This year, the Ministry of Agriculture is also announcing tenders for hungaricum, both domestic and foreign applicants are welcome.

This year, the Ministry of Agriculture is calling for tenders worth HUF 445 million, the purpose of the calls is to strengthen identity, said Zsolt V. Németh, Prime Minister's Commissioner responsible for the protection of the Hungarian way of life and our national values, at a press conference on Monday in Budapest.

The purpose of the fund is to support the collection, promotion, familiarization, preservation, and care of Hungarian artifacts and national values, he explained, emphasizing that both domestic and foreign applicants can apply for the calls.

According to Zsolt V. Németh, eligible persons can apply for three target areas. The first budget is HUF 300 million, in which support can be obtained for the production of electronic and printed publications, photo series, films, the creation of a new website, the maintenance and development of an existing website, and the implementation of events.

He added: it is also possible to apply for the display of symbols typical of the settlement this year.

Among the events, preference is given to those that focus on the traditions and folk customs included in the treasure trove (revelling, carnival, Pentecostal king election). For this, you can win between HUF 1 and 4 million.

In the second target area, 130 million forints are available, between one and three million forints per applicant, for the organization of contests for high school and high school students in order to strengthen their sense of identity and preserve traditions. In the same target area, for the uploading of the data and documents of the national values ​​in the value repositories of the counties and foreign national parts, as well as the uploading of the data and documents of the national values ​​in the value repositories of the settlements and regional units on the value register interface created by the Ministry of Agriculture, the coordination activity at the level of counties and foreign national parts ranging from HUF 200,000 to 2 million the local governments and the organizations operating the foreign part of the national treasury can win an amount.

As the third pillar of the competition, a call with the name "Tradition in fashion - clothing in a different way" will be announced again:

they support the creation of costumes that can still be worn today, which evoke ancient costumes in terms of decoration, design, material use or technique. "The goal is to renew the clothing culture of the Carpathian Basin," said the Prime Minister's Commissioner, adding that HUF 15 million will be allocated to this area.

Zsolt V. Németh also said that those interested in all three target areas can register on the application interface from noon on April 16, and it will be possible to finalize applications from 8 a.m. on May 6.

MTI

Cover image: Hungarikum days in Szeben
Source: HÍD Egyesület – Magyar Ház