The Ministry of Culture and Media, Level 1 Intermediary Body within the Operational Program "Effective Human Resources" 2014-2020, after the tendering process and selection of projects, issued on April 27, 2022, the sixth Decision on financing for the open (permanent) Call to the submission of project proposals "Art and culture online" (UP.02.1.1.14), which is implemented within the framework of Priority axis 2 - Social inclusion, Specific objective 9.i.1 "Fight against poverty and social exclusion through the promotion of integration into the labor market and social integration of vulnerable groups, and the fight against all forms of discrimination". The call "Art and culture online" is aimed at increasing the social inclusion of people younger than 25 and older than 54 by participating in cultural and artistic activities via the Internet. The call will finance the activities of preparation and implementation of online participatory artistic and cultural activities aimed at the social inclusion of members of the target groups.
The total amount of grants awarded under the Call is HRK 35,000,000.00, of which 85% is provided by the European Social Fund, while the mandatory share of national co-financing of 15% is provided by the Ministry of Culture and Media from the State Budget of the Republic of Croatia.
The sixth Decision on financing will support the implementation of 8 projects, and the total value of grants awarded by this Decision amounts to HRK 2,645,490.28 .
