Where the money is committed
The agreement splits this allocation across several programme areas. Because it spans more than one, its projects cannot be attributed to any single area.
Programme· PL-LOCALDEV · 2014–2021
Local Development
Strengthened social and economic cohesion
Programme objective, as agreed.
Allocation
€109m
Allocation by financial mechanism: EEA Grants 45%, Norway Grants 55%.
- EEA Grants €49m
- Norway Grants €61m
Funded by Both
€128m 117% of allocation
Contracted in signed projects
31
Projects signed
1
Donor programme partners
1
Documents published
| Programme area | Allocation | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Local Development and Poverty Reduction PA10 | €108m | 99.0% |
| Good Governance, Accountable Institutions, Transparency PA16 | €1.1m | 1.0% |
Who runs it
Responsible bodies
- Programme operator
- Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy
- National focal point
- Department of Assistance Programmes
- Short name
- PL-LOCALDEV
- 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
3 concerns were recorded against this programme when it was agreed.
- The possibility of pre-defining project(s) with the Association of Polish Cities, the Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities (KS) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) shall be explored when developing the concept note.
- The programme shall ensure a systemic approach to local development and poverty reduction and may inter alia include measures in energy, environment, SMEs, business, education, housing improvement, employment, health components, transport management systems, public administration reform and support to local administration.
- There is an ambition that no less than 40% of the total eligible expenditure of the programme shall be available for soft measures. All projects selected under the open call should include soft measures.
The 31 projects
€128m of awarded grant.
Signed per year
- 1 2019
- 25 2021
- 4 2022
- 1 2023
- Smallest grant
- €440k
- Median
- €4m
- Largest
- €14m
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 PL-LOCALDEV | 5 December 2024 | 19.0 |