At today’s session, the Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the proposal of the Federal Ministry of Education and Science, adopted the Decision on the adoption of the Fund Spending Program with the criteria for the allocation of funds of part of the current transfers determined by the FBiH Budget for 2023 to this ministry in the total amount of 10,998,000 BAM.
A total of 13 transfers to other levels of government and funds, as well as to non-profit organizations, are planned with this program.
As part of the transfer for financing the student standard, an amount of 990,000 BAM is planned for the implementation of two programs. It is about the basic student standard, i.e. subsidizing accommodation and food for students, the purpose of which is the implementation of the Protocol on subsidizing accommodation and food for students in student centers and dormitories in the Federation who come from less developed cantons (Posavska, Bosansko-podrinjski, Canton 10) and Republika Srpska.
Another program within this transfer refers to the extended student standard. This program, among other things, is planned to support the best students, encourage the education of Roma, as well as support students with disabilities. It is about Bosnia and Herzegovina citizens studying at public higher education institutions in the Federation of BiH.
An amount of 1,200,000 BAM is planned for the implementation of 10 programs within the framework of transfers for financing education. These programs include, among other things, support for the work of FBiH social protection institutions for the implementation of educational activities (200,000 BAM), support for projects to improve the inclusiveness of preschool, primary and secondary education (220,000 BAM), and support for primary and secondary school libraries to strengthen language and communication competence (200,000 BAM), as well as support for programs to develop functional knowledge and skills of children of preschool age and students of public elementary and public secondary schools (240,000 BAM).
A transfer for the implementation of the Bologna process is planned in the amount of 300,000 BAM, a transfer for the field of science of importance for the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the amount of 1,500,000 BAM, a transfer for the development of science institutions and an incentive for the NIR of importance for the FBiH in the amount of 2,408,000 BAM, and the transfer for institutions of science and culture of importance for Bosnia and Herzegovina amounts to 1,100,000 BAM.
As part of the program adopted today, three transfers for science and culture institutions of importance for the Federation of BiH are planned in the amount of 300,000 BAM each, intended for the Croatian Academy of Science and Arts of BiH, the Academy of Sciences and Arts of BiH, and the Bosnian Academy of Sciences and Arts of BiH .
Also, the program has planned an amount of 100,000 BAM for subsidizing the publication of academic scientific journals in the field of humanities and social sciences.
The program also plans three transfers intended for educational facilities. It is about the extension of the Velika Kladuša Kindergarten facility (200,000 BAM), the construction of the gymnasium of the “Mirsad Salkić” Elementary School in Čava in the Municipality of Bužim (300,000 BAM), and the completion of the construction of the school building in Novi Travnik (2,000,000 BAM).
The Decision adopted today also prescribes the method and deadlines for reporting the end users of the funds of these current transfers determined by the FBiH Budget for 2023.
