Where the money is committed
This programme commits its whole allocation to one programme area.
Programme· LV-CORRECTIONAL · 2021–2028
Correctional Services
Improved correctional services in line with international and European human rights standards.
Programme objective, as agreed.
Allocation
€15m
Allocation by financial mechanism: Norway Grants 100%.
- EEA Grants None
- Norway Grants €15m
Funded by Norway Grants
None
Projects signed
1
Donor programme partners
1
Documents published
| Programme area | Allocation | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Correctional Services PA12 | €15m | 100.0% |
Who runs it
Responsible bodies
- Programme operator
- Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Latvia
- National focal point
- Ministry of Finance
- Short name
- LV-CORRECTIONAL
- Type
- Programme Agreement
Donor programme partners
Institutions from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway working on this programme.
Conditions in the programme agreement
5 concerns were recorded against this programme when it was agreed.
- Approximately €8,675,000 shall be made available for developing new approaches for women prisoners.
- Approximately €950,000 shall be made available for the Latvian Prison Administration for capacity building in cooperation with Norwegian Donor Programme Partners and Donor project partners.
- The maximum level of funding for investment in infrastructure and equipment (hard measures) shall be set in the Programme Agreement.
- The Ministry of Welfare of the Republic of Latvia and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Latvia shall be actively involved in the preparation of activities to create a rehabilitation programme for juveniles with addictions. Approximately €2,750,000 shall be made available for such activities.
- The possibility of pre-defining a project, with a grant from the programme of approximately €1,400,000, to support the follow-up and development of the Latvian Prison Administration Training Centre and, if possible, the Addiction Centre, shall be explored in the Concept Note development phase.
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.
Documents and calls
Published against this programme.
| Type | Document | Version date | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Programme Agreement | Programme agreement LV-CORRECTIONAL | 1 October 2026 | 1.0 |