Agenda Sud – Phase 2: up to €100,000 for equipment and welcoming learning spaces

Agenda Sud – Phase 2: €35 million to tackle early school leaving

With ministerial decree no. 106 of 29 May 2025, the Ministry of Education and Merit is funding the second phase of Agenda Sud, with €35 million from the PNRR (Mission 4, Component 1, Investment 1.4) to reduce early school leaving in schools in Southern Italy.

Who benefits

The state lower and upper secondary schools identified by the decree, in the Agenda Sud regions: Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Molise, Puglia, Sardinia and Sicily. There is no application process: the schools are already listed in the decree.

Amounts and what can be funded

Up to €100,000 per school, to be allocated according to the operating instructions:

• at least 30% for equipment, goods and services that make spaces more welcoming, inclusive and safe;
• at least 20% for teaching and tutoring activities to prevent drop-out, including extended school hours;
• no more than 10% for design, technical costs, testing and publicity.

The project is managed on FUTURA PNRR, on an actual-cost basis.

Deadlines

• decree: 29 May 2025; operating instructions: 13 November 2025;
• work completed by 30 September 2026;
• final reporting by 15 October 2026.

Documents

📄 Ministerial decree no. 106 of 29/05/2025📄 Operating instructions ref. 196979 of 13/11/2025

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Source: Ministry of Education and Merit – Ministerial Decree no. 106 of 29 May 2025 and operating instructions ref. no. 196979 of 13 November 2025 (PNRR).