The European Commission has just opened a dedicated call to support small cities & towns to incubate local New European Bauhaus projects in their communities.
What is the New European Bauhaus? Visit this website and find out
Through this competitive call, they aim to incubate inspiring place-based transformative projects, that foster the three complementary values of the New European Bauhaus in daily lives, living spaces and experiences:
- Sustainability – foster climate goals, circularity, zero pollution, and biodiversity
- Aesthetics – increase the quality of experience and style beyond functionality
- Inclusion – promote valuing diversity, accessibility and affordability
Projects should be proposing actions in four areas:
- Renovation of existing buildings and public spaces in a spirit of circularity and carbon neutrality;
- Preservation and transformation of cultural heritage;
- Adaptation and transformation of buildings for affordable housing solutions;
- Regeneration of urban or rural spaces.
The selected winners will receive expert support in the form of:
- Needs assessment: Experts will perform an assessment of the specific needs of the envisaged New European Bauhaus project and develop technical assistance plans with tailored support.
- Support services: Experts will provide state-of-the-art project development and planning, stakeholder engagement (e.g., stakeholder mapping, citizen engagement) and technical advice (e.g., cost estimates, financing strategies, legal advice), according to the needs identified.
- Implementation roadmap: Experts will support the beneficiaries in the incubation of the project towards a detailed roadmap that will guide and enable the implementation of their idea.
The call is targeting local authorities with less than 100,000 inhabitants. The deadline to submit a project is 23 May 2022 at 17:00 CEST.
For more information, please refer to the official website of the call.
