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The Central Finance and Contracting Agency (CFLA) has announced two open calls for project proposals for municipalities to receive European Union (EU) fund financing for social housing construction. The total available funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) for both calls is 38 million euros.
The EU fund program developed by the Ministry of Economics aims to provide socially and economically vulnerable individuals with access to housing that meets dignified living conditions, as well as to reduce waiting lists for municipal social housing rentals.
For the reconstruction of certain premises into social housing, the remaining ERDF funding from the program’s first round—amounting to 6.88 million euros—is available. The second round will support municipalities in completing unfinished new buildings and constructing new housing, with 31.24 million euros allocated from ERDF for this purpose.
EU funds can be invested in construction works, related landscaping, as well as equipping kitchens and sanitary facilities with functionally necessary equipment and devices.
CFLA will accept project applications from June 10 to September 10 of this year. Municipalities can plan project implementation until the end of 2029. The project call documentation is published on the CFLA website: first round, second call; second round.
The EU fund support for social housing creation is part of the EU cohesion policy program for 2021–2027 under specific objective 4.3.1: “Promote the social and economic integration of socially excluded communities, low-income households, and disadvantaged groups, including people with special needs, by implementing integrated actions, including housing and social services,” under measure 4.3.1.3: “Renovation of social housing or construction of new social housing.”
Information about projects approved in the first call is available here: approved projects.
Information about all project calls is available in the “Project Calls” section on the CFLA website.