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· EE-LOCALDEV · 2014–2021
Local Development and Poverty Reduction
Strengthened social and economic cohesion
Programme objective, as agreed.
Allocation
€18m
Allocation by financial mechanism: EEA Grants 57%, Norway Grants 43%.
- EEA Grants €10m
- Norway Grants €8m
Funded by Both
€21m 113% of allocation
Contracted in signed projects
50
Projects signed
2
Donor programme partners
1
Documents published
| Programme area | Allocation | Share |
|---|---|---|
| European Public Health Challenges PA06 | €3.8m | 20.4% |
| Local Development and Poverty Reduction PA10 | €10m | 55.2% |
| Cultural Entrepreneurship, Cultural Heritage and Cultural Cooperation PA14 | €3.6m | 19.6% |
| Domestic and Gender-based Violence PA22 | €880k | 4.8% |
Who runs it
Responsible bodies
- Programme operator
- Ministry of Social Affairs - Estonia
- National focal point
- Estonian State Shared Service Centre
- Short name
- EE-LOCALDEV
- Type
- Programme Agreement
Donor programme partners
Institutions from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway working on this programme.
Bilateral ambitions
€ 50,000 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. The programme will be implemented in conjunction with the programme Local Development and Poverty Reduction implemented under the Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2014-2021.| 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
2 concerns were recorded against this programme when it was agreed.
- A maximum of € 3,000,000 of the programme grant shall be set aside for the programme area ''Cultural Entrepreneurship, Cultural Heritage and Cultural Cooperation''. The programme shall include measures that address integration of national minorities.
- The programme shall include measures that address integration of national minorities.
The 50 projects
€21m of awarded grant.
Signed per year
- 1 2019
- 6 2020
- 30 2021
- 12 2022
- 1 2023
- Smallest grant
- €45k
- Median
- €204k
- Largest
- €4.8m
| Largest projects | Signed | Grant |
|---|---|---|
| Specialised juvenile justice approach established Ministry of Justice of Estonia | 28 October 2019 | €4.8m |
| Increasing physical activity of schoolchildren Tartu University | 1 January 2020 | €2.3m |
| Increasing public health competence and capacity of local governments National Institute for Health Development | 25 May 2020 | €1.4m |
| Cyber training program for youths and youth workers CTF-Tech Ltd | 28 December 2021 | €871k |
| Digital leap in the field of youth Education and Youth Board | 1 March 2022 | €871k |
| Renovation of the spirits barn of the Lihula manor into community handicraft centre and heritage protection information centre Lääneranna local government | 30 April 2021 | €667k |
| Renovation of Kuressaare port warehouse at Veski str 9 Kuressaare Port Warehouse Ltd | 30 April 2021 | €659k |
| Holistic lifestyle centre (Tolli str 4, Kuressaare) Holisticum Ltd | 30 April 2021 | €547k |
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 EE-LOCALDEV | 2 September 2024 | 28.0 |