The Official Gazette of the Balearic Islands published the approval of the rules that shall regulate the granting of aid regarding actions intended to increase knowledge, protection and dissemination of Menorcan historical heritage for the 2020 edition.
Along such lines, the Department of Culture has allocated a total investment of 200,000 euros through a public grant notice that establishes five lines of aid:
- Restoration of historical heritage properties
- Archaeological and paleontological interventions
- Historical, archaeological and paleontological research
- Scientific publications
- Conferences and activities for dissemination
The period for presentation of applications shall be open for 30 calendar days from the day after the publication of the Official Gazette of the Balearic Islands or from the end of the State of Alarm.
The Strategic Plan for Grants of the General Budget of the island institution for the 2020 financial year establishes the following General Objectives set forth by the Department of Culture, Youth and Sport within the scope of historical heritage:
- To obtain the declaration by UNESCO of Menorca’s Talayotic Culture as World Heritage
- To protect and safeguard historical heritage
- To preserve and restore historical heritage to pass it on to future generations in improved conditions
- To increase current existing knowledge regarding historical heritage through the development of research projects
- To disseminate existing knowledge regarding historical heritage through scientific publications and educational conferences
And the specific goals established include: to provide economic support to those activities that foster improved and increased knowledge and protection regarding historical heritage through archaeological and paleontological interventions, historical research, restoration of properties, dissemination and debate, while also helping to complete the dossier for the candidacy of Talayotic Menorca as World Heritage.
Bear in mind that the period established for the execution of these actions shall be multi-year (2020-2021) and the period for justification of grants awarded for the aid scheme for actions of improvement of knowledge, protection and dissemination of Menorca’s historical heritage for 2019 concludes on 29th June, 2020.
The maximum amounts per application and edition shall be:
Line 1. Restoration: 10,000 euros
Line 2. Intervention: 14,000 euros
Line 3. Research: as many as five grants shall be awarded for a maximum amount of 5,000 euros each.
Line 4. Publications: 6,000 euros for monographic publications or collections of articles and 1,500 euros for articles in scientific publications.
Line 5. Conferences and activities of dissemination: 5,000 euros (a maximum of four grants shall be awarded).
For more information, please consult the following link:
http://www.cime.es/GesServeis/Gestion.aspx?IDGESTION=990100879