EC financing for cultural heritage in South East Anatolia

Title: Cultural Heritage Development Programme of the GAP Region

Overall objective: To establish the capacity at regional and national levels to prepare and implement an integrated Cultural Heritage Strategy in line with EU standards for the GAP Region: To increase the social and economic benefits for the local population to be derived from the preservation and exploitation of the region’s cultural assets

Deadline: June, 25th, 2004

Specific objectives:
- Training for 250 people from different local stakeholders in project designed formulation
- An integrated Strategic Action Plan developed and agreed with the participation of all stakeholders, which provides a framework for future policies, plans, programmes and budgets related to the development of cultural heritage and cultural tourism

Type of actions:
- Inventories related to cultural heritage
- Facilities and materials for promoting cultural heritage (maps, brochures, books,...)
- Restauration/renovation and management of historic sites
- Accomodation and other facilities in historic sites and buildings
- Development and marketing of local handicrafts
- Skills training to build local capacity for the development of cultural heritage and cultural tourism

Location: The GAP Region (Southeastern Anatolia), within the boundaries of the following provinces: Adiyaman, Batman, Diyarbakir, Gaziantep, Kilis, Mardin, Siirt, Sanliurfa and Sirnak.

Beneficiaries: SME’s and non-profit organisations registered/established and/or carrying out operations within the GAP Region. Partners do not have to be established in the GAP Region.

Max. and min. grants: between 30 000 € and 650 000 €

Links:
Details available at: www.deltur.cec.eu.int/english/2004TUR2001-01-005-GAP-TR-GuidelinesAndOtherAnnexes.doc