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35 million euros from the Just Transition Fund for the Sulcis Iglesiente region

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From support for businesses, with a budget of 10 million euros, to social housing, with 25 million. Funds from the European Just Transition Fund are providing the resources to support the transition and diversification of the local economy in the Sulcis Iglesiente area, with aid for large and medium-sized enterprises. These funds form part of the allocation of over one billion euros to support the economic and energy transition of the Taranto and Sulcis areas.

10 million for businesses

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The first call for applications, which provides for a total allocation of 10 million euros, is aimed at large enterprises and micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and is ‘designed to support research, development and technology transfer projects for the transition and diversification of the local economy’. The scheme also provides support through research and technical assistance for innovation processes.

“The initiative,” emphasises Daniele Reginali, Daniele, Councillor for the Budget at Iglesias Town Council and a member of the supervisory committee – “aims to support the competitiveness of the local production system by funding research, development and technology transfer projects designed to introduce innovations in processes, products, organisation and marketing.”

From the green economy to agriculture

Projects may focus, ‘as a priority but not exclusively’, on the areas of the green economy, agriculture, sustainable tourism and the sustainable maritime economy, thereby contributing to the transformation and diversification of the region’s economic activities.

The Call for Proposals also aims to strengthen businesses’ capacity to develop and adopt innovative solutions through consultancy services and services relating to innovation and innovation support, with a particular focus on the digitalisation of production processes, digital innovation and digital connectivity. The total value of the projects submitted must be between €300,000 and €5 million.

25 million for social housing

There is also another aspect to this, and, with a budget of 25 million euros, it concerns so-called social housing. The aim is to ‘improve the quality and availability of social housing to meet the changing housing needs of the population of the Sulcis Iglesiente area, by funding projects that help to improve the public and social housing stock in the region’. In this case, the funds are allocated to the local authorities identified by the JTF programme. Proposals must relate to the regeneration, restoration and refurbishment of properties to be used for social housing; or the functional restoration, refurbishment and renovation of existing public and/or social housing.

Support for intergenerational living

The works envisaged under the call for proposals must include the rationalisation of existing spaces, including the subdivision and resizing of dwellings, or the introduction of innovative housing solutions, ‘such as co-housing and intergenerational living; solutions to improve accessibility and safety’. And then ‘energy efficiency measures such as improving thermal inertia and air-to-light ratios, solar shading, balconies and terraces, and the installation of thermal insulation for walls, roofs and floors’. Not to mention the construction or upgrading of facilities and systems for water and waste management, and the installation of home automation systems to manage energy consumption and improve accessibility.

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