Subvention for agriculture in Romania - sub-measure 7.2

Sub-measure 7.2 – basic infrastructure investment 

 

PURPOSE:

 creation and modernization of local road infrastructure and systems supply water / wastewater, form a basis for rural community;

 creation and modernization ante and preschool education and upper secondary education infrastructure with natural resources and environmental profile and vocational schools in agriculture. 

 

 

OBJECTIVES:

 Creating road infrastructure of local interest and infrastructure of water / wastewater improved, which will help to reduce social and economic trends of decline and to improve living standards in rural areas;

 Improving the living conditions of the rural population and to stop the phenomenon of depopulation of rural areas by reducing rural-urban disparities.

 

 

BENEFICIARIES:

 Municipalities and their associations - according to national legislation (Law 215/2001);

 Non-governmental organizations (NGOs according 26/2000) - Investment in:

- educational infrastructure (kindergartens);

- social infrastructure (after-school). 

 

 

ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS:

 The applicant must qualify for eligible beneficiaries;

 The investment must fall into at least one of the types of support provided by sub-measure;

 Applicant must not be in insolvency or default;

 The investment to be made in rural areas;

 The investment is part of a national/regional/county/local development strategy;

 The investment must comply with the General Urban Plan;

 Investing in infrastructure for water / wastewater must comply with Master Plans for water / wastewater;

 The investment in the water supply system must necessarily be carried out with wastewater network if it does not exist;

 Investing in infrastructure for water / wastewater should be done in rural areas belonging in agglomerations between 2000-10000 L. E.

 It must be demonstrated necessity, opportunity and socio-economic potential of the investment

 The applicant must undertake to ensure maintenance of the investment for a period of minimum 5 years from the last payment;

 Infrastructure investment project water / wastewater operator must hold opinion Regional functionality and compliance attesting to the solution of operation.

 

 

GRANTS:

For unprofitable projects, the financial support will be 100% of expenditure eligible and shall not exceed:

a. 1,000,000 euro / community for investment aimed one type of support (infrastructure roads, water / wastewater);

b. 2,500,000 euro / community for investment to establish the infrastructure of water / wastewater;

c. 1,500,000 euro / community for investment expansion of water / wastewater;

d. 4,000,000 Euro / project for collective projects without exceeding the maximum / community / type of support;

e. 500,000 euro for infrastructure projects educational / social.

For profitable projects, the financial support will be maximum 85% of the total eligible expenditure and shall not exceed 100,000 Euro / project - for projects implemented by NGOs educational infrastructure and social concerns (after-school infrastructure).

 

 

ELIGIBLE COSTS:

1. Investments in tangible assets for projects:

a. road infrastructure facilities for local interest and water / wastewater infrastructure:

 construction, expansion and / or modernization of public water systems in rural areas belonging to the clusters between 2000-10000 them;

 construction, extension and / or modernization of wastewater in rural places belonging to agglomerations between 2000-10000 them;

 construction, extension and / or modernization of local roads. 

b. infrastructure educational / social:

 establishment and modernization (including equipment) kindergartens and nurseries, including demolition, where a recommended technical expertise;

 expansion and modernization (including equipment) secondary high educational institutions technological with profile of natural resources and environmental protection and schools work in agriculture;

 establishment and modernization (including equipment) after-school infrastructure, including demolition, where technical expertise recommends.

 

 

NON-ELIGIBLE COSTS:

a) Contributions in kind;

b) Costs for rental of machinery, plant and equipment;

c) Operating costs including maintenance and rental costs;

d) General ineligible expenses. 

 

 

SELECTION CRITERIA: 

 prioritizing investment type for the purposes of prioritizing investment in infrastructure water / wastewater;

 coverage of population served.

Specific investments in roads

 connectivity to ensure the link with the main roads and other transport routes;

 multi-purpose role in economic accessibility, the tourist areas, the social investment, other investments financed from EU funds.

Specific investments in infrastructure water / wastewater

 prioritization of investments that complement those financed by the SOP and / or POIM.

Specific investments in infrastructure related to education and social services

 prioritizing investment type as follows: educational and social infrastructure. 

Support will be given in the form of:

 reimbursement of eligible expenses;

 payment in advance, subject to a bank guarantee or equivalent relevant 100% of the advance, cf. art. 45 (4) and art. 63 of R (EU) 1305/2013.

Grants will separate allocations sessions on specific types of infrastructure.