“I express great satisfaction for the approval of the provisional ranking relating to the notice of action 4.3.1 of the PR FESR Sicily 2021/2027, which provides for adaptation, refunctionalization and renovation of public buildings to be used for socio-educational services for minors. However, it is essential to get there to find further resources to finance all the meritable projects that, despite having exceeded the qualitative threshold required, remained excluded for the exhaustion of the available funds. “
This was stated by the regional deputy of Forza Italia Alessandro De Leo, commenting on the managerial decree published by the Department of Family and Social Policies of the Sicilian Region.
“These interventions represent a fundamental opportunity for our communities, especially for the most disadvantaged territories. We are talking about structures that will become aggregation centers for our young people, places of social, cultural and educational growth that will be able to contribute concretely to the fight against educational poverty and school poverty.”
Analyzing the data of the ranking, a significant picture of the high design quality expressed by the Sicilian municipalities emerges: out of 100 projects presented, 44 have exceeded the minimum threshold of 60 points, demonstrating the ability of local administrations to propose valid interventions and responding to the needs of the territories. Of these 44 admissibles, only 18 have found financial coverage for a total amount of around 12.8 million euros, while 26 projects, despite having obtained scores greater than 60, will not be financed due to lack of resources. The remaining 56 projects were not deemed eligible not having reached the minimum quality threshold required by the announcement.
“I think it is useful to work all together to find the necessary resources, about 17.5 million euros, to finance also the 26 admissible but currently non -financed projects. These are municipalities that have shown commitment and design capacity, presenting quality interventions that deserve to be carried out. We cannot allow such an important opportunity for our communities to fail only by lack of funds. In this direction, I will personally work for the variation of the budget. reprogramming of European funds are identified the resources necessary to respond to all deserving projects. “
“In this regard, I formally requested an audition in the parliamentary commission of the Councilor for the Nuccia Albano family, so that it can illustrate the possible solutions to increase the financial endowment of the notice. We want to work with the regional government in order not to disperse the work done by the Municipalities and guarantee all the admissible projects the possibility of being carried out.”