The Ministry of Culture and Media, Level 1 Intermediary Body within the Operational Program "Effective Human Resources" 2014-2020, after conducting the tender process and selecting projects, on June 20, 2022, made a Decision on the financing of 12 project proposals within the open ( temporary) call for submission of project proposals "Reading to an inclusive society" (UP.02.1.1.15) - activity group B.
The call is to finance the preparation and implementation of participatory activities to encourage reading and the development of reading competencies for members of target groups, as well as activities to raise public awareness of the importance of reading for personal development and social integration.
On the basis of the Financing Decision, 12 projects with a total value of HRK 4,806,859.57 will be contracted, which will implement the activities of preparation and implementation of participatory activities to encourage reading and the development of reading competencies, as well as activities to raise public awareness of the importance of reading for personal development and social integration.
Eligible applicants in activity group A are public libraries, and in activity group B eligible applicants are art organizations, associations operating in the field of culture and art, cultural institutions and local or regional self-government units.
The total available financial resources within this call for submission of project proposals amount to HRK 41,000,000.00. The share of financing per individual project is 100% of eligible costs, of which 85% is secured from the European Social Fund, while the mandatory share of national co-financing of 15 % to be provided by the Ministry of Culture and Media from the State Budget of the Republic of Croatia.
The intermediary body of level 2 is the National Foundation for Civil Society Development.
The decision on financing can be found HERE .
