Kolín-based carmaker Toyota Peugeot Citroën (TPCA) announced the eighth annual TPCA Partnership for Kolín Region grant programme today. The programme aims at supporting projects that develop the region in three defined domains – environment, safe traffic and living together. Much alike in the years before, the car manufacturer will award four million korunas in total.

„Despite the current challenging situation our company finds itself in, we relentlessly pursue our long-term commitment to support development of the region. Our grant programme is aimed at contributing to projects that are important for the region in the long run. We prefer projects with big benefits for the environment,“ says Satoshi Tachihara, President of the company.

Since launched in 2005, TPCA received over 600 applications under its grant programme. The plant supported 130 projects with a total sum of CZK 28 million.


Year                  Supported projects         Applications        Financial support in CZK
2005                             14                                102                               4 000 000
2006                             18                                 65                                4 000 000
2007                             23                                 90                                4 000 000
2008                             21                                 94                                4 000 000
2009                             19                                 60                                4 000 000
2010                             17                                 106                              4 000 000
2011                             18                                 104                              4 000 000
Total projects                130                               621
Total projects                                                                                      28 000 000 

Applicants have an opportunity to consult their project plans and applications with the programme’s administrator, civic association Prostor. Representatives of non-profit organizations will obtain tips for turning their ideas into a successful application at a seminar to be held on Thursday, 5 April at 13 o’clock on TPCA’s premises. Prospective applicants can register by sending an e-mail to ppk@partnerstviprokolinsko.cz by Friday, 30 March 2012.

The closing date to submit applications is Friday, 4 May. Winning projects will be announced at a ceremony to be held in late June. Similarly to last year’s programme, people will have an opportunity to support their preferred project by sending their vote online. For detailed information about the programme, go to www.partnerstviprokolinsko.cz. You can also become a fan of the grant programme on Facebook. The page named TPCA Partnerství pro Kolínsko provides information about current events in the region.


Radek Kňava

TPCA Press Department

_________________________________________________________________________________

About Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile Czech

Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile (TPCA) is a joint venture of Toyota Motor Corporation and PSA Peugeot Citroën, built in 2002 in the industrial zone of Kolín - Ovčáry. Production has been started in February 2005 and has reached the planned yearly capacity of 300,000 cars the year after. As per today, TPCA employs 3,000 members of staff. TPCA ranks among the biggest exporters in the Czech Republic. The manufacturing plant based in Kolín produces the models of Toyota Aygo, Peugeot 107 and Citroën C1, reliable city cars with low consumption of fuel. TPCA employs the most environment-friendly technology, as proven with the BAT (Best Available Techniques) certificate, which the plant was awarded along with an international certificate of management of environmental protection EN ISO 14001:2004. TPCA has donated more than CZK 85 million in support of the region of Kolín so far. For more information, visit the carmaker’s web site at www.tpca.cz

About the TPCA Partnership for Kolín Region grant programme

TPCA Partnership for Kolín Region has been launched in 2005 in an effort to contribute to development of the region of Kolín on a systematic basis. The programme aims at promoting sustainable development of the Kolín region, its balanced economic, social and environmental features, and increased involvement of citizens in municipal life. 130 projects focused on the three principal priorities – environment, safe traffic and living together – received support over the time of existence of the programme. More information about the grant programme is available at www.partnerstviprokolinsko.cz. Prostor, civic association, has been administering the programme since 2010. For more information about the association, visit www.os-prostor.cz.