PR South-West Oltenia — integrated territorial strategies for communes (SO 5.2, non-competitive call)

The call for integrated rural territorial strategies under the South-West Oltenia Regional Programme 2021–2027 has been open since 31 July 2026. There is no fixed deadline: strategies can be submitted until the Managing Authority closes the call by decision. The call is non-competitive, and strategies are assessed on a “first submitted, first assessed” basis.

Not directly. The strategy has no allocation of its own. However, its approval by the MA of PR SV Oltenia is the condition for accessing the €33,435,294 under OS 5.2 for rural areas. The costs of drawing up the strategy are eligible in the calls for proposals and can be included in the budget of the first project submitted.

OS 5.2 funds two types of investment. The first: protecting rural cultural heritage, meaning the restoration of UNESCO and category A monuments, plus the public infrastructure to showcase them (€15,788,235). The second: public tourism infrastructure in rural tourist resorts, for example leisure facilities, paths, cycle tracks, green spaces and access to tourist attractions (€17,647,059).

Documents are sent electronically to office@adroltenia.ro, electronically signed by the legal representative. The following must be submitted: the cover letter, the SDL/SIDT strategy, the selection and prioritisation report (with the project list approved by HCL and the project sheets for OS 5.2), the HCL approving the strategy, the partnership agreement (where applicable), the SEA decision under HG 1076/2004, and the declarations on public consultation and partner involvement.

The compliance and admissibility check takes a maximum of 15 working days, including clarifications. In justified cases it may be extended to 25 working days. Clarification requests must be answered within 5 working days at most. The strategy must obtain “YES” on all criteria in the grid, otherwise it is rejected. An appeal must be submitted within 30 calendar days at most.

Communes (UAT) in the South-West Oltenia region (Dolj, Gorj, Mehedinți, Olt, Vâlcea) and administrative consortia made up of eligible UATs can apply. Partnerships between these UATs and/or with the county UAT where the communes are located can also apply.

It depends on the complexity of the project and the documents you already have. The first step is the eligibility analysis, which tells you what needs to be prepared.

We tell you before any contract is signed, and if another suitable programme exists, we point you to it.