Deadline: 30-Nov-20
The State Support Services Center (RTK) is seeking applications to restore and use the buildings located in the heritage protection areas of small towns for the needs of the local community and to revive the use of the heritage protection area.
Funding Information
- Total budget: EUR 2 859 647.
- The minimum grant amount per project is EUR 200,000 and the maximum amount is EUR 500,000.
Expected Results
- The output indicators of the support are cumulatively for the whole application round:
- At least 7 buildings have been restored in the heritage protection areas of city centers;
- At least 7 local governments have participated in restoration projects as partners or implementers
Supported Activities
- The application round will fund activities related to the restoration and public use of buildings located in small town heritage conservation areas.
- The building that is the object of the application must be located in the heritage protection area of Haapsalu, Kuressaare, Lihula, Paide, Pärnu, Rakvere, Viljandi, Valga or Võru. Preference will be given to buildings located in the competition area of the central square or central street or on the adjacent real estate that was the object of the Estonian Architects’ Association’s program “Good Public Space”.
Eligibility Criteria
The applicant may be a legal person under public or private law, non-governmental organisation registered in Estonia that is the owner of the building the object of the application at the land register. In case of joint or co-ownership, the applicant must be the authorised representative of all owners or person in whose favour the right of superficies has been established from the moment of submitting the application until up to five years from the expected approval of the final report of the project.
Eligible Activities of the call for proposals are:
- activities related to the restoration and taking into public use of the buildings located at heritage conservation areas of small towns are supported from this call for proposals;
- the eligible activities of the call for proposals are the ones that are necessary for achieving the outputs of the programme, including building restoration work and other works, services and purchases that are related to carrying out of the restoration works and cooperation activities with the project partner;
- the building that is the object of the application must be located at heritage conservation areas of Haapsalu, Kuressaare, Lihula, Paide, Pärnu, Rakvere, Viljandi, Valga or Võru. Preference is given to the buildings that are located at the area where the architectural competition “Great Public Space” was held or at an adjacent property.
Evaluation Criteria
Eligible applications will be evaluated by experts on the basis of the following evaluation criteria:
- Criterion 1: project quality;
- Criterion 2: The building, its impact on urban space and the impact of the function on the heritage site;
- Criterion 3: Percentage of public use of the building and accessibility;
- Criterion 4: Pre-project occupancy rate and technical condition of the building;
- Criterion 5: Involvement of partners in project planning and implementation.
For more information, visit https://www.rtk.ee/toetused/toetuste-rakendamine/emp-ja-norra-toetused-2014-2021/muinsuskaitsealad-ajaloolistes