Where the money is committed
This programme commits its whole allocation to one programme area.
Programme· LT-CULTURE · 2014–2021
Culture
Social and economic development strengthened through cultural cooperation, cultural entrepreneurship and cultural heritage management
Programme objective, as agreed.
Allocation
€6.4m
Allocation by financial mechanism: EEA Grants 100%.
- EEA Grants €6.4m
- Norway Grants None
Funded by EEA Grants
€7.5m 117% of allocation
Contracted in signed projects
17
Projects signed
2
Donor programme partners
1
Documents published
| Programme area | Allocation | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cultural Entrepreneurship, Cultural Heritage and Cultural Cooperation PA14 | €6.4m | 100.0% |
Who runs it
Responsible bodies
- Programme operator
- Central Project Management Agency
- National focal point
- Investment Department, Ministry of Finance
- Short name
- LT-CULTURE
- Type
- Programme Agreement
Donor programme partners
Institutions from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway working on this programme.
Bilateral ambitions
shall be allocated to the programme from the fund for bilateral relations. This does not prevent the Joint Committee for Bilateral Funds from allocating additional funds to the programme.
Conditions in the programme agreement
4 concerns were recorded against this programme when it was agreed.
- Approximately 20% of the total eligible expenditure of the programme shall be set aside for cultural cooperation and exchange between the Donor States and Lithuania.
- No more than 40% of the total eligible expenditure of the programme shall be available for infrastructure (hard measures).
- The Ministry of Culture of Lithuania shall be Programme Partner and shall be actively involved in and effectively contribute to the development and implementation of the programme. It shall, inter alia, be actively involved in policy issues and in facilitating bilateral cooperation.
- The programme shall stimulate local development and regeneration through support for cultural, creative and cultural heritage revitalization activities that involve and empower local communities, ensure social inclusion and anti-discrimination and cross-sector partnerships.
The 17 projects
€7.5m of awarded grant.
Signed per year
- 1 2019
- 15 2021
- 1 2022
- Smallest grant
- €107k
- Median
- €198k
- Largest
- €1.6m
| Largest projects | Signed | Grant |
|---|---|---|
| FIXUS The Cultural Heritage Centre | 11 December 2019 | €1.6m |
| Unifying Center of Creativity - Pragiedruliai mansion Panevėžys city municipality administration | 14 September 2021 | €960k |
| Promotion of local cultural entrepreneurship - Merkinė manor PI Merkinė soap factory | 20 October 2021 | €850k |
| Creative Community Space in Kuliai Kuliai region community "Alantas" of Plunge | 22 September 2021 | €842k |
| Culture barn Public institution "Kintai Arts" | 31 August 2021 | €833k |
| Kamariškės manor - the central cultural space of Zarasai region based on history, creation, innovations and cooperation Public instituition “Inovatorių slėnis" | 12 August 2021 | €708k |
| International Film Festival "Cinema Caravan" in Lithuanian Regions 2021-2022 Publi institution "Kino pavasaris" | 27 July 2021 | €199k |
| Innovative Reading Promotion Solutions for Lithuanian Libraries in Regard of Developing Social Relationships between Children and Youth with the Environment Panevėžys County Gabrielė Petkevičaitė-Bitė Public Library | 20 July 2021 | €198k |
Implementation status is not published for this funding period, so projects are shown by awarded grant and signature date rather than by progress.
Documents and calls
Published against this programme.
| Type | Document | Version date | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Programme Agreement | Programme agreement LT-CULTURE | 30 April 2025 | 22.0 |