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Funding period

Showing all data for 2014–2021

Programme· RO-CULTURE · 2014–2021

Cultural Entrepreneurship, Cultural heritage and Cultural Exchange

  • Romania
  • Programme Agreement
  • 1 programme area

Social and economic development strengthened through cultural cooperation, cultural entrepreneurship and cultural heritage management

Programme objective, as agreed.

Allocation

€25m

Allocation by financial mechanism: EEA Grants 100%.

  • EEA Grants €25m
  • Norway Grants None

Funded by EEA Grants

€35m 136% of allocation
Contracted in signed projects
74
Projects signed
2
Donor programme partners
1
Documents published

Where the money is committed

This programme commits its whole allocation to one programme area.

This programme's allocation by programme area.
Programme areaAllocationShare
Cultural Entrepreneurship, Cultural Heritage and Cultural Cooperation PA14€25m100.0%

Who runs it

Responsible bodies

Programme operator
Ministry of Culture
National focal point
General Directorate Technical Assistance and Financial Mechanisms
Short name
RO-CULTURE
Type
Programme Agreement

Donor programme partners

Institutions from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway working on this programme.

Bilateral ambitions

€ 250,000 shall be allocated to the programme from the fund for bilateral relations. This does not prevent the Joint Committee for Bilateral Funds from allocating additional funds to the programme.

Conditions in the programme agreement

5 concerns were recorded against this programme when it was agreed.

  • A minimum of € 6.5 million shall be set aside for cultural cooperation and exchange between the Donor States and Romania.
  • No more than 60% of the total eligible expenditure of the programme shall be available for infrastructure (hard measures).
  • The programme shall focus on the role that culture and cultural heritage play in local and regional development with emphasis on employment, cultural entrepreneurship and vocational training and social inclusion.
  • The programme should also support projects that relate to the documentation of the cultural history of social, ethnic and cultural minorities and groups.
  • This programme shall contribute to the improvement of the situation for the Roma population and shall contribute towards the target set in section 2 ''Specific concerns'' of this Annex.

The 74 projects

€35m of awarded grant.

Signed per year

  • 29 2020
  • 15 2021
  • 30 2022
Smallest grant
€126k
Median
€195k
Largest
€2.2m
The largest projects under this programme, by awarded grant.
Largest projectsSignedGrant
Restoration and revitalization of the historical monument House of Arts – Center for Activities and Regional Resources (C.A.R.R.) ASTRA National Museum Complex29 September 2020€2.2m
Restoration, Revitalizing and Valorization of the Composer Paul Constantinescu Heritage Building in Ploiesti Territorial Administrative Unit Prahova County23 September 2020€2.1m
Restoration, consolidation and endowment "Teohari Antonescu County Museum" Territorial Administrative Unit Giurgiu County28 September 2020€2m
Restoration and enhancement of Marghiloman Manor National Heritage Institute23 September 2020€1.9m
Rehabilitation, refunctionalisation and revitalization of the Mocioni Mansion in Foeni, Timiș County TIMIŞ COUNTY25 May 2021€1.9m
RESTORATION AND REVITALIZATION OF THE FIRST THEATER BUILT TOGETHER, GRIVITA 53 Grivita 53 Cultural Association31 May 2022€1.9m
The capital of Dacia - a living museum of European cultural heritage UAT County of HUNEDOARA30 September 2020€1.9m
Conservation, restoration and valorization of the building "The former Cavalry School" for the consolidation of the cultural identity of the Dambovita county The Territorial Administrative Unit of Dambovita County24 June 2021€1.9m

Implementation status is not published for this funding period, so projects are shown by awarded grant and signature date rather than by progress.

Documents and calls

Published against this programme.

Documents published against this programme.
TypeDocumentVersion dateVersion
Programme AgreementProgramme agreement RO-CULTURE12 August 202424.0