Through the fund-managers of the Fund of Funds, which is in the system of the Ministry of Innovation and Growth (MIR), there are opportunities for financial support for sports federations and their members in joint activity with municipalities, through a public-private partnership.

There are two fund-managers that have resources for financing similar projects - the FLAG Fund and the Regional Fund for Urban Development.

This was stated by the Minister of Innovation and Growth Alexander Pulev

Alexander Pulev was born on February 5, 1981 in Plovdiv.

He has a master's degree in finance at the Oxford University meeting with Minister of Sports Vesela Lecheva

Vesela Lecheva was born on May 20, 1964 in Veliko Tarnovo.

Graduated from the National Sports Academy, Associate Professor Dr. Asen Medzhidiev of Health

Dr. Asen Medzhidiev was born in 1968. He graduated in medicine at the Higher Medical Institute in, of education Prof. Sasho Penov

Prof. Dr. Sasho Penov is a Master of Laws from the Faculty of Law (FUL) of the Sofia University ", of the electronic management Georgi Todorov

Georgi Georgiev Todorov has a master's degree in law.

His professional career goes through together with the presidents of the Bulgarian volleyball, basketball and football federations, reported the press center of MIR. 

Minister Pulev explained that a good interaction of a sports federation with municipalities and municipal companies can provide a serious resource that can be used to build physical infrastructure and develop innovative and digital solutions.

He pointed to the construction of the "Vazrazhdane" park in Sofia as a successful example of such a program. 

"We can also support you in combination with the private sector, when a start-up or already established private company enters into some form of interaction with the federations," Pulev also said at the meeting.

The Minister gave as an example the support of a private hi-tech company with a sports orientation through the Capital Investment Fund of the Bulgarian Development Bank (also with the principal of the Minister of Innovation and Growth).

In front of representatives of sports federations, the minister also stated that their members can apply for several European programs under the Ministry of Innovation and Growth.

"They are commercial companies, so they meet the criteria for receiving a grant," Pulev pointed out.

Under the new Competitiveness program, in the coming weeks and months, the procedures for the development and implementation of innovations in enterprises, for which sports clubs as commercial companies can apply, will be opened. 

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Pulev invited the ministers and sports federations, their members and high-tech companies to participate in information days organized by MIR on innovations and digitalization in sports and the possibilities for their financing through European funds.

"We are with you, we will help you a lot," Minister Pulev concluded. 

The meeting was organized by the Ministry of Youth and Sports and hosted by Minister Vesela Lecheva

Vesela Lecheva was born on May 20, 1964 in Veliko Tarnovo.

He graduated from the National Sports Academy.

Vesela Lecheva

George Todorov

Asen Medzhidiev

Sasho Penov

Alexander Pulev