The Official Gazette of the Balearic Islands has published today the approval of new grants aimed at research, safeguarding and dissemination grants of the historical heritage of Menorca for 2021.
The Department of Culture of the Consell Insular de Menorca foresees a total investment of 200,000 euros through open calls directed at five established lines of financial aid:
1. Restoration of historical heritage assets.
2. Archaeological and paleontological interventions.
3. Historical, archaeological and paleontological research.
4. Scientific publications.
5. Conferences and dissemination activities.
The execution period for these actions is multiannual (years 2021-2022).
The Subsidies Strategic Plan in the general budget of the Consell for 2021 foresees the following general objectives of the Department of Culture, Education, Youth and Sports concerning historical heritage:
- To obtain the declaration of Talayotic Menorca as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- To protect and safeguard the historical heritage.
- To preserve and restore the historical heritage for future generations.
- To deepen the existing awareness about the historical heritage through the promotion of research.
- To disseminate existing knowledge about historical heritage through scientific publications and informative meetings.
The specific objectives envisaged are to provide financial support for activities that mean expanding and improving the awarness and protection of historical heritage through archaeological and paleontological interventions, historical research, restoration of assets, dissemination and debate, keeping in mind that all these features help to complete the Talayotic Menorca candidacy file for World Heritage.
The deadline for submission of the applications to these grants is 30 days from the day after the announcement has been published in the Official Gazette of the Balearic Islands.
You can check all the information in this link (in Catalan): http://gestio.cime.es/Documents/Edictes/12085edi.pdf