Where the money is committed
This programme commits its whole allocation to one programme area.
Programme· BG-CULTURE · 2014–2021
Cultural Entrepreneurship, Heritage and Cooperation
Social and economic development strengthened through cultural cooperation, cultural entrepreneurship and cultural heritage management
Programme objective, as agreed.
Allocation
€10m
Allocation by financial mechanism: EEA Grants 100%.
- EEA Grants €10m
- Norway Grants None
Funded by EEA Grants
€11m 111% of allocation
Contracted in signed projects
55
Projects signed
1
Donor programme partners
1
Documents published
| Programme area | Allocation | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cultural Entrepreneurship, Cultural Heritage and Cultural Cooperation PA14 | €10m | 100.0% |
Who runs it
Responsible bodies
- Programme operator
- Ministry of Culture - Bulgaria
- National focal point
- Central Coordination Unit Directorate
- Short name
- BG-CULTURE
- Type
- Programme Agreement
Donor programme partners
Institutions from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway working on this programme.
Bilateral ambitions
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.
- No more than 60 % of the total eligible expenditure of the programme shall be available for infrastructure (hard measures).
- The involvement of minority groups in cultural projects and their access to culture, and the addressing of the needs of minority groups, such as Roma, inter alia through measures in education shall be explored in the concept note phase.
- The 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 programme shall focus on the role that culture and cultural heritage play in local and regional development with emphasis on employment, social inclusion and cultural entrepreneurship.
- The programme shall support projects that relate to the documentation of the cultural history of social, ethnic and cultural minorities and groups.
The 55 projects
€11m of awarded grant.
Signed per year
- 12 2021
- 26 2022
- 17 2023
- Smallest grant
- €51k
- Median
- €180k
- Largest
- €500k
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.
| Type | Document | Version date | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Programme Agreement | Programme agreement BG-CULTURE | 7 October 2024 | 19.0 |