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Together with Structural Consulting Group we submitted yesterday for the Ministry of European Funds and MA HCOP a series of recommendations regarding the Applicant’s Guideline – General Conditions for HCOP – “Guidelines regarding the access for funding under the Operational Programme Human Capital 2014-2020”.

The document comprises the main aspects of novelty introduced in the eligibility requirements for 2014-2020, and that, in our opinion, are restricting the access to several categories of potential beneficiaries.

In our recommendations we analyzed and included a part of the suggestions received after the “Fresh Start” round table. The event was organized by Structural Consulting Group and the Romanian-Dutch Chamber of Commerce in Romania (NRCC), on 26^th of May 2016, at which attended the representatives of the Ministry of European Funds and experts involved in SOPHRD/HCOP.

This document is the first from a series of analyzes that VAPRO Romania consultants, together with Structural Consulting Group and other partners, are preparing based on the guidelines published within HCOP and that they will forward to the Ministry of European Funds and MA HCOP.

The submitted document can be downloaded here: Download Recommendation Letter!

The Ministry of European Funds launched under public consultation the Applicant Guidelines – Specific Conditions: “School for all” (SO 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.6) – financing line dedicated to:

• Facilitating the access to education and preventing / reducing the rate of early school leaving;
• Increasing the quality of educational services;
• Providing qualified human resources in education field;

A project should comprise activities from at least two of above mentioned categories and will be implemented over a period of maximum 36 months.

Maximum project value:

• Small projects 500.000 euro (at the level of a single county);
• Large projects: 1.500.000 euro (at the level of more counties);

Eligible applicants:

• NGOs;
• Religious institutions;
• Public or private educational institutions (compulsory participation);
• Various organizations with attributions in education area, according to the Guidelines;

Target group:

• children with ante/preschool age, students from groups with school dropout risk including their parents;
• teaching staff;
• people who have not completed compulsory education;

According to the Ministry, the projects can be submitted during 1st of August 2016 – 30th of September 2016, their implementation being estimated to start in December 2016.

The Guideline is under public consultation until 21st of July 2016 and can be downloaded from here.

Starting with July, a new series of non-reimbursable financing will be available for SMEs (including Bucharest-Ilfov region), through the Micro-industrialization National Programme. 

Eligible beneficiaries:

• SMEs from all development regions and
• Microenterprises and SMEs from Bucharest-Ilfov, region not covered by European funds

The grant value: up to 250.000 lei/beneficiary (approx. 55.000 euro).

Financing percentages: up to 90% of eligible expenditures of the project.

Total budget allocated for 2016: 60 mil lei (for minimum 244 beneficiaries).

Eligible expenditures within the project: purchasing of technological equipment, measurement and control equipment, fiscal electronic devices, vans, patents, brands, e-commerce software, IT equipment, development of a website, work/production spaces, heating/air-conditioning installations, entrepreneurship training, consultancy etc.

More information you can find here.

Starting with July, anyone with entrepreneurial initiative can access European funds in order to start a non-agricultural business in the rural area!
 
What activities can be performed?

• Services: medical services, car repair shops, IT business, consultancy or accountancy offices, veterinarian clinic and others;
• Production: pellet manufacturing, electrical components factory, metal constructions, furniture factory, pharmaceuticals, crafts etc.;
• Tourism: agro-pensions and leisure activities;
• Other activities – contact us to confirm that your idea can be financed;

 What is the maximum grant for a project?

• For 6.2 financing line – Up to 70.000 euro (100 % non-refundable) and the payment is granted in two instalments: 70% in advance, at the beginning of the project and 30% at project completion and achievement of indicators;

OR

• For 6.4 financing line – Up to 200.000 euro (up to 90% non-refundable financing) for those who want a more complex investment, with periodic payments (maximum 5 payments) during the project implementation period;

 What can be financed?

• Construction or modernization of the working space;
• Purchase of equipment, machinery or other equipment necessary for the business;
• Other expenses required by the project.

 Who can access the funding?

• Micro-enterprises, small businesses or any individual that can found a company in the rural area until the submission deadline of the project;

The evaluation and approval: the grants are awarded to the highest scoring projects until the available funds are contracted! Therefore, funds are granted to those who submit well prepared projects, as soon as possible.

For a FREE evaluation of your eligibility or for more information contact us via E-mail: info@vapro.ro or phone: 037 117 29 54.

According to the updated estimated calendar of launches within PNDR, the projects for non- agricultural investments in rural areas can be submitted starting with 25-29 July.

The eligible beneficiaries are existing or newly founded companies and farmers who want to diversify their activity.

Investments financed for production in non-agricultural areas, provision of services (eg medical, sanitary-veterinary), agro-tourism or crafting activities.

The grant support is:

• For the sub-measure 6.2 – 50.000 euro with the possibility of increasing* up to 70.000 euro;
• For the sub-measure 6.4 – 70% of the investment cost, with the possibility of increase* up to 90% but no more than 200.000 euro;

*The grant can be increased in the case of investments in production, provision of medical and sanitary-veterinary services, agro-tourism or in the case of farmers who develop non-agricultural activities (sub-measure 6.4).

The calendar has been published by Finantare.ro