By decision of the Tourist Council of the Tourist Board of Bjelovar-Bilogora County, adopted at the session of the Tourist Council held on March 7, 2025, and based on the Work Program and Financial Plan of the Tourist Board of Bjelovar-Bilogora County for 2025, the Tourist Board of Bjelovar-Bilogora County announces
PUBLIC INVITATION
for raising the quality of accommodation service providers from the Bjelovar-Bilogora County area for 2025
I. Subject of the Public Invitation
The subject of the Public Call is the allocation of non-refundable funds from the Tourist Board of Bjelovar-Bilogora County (hereinafter referred to as: BBŽ Tourist Board) for co-financing tourism projects aimed at improving and developing tourism in the Bjelovar-Bilogora County, which contribute to the following objectives:
- increasing the number of tourist arrivals and overnight stays,
- improving the tourist quality of service and content,
- developing a tourist offer with higher added value that will enable higher average tourist spending,
- activating unused tourist resources and creating new motives for tourist arrivals,
- construction, renovation and improvement of the quality of accommodation facilities and additional tourist facilities
- creating a recognizable image of tourism in the Bjelovar-Bilogora County,
- raising awareness about the importance of tourism for economic recovery.
The total planned value of the Public Call in 2025 is 110,000.00 euros.
II. Co-financing conditions
The maximum amount of support that can be awarded to an individual beneficiary is up to 50% of the total NET eligible costs, up to a maximum of EUR 6,000.00.
Value added tax and all other legally regulated fees are considered ineligible costs.
III. Purpose of funds
Grants can be awarded and used exclusively for co-financing tourism projects with the aim of improving and developing tourism in the Bjelovar-Bilogora County in 2025.
Support funds will be approved for the following activities, i.e. the eligible financing costs are:
- renovation, reconstruction and equipping of existing accommodation facilities and their accompanying facilities with the aim of raising quality and standards (interior - exclusively interior decoration),
- arrangement and construction of additional facilities – swimming pools (minimum water layout area of 30 m2 for outdoor and minimum water layout area of 20 m2 for indoor pools within solid buildings), saunas, jacuzzis, additional facilities next to pools, sports, recreational and entertainment facilities, areas for thematic and entertainment events, playrooms and facilities for children, etc.,
- the cost of horticultural landscaping, i.e. minor construction and earthworks – up to 30% of the total value of the applied project,
- arranging and equipping children's playgrounds, as well as walking and educational trails on your own property, creating a lookout, observation tower, climbing wall, zip line, etc.
- investing in sustainable tourism and renewable energy sources (solar panels, power plants, heat pumps, etc.)
IV. Beneficiaries of funds
Legal and natural persons from the Bjelovar-Bilogora County area can apply for support funds in accordance with the Hospitality Act (OG 85/15, 121/19), as follows:
- Hotels (Regulation on the classification, categorization and special standards of catering establishments in the group of Hotels (Official Gazette 56/16)),
- Campsites (Regulation on the classification and categorization of catering facilities from the Campsites group (Official Gazette 54/16)),
- Other catering facilities for accommodation: (Regulation on the classification and categorization of catering facilities from the group of other catering facilities for accommodation (Official Gazette 54/16; Official Gazette 69/17) – room, apartment, studio apartment, holiday home, overnight stay, children's resort, hostel, mountain lodge, hunting lodge, student dormitory, Robinson accommodation facility), Regulation on the classification and categorization of facilities providing catering services in households (Official Gazette 9/16; Official Gazette 54/16; Official Gazette 61/16; Official Gazette 69/17) – room, apartment, studio apartment, holiday home, campsite, camping rest area), Regulation on the classification and categorization of facilities providing catering services on a family farm (Official Gazette 54/16; Official Gazette 69/17) – winery/tasting room, excursion site, room, apartment, rural holiday home, campsite, camping rest area),
The public call was published on March 12, 2025 on the website of the BBŽ Tourist Board.
The public call is open until April 10, 2025.
The BBŽ Tourist Board reserves the right to amend and supplement this Public Invitation. Any amendments will be published on the website ( www.tzbbz.hr ).
Additional information about the Public Call and any necessary instructions can be obtained exclusively by sending an inquiry to the e-mail address: info@tzbbz.hr .
The full text of the Public Call, as well as the forms that are an integral part of the Public Call, can be downloaded in the attachments below the text.