Rome – The rankings of the Notice for the strengthening of sports infrastructures at school have been published on the website of the Ministry of Education as part of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (Pnrr). For gyms (new constructions or interventions for the safety of existing ones) the allocation envisaged by the NRP is 300 million. With these funds and with an additional 31 million allocated by decree of the Minister of Education, 444 interventions will be financed at national level, 298 on existing structures and 146 for new buildings.
The four Regions with the highest number of funded interventions are in the South: Campania (70), Sicily (54), Basilicata (48), Calabria (42). In the lametino there are two interventions that have obtained the coverage of the NRP and it is, specifically, the redevelopment of the gymnasium of Motta Santa Lucia for a loan of € 950,000, and the construction of a new gym a Falerna with a loan of € 755,897.60.
The resources are distributed on a regional basis and respecting the criterion which provides for at least 40% of the allocation for the regions of the South: the Regions of the South have obtained over 52% of the funds, for a total of 174,747,786.12 euros. The applications received at the expiry of the Notice, on 28 February last, were 2,859, for a total of loans requested over 2.8 billion out of the 300 million available. “The increase of gyms and infrastructures for our girls and our boys is an important tool to build that open, inclusive and loving school that we want – declares the Minister of Education, Patrizio Bianchi – Sport is a great ally of the school “. Furthermore, the terms of the Notice for the safety and / or construction of school canteens have been reopened, again in the context of the NRP. 600 applications were already eligible. Now, thanks to a further allocation of 200 million euros, municipalities will have the opportunity to submit their application until 3 pm on 22 August 2022.