The 2nd Call for small project proposals in the Western Border Area is announced aiming at strengthening the Slovak-Hungarian social cohesion across the border with the support of local cooperation and building, developing long-term partnerships. The call for proposals is announced in the framework of the Interreg V-A Slovakia-Hungary Cooperation Programme. Priority axes open within this call are:
PA 1) Nature and culture.
PA 4) Enhancing cross-border cooperation of public authorities and people.
The specific objective of PA 1 is to increase the attractiveness of the border area, i.e., more efficient exploitation of natural and cultural potential of the border area facilitating sustainable development of local economy; and to increase social, economic and territorial cohesion. The main pillars of PA 1 are nature, tourism, culture and sport. The specific objective of PA 4 is to improve the level of cross-border inter-institutional cooperation and to broaden cross-border cooperation between citizens.
Proposals can be submitted continuously from 1 April 2019. Dates for closing the rounds: 30 June 2019, 30 September 2019, and 15 January 2020. Allocated ERDF sources: 978,153.54 EUR to the first, and 3,696,740.47 EUR to the fourth priority axis. The amount of the grant can be between 20,000 EUR and 50,000 EUR per project with a maximum co-financing rate of 85%.
Only those applicants are eligible for the grant whose place of business or branch office is established in the programme area and has a cross-border partner. The project duration is maximum 12 months.
For further information about the Call for proposals, please, visit the official website of the programme.
The Call for proposals in the Eastern Border Area has also been announced. Further details are available here.