The City of Ełk is the leader of the agreement between the Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, and the ZIT MOF Ełk Association. Document signed today is the last element of the launch of the territorial development instrument of the ITI MOF Ełk in the 2021-2027 financial perspective.

The Facility may only be implemented in accordance with the addressing common problems and needs of the urban area functional – in this case the city and municipality of Ełk. An important objective of the activities is to strengthen the cooperation of individuals.

The City and Municipality of Ełk established the ZIT MOF Ełk Association in 2014 Year. Based on, m.in the current Strategy of the Ełk Regional Operational Programme, the Ełk Regional Operational Programme European Funds for Warmia and Mazury 2021-2027 have been more than €22 million earmarked for action identified in the Strategy as priorities.

In the coming years, in the city and municipality of Ełk, there will be projects could be implemented in the following areas:

- efficiency energy efficiency in the field of thermal modernization of public buildings and municipal residential buildings (25 buildings are submitted for the thermal modernization, including: 19 public buildings and 6 residential buildings renewable energy sources (RES) or environmental education,

- education in m.in adaptation of the infrastructure and equipment of educational institutions in the field of make it more accessible to persons with disabilities and disabilities and special educational needs, creating new places for children and creating new places for children in kindergartens, the implementation of additional classes for pupils, teachers' competences, creating laboratories,

- inclusion and social integration including, m.in others, therapeutic support, psychoeducational services for families, children, youth, seniors or people in crisis homelessness, the organisation of support groups or workshops and activities to increase the social competences.

"The measures negotiated with the Marshal will be the disposal of the FUA ITI, which is formed by the City of Ełk and the Municipality of Ełk. The Ełk ITI is one of the the smallest in the country, but within the city and municipality there are various entities that will be able to benefit from these funds in 3 areas: efficiency education, inclusion and social inclusion (...) We are glad that this money will be used by non-governmental organizations, which are a very important partner in the implementation of public tasks. Now they will be announced competitions in which, if the projects are well written and pass the very restrictive criteria, then from this dedicated money we will be able to take advantage of (...) Additional funds under the MFA are intended for utilities in the communal areas that are adjacent to the city of Ełk, but also for the development of Science and Technology Park and important and interesting initiatives related to, m.in others, Start-ups, with the support of micro, medium and small entrepreneurs (...) We want the European money, which consists of both Poland and other Member States, as well as other Member States, have been used here, in Masuria, in the Ełk Land" – said the President at the meeting Ełk Tomasz Andrukiewicz.

Total funds reserved for financing activities dedicated to ITI Ełk under the FEWiM 2021-2027 programme amounts to EUR 22,652,097, including:

1) European Regional Development Fund (maximum 16 044 EUR 826 in the form of grants),

2) European Social Fund + (up to EUR 6 045 756 in the form of a grant),

3) state budget funds allocated under the Programme Contract for Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, concluded on 29 July 2022 between the the Minister of Development Funds and Regional Policy and the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in addition to the ESF+ appropriations of EUR 561 515.