In this first quarter of the year, it generated 25,000 euros to 601,000 states.. The first is the amount that the Provincial Assembly has helped the eight municipalities in the province to submit projects to be financed with European funds; the second figure is the total amount of money coming from Europe to make them a reality. Also, at the same time, other 365.000 Euros For programs announced by the Brussels City Council. In total, especially around one million euros 966,811 Eurosis the number of European funds received in the state.
It’s philosophy that makes it provincial agency european funds office created in this mission and beginning to bear fruit. To help municipalities with a population of less than 20,000, in order to realize projects that need European financing. and without this support they would not be offering them as they require money to be prepared and processed and the smaller municipalities of course do not have sufficient liquidity. Also, submitting a project and paying for its development does not guarantee the European Union’s approval to subsidize the project, so money spent is considered lost. This is what has caused almost no place to dare to take money from Brussels for all these years.
The provincial agency aims to encourage the arrival of subsidies. European Union and multiply the number of visitors to Alicante so far. Thus, a bank of projects suitable for European funds will be established in the province. Purpose of the initiative of the provincial institution will allocate two millionis to facilitate, in particular, medium and small-sized municipal assemblies to pay for work or previous strategic plans for projects that will later require European funding for their execution. Thus, the Province will allocate an average of 15,000 euros to each of the 141 municipalities in the state, money from the rest. The board of directors will approve this call for grants in a few days, which aims to encourage the municipalities of Alicante to submit projects priced with funds from Europe. both directly and indirectly, Next Generation or Regional Development.
“With this subsidy, small municipalities will be able to offer two or three projects, and the important thing is that large municipalities have the money to do it,” says the Deputy for European Projects. Maria Gomez. Town halls with a population of more than 20,000 are also featured in programs such as The Next Generation in their own right.
The main problem that local governments face when applying for European funds is the difficulty of the procedures and the cost of carrying out the studies to justify the projects. This is demonstrated by a study commissioned by the Provincial Commission from Ineca on the economic impact of Feder funds, the European Social Fund and direct administration aids in the province’s municipalities in the period 2014-2021. One of the results large municipalities with specialized departments are the ones that collect the most funds. the little ones don’t even come to the calls most of the time.
Beneficiaries
However, the office, which only aims to attract community funding from Diputación, manages to change this trend. a) Yes, Eight of the 22 towns that applied for aid from Europe received aid this quarter to subsidize different programs, all from direct funds from Brussels, as major calls have yet to be opened.
Son AugustLeading a project with European art schools and universities to promote innovation with new techniques and styles in the traditional pottery centers of the municipality, which received 60,000 Euros; acceptance received the same amount to develop a program to improve the environment and the fight against climate change; Alteareceived €148,000 as a partner in a project to exchange good practices regarding the work of volunteers in municipalities; Dolores It has the same number to promote the European Green Deal and the transition to a more sustainable economy; caught received 10,570 euros to lead a project to promote rural heritage in times of covid; Els Poblets he also has the money for a program aimed at promoting multiculturalism; a Relaxation 16,545 euros arrived for young entrepreneurs in the digital space in rural municipalities; and like They are allocating 148,000 euros for a cooperation program in the field of cultural heritage between European cities. In total, 601.115 euros from Brussels.
Diputación received European funds for the project. “Youngdeal” (148,000 euros); for the “Museum” (55.999 Euros); “no hate” (€48,294); promotion of innovative public procurement (€59,004); and Lost Music (54,399 Euros). All add up to 365,696 euros from the EU.
However, not everything is positive. Two projects rejected Submitted by Diputación to raise funds for 879.000 Euros. they are a Erasmus Plus DeportationAimed to obtain 250,000 Euros from Brussels and the most preferred, Rejection of La Marina commercial space by New Generation for 629.000 Euros. PP turned against the government Pedro Sanchez After the Provincial Assembly was excluded from this call. The people blamed him “a clear political bias” in the cast. However, his deputy, María Gómez, is currently ‘after our complaints’ center increased executive transparency “and more is known about distribution criteria”.