The Minister of Education published 2 very important announcements, together with a last-minute decision for schools all over Romania, and this is because a decision was made regarding one of the calls for funds from the PNRR, which was extended to allow more institutions to participate.
The Minister of Education explains below the decisions that were officially made, so that any of those who were interested in learning more about what is happening with the PNRR money, have the opportunity to do so, and to know how will be able to improve the educational system in certain areas of Romania.
"There are 2 days left until the closing of the competitive call for projects for equipping pre-university education units and related units (palaces and children's clubs, sports clubs, psycho-pedagogical assistance offices). Deadline: March 29, 2023, 17:00 p.m. Up to this moment, 2.063 funding requests covering 4.202 school units have been submitted, the total amount of eligible expenses being 4.259.313.576 lei. For the first time in the history of education in Romania, we are allocating over 1 BILLION EUROS for equipment with: furniture for classrooms; didactic materials; technological equipment; sports equipment.
We are extending the period allocated to the submission of projects from the "Development of complementary early education services" call, financed from PNRR! New deadline: April 7, 2023, 17:00 p.m. The maximum amount of the grant per project: 250.000 euros. The costs of children's education are covered by the state budget.
We are allocating 2 posts to ensure the necessary staff for the establishment, by 550, of 2026 community kindergartens/playgroups/playhouses. We aim to involve all actors in the community: local public authorities (mandatory); pre-university education units (compulsory); non-governmental organizations (optional); other public/private operators that may be part of the professional support network (optional).
We are allocating €103 million to increase the capacity of the system and the quality of early education services, to improve participation rates, both at pre-school and pre-school levels, by serving up to 20 children from disadvantaged groups . Within this call, priority will be given to projects that will be implemented in isolated, economically disadvantaged rural communities or that target vulnerable groups of children.
Eligible applicants under this call for projects will apply as a locally established partnership. It will necessarily be made up of the following parts: a local public authority and an accredited pre-university education unit with legal personality. The partnership may also contain other public/private institutions, according to art. 31 of GD no. 1.604/2022, which can be part of the professional support network, depending on the need identified at the local level."
