.

 

OBJECTIVES:

  • The investment in the restoration, preservation and accessibility of immovable cultural heritage of local interest, the monastic establishments including cultural establishments;
  • Showcasing local cultural heritage, to promote rural tourism, thus increasing living standards in rural areas;
  • Sustainable local development.

 

BENEFICIARIES:

  1. Communities;
  2. Non-guvernmental organizations;
  3. Units of worship;
  4. Authorized individuals / companies that hold management objectives
  5. Cultural heritage of public interest, class B.

 

ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS:

  • The applicant must qualify for eligible beneficiaries.
  • The investment must fall into at least one of the types of support provided by the measure.
  • Applicant must not be in insolvency or default.
  • The investment is carried out in rural areas.
  • Introducing investment in cultural heritage tourism circuit Class B at its completion;
  • The investment is part of a national strategy / regional / county / local development.
  • The applicant shall maintain a minimum investment 5 years from the last payment.

 

GRANTS:

1. For projects that do not generate profits - financial support will be 100% of the total eligible expenditure and shall not exceed 500,000 Euro / project.

2. For projects that generate profits - financial support will be 85% of the total eligible expenditure and shall not exceed 200,000 Euro / project.

 

ELIGIBLE COSTS:

  • Investments in tangible assets for projects:
  1. the restoration, preservation, and equipping buildings / monuments of cultural heritage property Class B local interest;
  2. restoration, preservation and / or endowment of Class B monastic;
  3. construction, expansion and / or upgrading of access roads for monastic establishments Class B;
  4. modernization, renovation and / or cultural endowment (community centers).

 

NON-ELIGIBLE CRITERIA:

  1. Contributions in kind;
  2. Rental costs for machinery, plant and equipment;
  3. Operating costs including maintenance and rental costs;
  4. General ineligible expenses.

 

SELECTION CRITERIA:

For investments conservation and restoration of cultural heritage of local interest

  • tourism potential in the sense of prioritizing projects in rural areas with development potential tourism;
  • cultural values depending on the number of socio-cultural activities carried out;

 

For investments for modernization and equipment of cultural centers

  • level of service sector, including tourism potential of rural village;
  • cultural values depending on the number of socio-cultural activities undertaken.

 

Support will be given in the form of:

- A reimbursement of eligible expenses;

- An advance payment, provided that a bank guarantee or equivalent relevant 100% of the advance, according to art. 45 (4) and art. 63 of R (EU) 1305/2013.