Who can apply for funding?
The Sustainable Cities Fund provides funding for the implementation of eligible urban development and tourism projects to the following beneficiaries:
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Energy efficiency Owners of apartments in family residential buildings (up to 6 apartments), incl. individuals having a legitimate interest in this building. Universities and legal entities, managing university dormitories Other legal entities, having legal status, which allows them to apply for funding. |
Urban development Eligible for funding are all beneficiaries who implement eligible urban development activities (including their operators, public and private companies and public-private partnerships) in one of the following areas: Urban Transport; Urban environment; Areas with potential for economic development; Sports infrastructure; Cultural infrastructure. |
Tourism and cultural heritage Public and private organizations and public - private partnerships (individuals or legal entities), incl. representatives of religious institutions who are owners or implement eligible activities within sites, related to the restoration and preservation of cultural heritage. |
What kind of projects are funded?
Priority Axis 1 - "Sustainable and Integrated Urban Development" (PA1), eligible activities are:
- Increasing of the energy efficiency in family residential buildings and university dormitories - a minimum EE class "C" and a reduction in energy consumption of over 60%.
- Development of environmentally friendly and sustainable urban transport - traffic management plans and integrated transport systems, street networks, pedestrian and bicycle areas, car parks, etc.;
- improving the quality of the urban environment - parks, zoos, playgrounds, markets, city squares, alleys and sidewalks, etc.;
- development of sports and cultural infrastructure - sports halls, swimming pools, football fields, stadiums, cultural centers, theaters, libraries, opera houses, galleries, exhibition halls etc.;
- investments in areas with potential for economic development - construction and repair of business and industrial zones, technical infrastructure, etc.
Priority Axis 6 "Regional Tourism" (PA6) provides investment for tourism projects, related to cultural heritage sites of "national or global significance" - development of tourist product, tourist infrastructure - alleys, paths, visitor centers, small-scale technical infrastructure, etc. The complete list of the cultural monuments of national importance can be found here.