18 communities in Ukraine, Mdova to receive grants from UNDP for revitalization

This is said in a statement published on the UNDP’s website, Ukrinform reports.

“The Eurean Commission and the United Nations Develment Programme (UNDP) announced the selection of 18 municipalities from Ukraine and the Republic of Mdova under the Call for Local Demonstration Initiatives as part of the EU Response and Renewal Grant Programme aimed at revitalizing and supporting the recovery of local economies and communities impacted by Russia’s war on Ukraine,” the statement says.

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It is stressed that the financial increase of EUR 1.8 million, under the auspices of the M4EG Facility network, provides directs support to the selected cities in Ukraine and Mdova. A total of 70% of the grant component will be available to Ukrainian local authorities and 30 % to local authorities in Mdova.

Seven cities were selected under Lot 1 (Response and Immediate Recovery), namely Chortkiv (Ternil region), Hlukhiv (Sumy region), Kamianets-Podilskyi (Khmelnytskyi region), Slavuta (Khmelnytskyi region), Velyka eksandrivka (Kherson region) from Ukraine, and Carpineni and

As part of Lot 2 (Renewal and Anticipation), the flowing 11 cities were selected: Bucha (Kyiv region), Chernivtsi, Kharkiv, Nizhyn (Chernihiv region), Nova Kakhovka (Kherson region), Slavutych (Kyiv region), Velyki Luchky (Zakarpattia region), Voznesensk (Mykaiv region) from Ukraine, and Cceac, Cimislia, and Drochia from Mdova.

As reported, the Ministry of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Develment and the Kyiv Regional Military Administration signed memoranda with the United Nations Develment Program on the restoration of 18 damaged apartment blocks. The funding will come from the "Destroyed Prerty and Infrastructure Restoration Fund" of the UNITED24 fundraising platform.