3rd call for applications for co-financing microprojects

The Association of the Carpathian Euroregion Poland together with the Higher Territorial Unit in Prešov announce the 3rd call for funding for micro-projects under the Interreg VA Poland-Slovakia Cross-Border Cooperation Program 2014-2020

The call for proposals is launched for microprojects under priority axis 1: Protection and development of the natural and cultural heritage of the border area

Who can apply?

• government and self-government administration bodies, their unions and associations
• units established by the state or local government to provide public services
• educational system institutions and universities
• non-profit non-governmental organizations
• European Groupings of Territorial Cooperation
• churches and religious associations

The list of eligible entities is attached as Annex 1 to the Microbencilee Handbook

Support area

The lead partner / micro-beneficiary and micro-project partners should, as a rule, come from the support area and carry out tasks in this area, i.e .:

Poland - Carpathian Euroregion:

• Krosno subregion: Jasło poviat, Krosno poviat, town with the rights of the Krosno poviat, Sanok poviat, Leski poviat, Brzozowski poviat, Bieszczady poviat,
• Przemyśl subregion: Przemyśl poviat, city with Przemyśl poviat rights, Lubaczów poviat, Przeworsk poviat, Jarosław poviat,
• Rzeszów poviat and the city with Rzeszów poviat rights (Rzeszów subregion).

Slovak side - Self-governing Prešov Region:

• Period Snina, Period Humenné, Period Stropkov, Period Medzilaborce, Period Svidnik, Period Vranov nad Topľou, Period Prešov, Period Sabinov.

What can I get a grant for?

• Construction or modernization of cross-border recreational infrastructure in the vicinity of cultural institutions, monuments, landscape and national parks that are part of cross-border tourist routes (e.g. creation of new and modernization of existing tourist routes: bicycle paths, hiking trails, nature and landscape routes and greenways, thematic cultural routes and related infrastructure, viewpoints, "Park and Ride" points, parking spaces close to paths and trails and cross-border integration of paths, etc.),
• Renovation and conservation works as well as modernization of cultural heritage objects located on cross-border tourist routes,
• Cooperation programs between institutions, including the mutual exchange of movable monuments and museum objects (e.g. temporary and touring exhibitions, joint ticket systems),
• Establishing and developing cross-border intersectoral cooperation for the heritage of the border area between entities in the field of preservation and protection of cross-border cultural and natural resources: integrated projects in the border region, organization of thematic conferences, seminars and workshops, cooperation between institutions and promotion of joint activities for the protection of natural resources, including protection of biodiversity),
• Development and implementation of common cross-border standards and guidelines for the protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage,
• Actions for cross-border integration and building a common identity, e.g. coordinated educational programs / initiatives including activities devoted to historical and cultural heritage and ecology, as well as sports and language courses,
  Joint cross-border promotion carried out in order to promote natural and cultural attractions of the border area and increase the number of their visits (e.g. organization and participation in joint events, fairs, conferences, workshops and seminars),
• Actions for the joint protection of the natural environment, including the protection and restoration of the proper condition of species and natural habitats, ensuring the maintenance of ecological connectivity, stopping the influx of alien species, stopping the degradation of natural and landscape values,
• Educational activities in the field of risk management and security,
• Joint cross-border educational activities promoting cultural and natural heritage,
• Joint training for guides, conservators and representatives of institutions involved in activities for the protection of the natural and cultural heritage of the borderland,
• Using ICT tools to preserve and promote cultural and natural heritage resources, applications for mobile phones, websites, creating cross-border ecological products and e-products and services; cross-border information and promotion campaigns conducted with the use of modern communication tools, digitization and digital exchange of resources, multimedia presentation of cross-border heritage, exchange of specialist knowledge on the digitization of cultural heritage, creation of common repositories of cultural heritage.

Necessary documents

The documents applicable for the call for applications, including the program document, the Microbial Beneficiary's Manual with appendices and the applicable guidelines are available in the Program Documents tab.