Where the money is committed
This programme commits its whole allocation to one programme area.
Programme· CY-LOCALDEV · 2021–2028
Local Development
Acceleration of the green transition towards a more sustainable society; Increased participation, sustainability and diversity in arts, culture and cultural heritage; More resilient and inclusive public health systems; Prevention and combatting of domestic and gender-based violence in line with international and European human rights standards.
Programme objective, as agreed.
Allocation
€12m
Allocation by financial mechanism: EEA Grants 44%, Norway Grants 56%.
- EEA Grants €5.3m
- Norway Grants €6.8m
Funded by Both
None
Projects signed
0
Donor programme partners
0
Documents published
| Programme area | Allocation | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Green Transition PA01 | €12m | 100.0% |
Who runs it
Responsible bodies
- Programme operator
- Directorate General Growth, Ministry of Finance
- National focal point
- Directorate General Growth, Ministry of Finance
- Short name
- CY-LOCALDEV
- Type
- Programme Agreement
Donor programme partners
Institutions from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway working on this programme.
No donor programme partner is named for this programme.
Bilateral ambitions
Cooperation between partners from the Donor States and the Republic of Cyprus shall be encouraged within all projects.| Cooperation between partners from the Donor States and the Republic of Cyprus shall be explored within all projects.
Conditions in the programme agreement
10 concerns were recorded against this programme when it was agreed.
- A pre-defined project with the Agios Loucas Community aimed at completing a multifunctional facilities centre supporting persons with disabilities, with a grant from the programme of approximately € 2,500,000 shall be developed in the concept note.
- A pre-defined project with the Association of the Prevention and Handling of Violence in the Family (SPAVO), with a grant from the programme of approximately € 1,000,000 shall be explored in the concept note.
- A pre-defined project with the Deputy Ministry of Culture aimed at supporting the digitization of movable antiquities and the State Collection of Cypriot Art, with a grant from the programme of approximately € 1,500,000 shall be developed in the concept note.
- A pre-defined project with the Nicosia Municipality Multifunctional Foundation aimed at supporting vulnerable groups in Nicosia to become active and integrated into society, with a grant from the programme of approximately € 1,000,000 shall be developed in the concept note.
- Investment in infrastructure and equipment (hard measures) shall only be supported alongside capacity building, training, or experience sharing (soft measures).
- Projects shall be selected through a call for proposals under the programme area ‘Green Transition’, focused on water scarcity.
- The maximum level of funding for investment in infrastructure and equipment (hard measures) shall be approximately 70% of the total eligible expenditure of the projects supported by the programme.
- The Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment shall act as Programme Partner for the programme area ‘Green transition’ and their main responsibility shall be the selection of projects through the call for proposals.
- The possibility of pre-defining further projects will be explored during the concept note phase.
- The public institution(s) in the Republic of Cyprus in charge of the relevant policy areas shall be consulted as relevant.
Projects
No projects have been signed under this programme. That is a real state rather than a gap in the data: bilateral funds and newly agreed programmes both sit here.