Poland Financed Norwegian Tender

Over PLN 240 million will be allocated to the implementation of 20 projects which by the decision of the deputy prime minister minister of culture national heritage and sport prof. Piotr Gliski received funding from the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area and the state budget under the Culture Program - Action 1 Improving the management of cultural heritage. The selected projects include construction of the Interactive Fairy Tale and Animation Center at the Drawing Film Studio in Bielsko-Biaa as well as the conservation and restoration of the 14th-century castle in Lidzbark Warmiski - pearls of Gothic architecture in Poland.A total of 224 applications were submitted 131 for Sub-measure 1.1 Restoration and revitalization of cultural heritage and 93 for Sub-measure 1.2 Innovative use of infrastructure for the presentation of cultural heritage. The total value of the projects amounted to over PLN 2.88 billion and the value of the requested co-financing exceeded PLN 1.89 billion and was more than seven times higher than the allocation available under the call for proposals.The applications were very well prepared to a large extent envisaged cooperation with partners from the Donor States and included an interesting and varied cultural educational and training offer.As many as 189 projects qualified for substantive evaluation 110 under Sub-measure 1.1 and 79 under Sub-measure 1.2 which were first assessed by the Committee of Experts and then considered by the Selection Committee which prepared recommendations.