50 million euros ready for small municipalities to implement activities dedicated to children and adolescents from 0 to 14 years old and intergenerational aggregation projects. It is an initiative, in the form of a Notice, entitled “Growing up in small Municipalities,” promoted by the Ministry for the Family, led by Eugenia Roccella, to promote the provision of local services and educational, social, and relational opportunities for minors and families in villages and small centers. Municipalities with up to 5,000 inhabitants, individually or in association, can apply for funding by the next September 29.
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Fundable projects
Fundable projects must fall within at least one of the following areas: educational, recreational, cultural, sports, and socialization activities aimed at children and adolescents, with particular attention to the age group between 0 and 14 years, and intergenerational initiatives for aggregation and extracurricular activities aimed at promoting the exchange of skills and experiences between generations and strengthening community relationships. Each project must involve areas with at least fifteen resident minors aged 0-14, also through aggregation between municipalities.
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Enhancing opportunities for families
“The purpose of the initiative is to enhance opportunities for families, foster the cohesion of territorial communities, and counteract the depopulation of small centers,” reads a note from the Ministry for the Family, which collaborated with Alessandro Santoni, coordinator of the Small Municipalities Committee of Anci, for the project definition. “To preserve our territories – the Ministry adds – it is important that opportunities and services are widespread and reach even the smallest communities. For this very reason, the government has made funding for municipalities for summer centers structural, and the same vision guides the work we are carrying out with the Regions for Family Centers.”
Concrete answers for communities
“The publication of the notice ‘Growing up in small municipalities 2026,’ with an allocation of 50 million euros for municipalities up to 5,000 inhabitants, represents another concrete result of the path that the Small Municipalities Committee of Anci is carrying forward with the government. It is an important measure that shows how institutional dialogue can translate into concrete answers for communities,” added Alessandro Santoni, national coordinator of the Small Municipalities Committee of Anci.
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