The City of Milan launches a Bando per le periferie. 540,000 euros, 5 areas of intervention, 1 month to propose urban regeneration initiatives. Until 5 June.
Urban regeneration is not achieved solely by redeveloping buildings, squares and streets, but also by making so-called peripheral neighbourhoods more vibrant places — solidarity-minded, open to diversity and to the mutual cross-pollination of cultures, lifestyles and social opportunities.
For the interventions of Milan's Administration to be truly effective, they need to be embedded within processes of economic, social and cultural activation of the city's energies, also working on the quality of its spaces.
By tackling the characteristics that define peripheral areas wherever they may be found: single-use functions, physical decay of public and private spaces, lack of connections, a perception of insecurity, significant social issues linked to poverty, unemployment, failed social integration, demographic imbalances, a shortage of community ties, and school dropout.
Resources available to support activities by voluntary associations, foundations, social promotion associations, sports associations and cultural associations, in partnership with all those who care about improving the quality of life in Milan's peripheral neighbourhoods.
The areas in which, according to the call, it is necessary to "unleash the city's finest energies" are Giambellino-Lorenteggio, Adriano-Padova-Rizzoli, Corvetto-Chiaravalle-Porto di Mare, Niguarda-Bovisa and QT8-Gallaratese. Proposals may concern activities taking place in one of the five areas (maximum grant awarded: 30,000 euros) or all five areas (maximum awarded: 90,000 euros).
Eligible interventions include cultural, sporting, educational and training initiatives and, more broadly, community animation activities. Pathways aimed at developing community organisations and creating and strengthening social networks, with particular attention to the inclusion of those social groups traditionally under-represented in the public, social and economic life of the city.
The evaluation criteria include consistency with the aims of the call, quality and innovativeness of the project proposal, breadth and diversification of the partnership, project sustainability, quality of the budget, and the professional expertise of the staff involved.
Minimum co-financing required: 10%. The possibility of requesting an advance payment of up to 50% of eligible expenditure. Project initiatives must be completed no later than 31 December 2017. All expenditure relating to funded projects that is submitted for reporting must fall between 1.1.2017 and 31.12.2017.
5 June 2017. The date to mark on the calendar, by which proposals must be submitted to the Direzione Periferie of the City of Milan.
Information and details on how to participate here: www.comune.milano.it/bandoalleperiferie