Zprávy památkové péče 2022, 82(2):303-310
15 years of the Support Program for World Heritage Sites
- Ministerstvo kultury ČR
One of the many subsidy and contribution programs at the disposal of the Ministry of Culture is the Program of Support for World Heritage Sites. The Program has been announced annually since 2008. The purpose of its establishment was to fulfil the obligations arising from the adoption of the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage and to ensure support for the monuments of the Czech Republic inscribed on the World Heritage List (hereinafter referred to as the List) and support for monuments for which a proposal for nomination to the List (National Indicative List) has been or will be submitted. Eligible applicants for the program are legal and natural persons, except for contributory organizations established by the Ministry of Culture. Applicants must aim their project submission at one of the three priorities of the program, which are: 1) creation and updating of management plans and nomination documents, 2) scientific research projects and 3) presentation and education projects. All priorities must develop the value of the property for which it has been inscribed or nominated to the World Heritage List. Specific outputs supported by the grant program include management plans, nomination documents and their translations, structural and historical and other surveys and documentation, specialist and popular science publications, lectures, conferences, exhibitions, web presentations, etc. A total of 621 applications were received in the history of the program, of which 394 projects were supported for a total amount of CZK 98,726,077. The program most often has a budget of CZK 6 million. This does not cover the total amount requested by project promoters. Most projects are supported with an amount between CZK 100,000 and CZK 250,000. CZK. The grant from the World Heritage Sites Support Program can cover up to 70 % of the total project costs.
Announced annually since 2008. The purpose of its establishment was to fulfil the obligations arising from the adoption of the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage and to ensure support for the monuments of the Czech Republic inscribed on the World Heritage List (hereinafter referred to as the List) and support for monuments for which a proposal for nomination to the List (National Indicative List) has been or will be submitted. Eligible applicants for the program are legal and natural persons, except for contributory organizations established by the Ministry of Culture. Applicants must aim their project submission at one of the three priorities of the program, which are: 1) creation and updating of management plans and nomination documents, 2) scientific research projects and 3) presentation and education projects. All priorities must develop the value of the property for which it has been inscribed or nominated to the World Heritage List. Specific outputs supported by the grant program include management plans, nomination documents and their translations, structural and historical and other surveys and documentation, specialist and popular science publications, lectures, conferences, exhibitions, web presentations, etc. A total of 621 applications were received in the history of the program, of which 394 projects were supported for a total amount of CZK 98,726,077. The program most often has a budget of CZK 6 million. This does not cover the total amount requested by project promoters. Most projects are supported with an amount between CZK 100,000 and CZK 250,000. CZK. The grant from the World Heritage Sites Support Program can cover up to 70 % of the total project costs.
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