Committee on Regional Development decision on policy priority directions and calendar of program financing of Fund of Regional Development, for 2017 and on the announcement of the first call for project funding from grant 1 “Local and regional infrastructure”, program on development of local and regional infrastructure, column 1, part of Fund on Regional Development, for 2017

Official Bulletin no.29, dated 22 February 2017

Committee on Regional Development, on 9.2.2017, approved, by decision no.3 the policy priority directions on program of local and regional Development Infrastructure, “Digital Albania” program and “Support of Economy” program of Fund of Regional Development. The decision determines as well the calendar on calls for funding, by columns, programs and financial grants, for the first half of year 2017.

Following, by decision no.4, Committee on Regional Development, announced the first call on new project funding by columns, programs and financial grants, for the first half of year 2017, aimed to local and regional projects, which serve as a catalyzer regarding the revitalization of the city/village and local and regional economic development, throughout the improvement of access, mobility and road infrastructure, urbanization/integration of informal areas, as well as infrastructure on economic, local and regional development.

Moreover, t is implied by this decision that projects funding is done by local units, whereas the evaluation procedure of applicable projects is done by the technical secretariat, in the Ministry of Urban Development, while the minister of Urban Development is attributed the implementation of the decision.

Meanwhile, minister of Urban Development, minister of Education and Sport, minister of Transport and Infrastructure, minister of Environment, minister of State Innovation and Public Administration, minister of Health, minister of Culture, minister of Economic Development, Tourism, Trade and Enterprise and minister of Finance are attributed the implementation of the decision no.3.