The European Investment Bank (EIB), together with the Ministry for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine, announced the launch of the selection of projects for the recovery, rebuilding and overhaul of schools, kindergartens, administrative centers and housing and utility services, and providing housing for internally displaced persons (IDPs), the press service of the Ministry of Restoration has said.
The projects will be implemented through financial agreements between Ukraine and the EIB. These are the Ukraine Recovery Programme (projects from local governments) and the Emergency Loan Program for the Reconstruction of Ukraine (projects of public utilities and municipalities).
As the ministry said in the press release, the projects will be implemented in regions affected by the armed aggression of the Russian Federation and faced a burden on social infrastructure due to a significant number of IDPs. The project implementation period is from one to three years, depending on the programme. The funds will be sent to the communities as a subvention from the state budget.
The deadline for submitting projects for participation in the Ukraine Recovery Programme is until June 25, 2023, in the Emergency Loan Program for the Reconstruction of Ukraine – until June 2.