Civil Protection

• A pre-defined project building capacity and strengthening preparedness for the protection of cultural heritage in case of armed conflict and other emergencies, with the involvement of the Ministry of Culture of Lithuania and in cooperation with Donor project partners, shall be developed with a minimum grant of €1,400,000 from the programme.
• A pre-defined project, in cooperation with Donor project partners, supporting mental health and psychological resilience to enhance disaster preparedness shall be developed in the Concept Note phase. Cooperation with local actors, including civil society shall be facilitated.
• Approximately €10 million shall support disaster prevention and preparedness, including training the public, and the capacity building of crisis and preparedness personnel. Cooperation with civil society shall be facilitated.
• The level of funding for investment in infrastructure and equipment (hard measures) shall be maximum 65% of the total eligible expenditure of the programme. The final level shall be set in the Programme Agreement.
• The Ministry of Interior of Lithuania, Ministry of Health of Lithuania and Ministry of Culture of Lithuania shall act as Programme Partners.
• The Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection shall act as Lead Donor Programme Partner for the programme. The Norwegian Directorate of Health shall act as Donor Programme Partner for the health components in the programme.
• The programme shall contribute to improved disaster preparedness and societal resilience in Lithuania. As part of this, the programme shall address challenges experienced as a result of the invasion of Ukraine.
• The programme shall support pre-defined projects addressing the preparedness and resilience of the health care systems, including capacity building in partnership with the Norwegian Directorate of Health. Cooperation with other Donor project partners shall be explored during the development of the Concept Note.

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.