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· SK-LOCALDEV · 2014–2021
Local Development, Poverty Reduction and Roma Inclusion
Strengthened social and economic cohesion
Programme objective, as agreed.
Allocation
€14m
Allocation by financial mechanism: Norway Grants 100%.
- EEA Grants None
- Norway Grants €14m
Funded by Norway Grants
€16m 118% of allocation
Contracted in signed projects
27
Projects signed
0
Donor programme partners
1
Documents published
| Programme area | Allocation | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Roma Inclusion and Empowerment PA07 | €6.4m | 46.0% |
| Children and Youth at Risk PA08 | €1.3m | 9.6% |
| Local Development and Poverty Reduction PA10 | €6.1m | 44.4% |
Who runs it
Responsible bodies
- Programme operator
- Ministry of Investments, Regional Development and Informatization of the Slovak Republic
- National focal point
- Ministry of Investments, Regional Development and Informatization of the Slovak Republic
- Short name
- SK-LOCALDEV
- Type
- Programme Agreement
Donor programme partners
Institutions from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway working on this programme.
No donor programme partner is named for this programme.
Bilateral ambitions
€ 75,000 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.
Conditions in the programme agreement
4 concerns were recorded against this programme when it was agreed.
- A maximum level of funding available from the total eligible expenditure of the programme for infrastructure (hard measures), and provisions for co-funding, shall be identified in the concept note.
- In addition, a pre-defined project in the following area shall be considered: building on and scaling up the project "Creation of an accredited programme of innovative education for teaching staff of primary schools to increase their intercultural competence in the educational process of Roma pupils", implemented by the National Institute of Pedagogy, supported by the SK04 programme of the EEA Financial Mechanism 2009-2014. Cooperation with Norwegian entities at project level shall be encouraged, including, but not restricted to considering partnerships with the European Wergeland Centre and the Nansen Centre for Peace and Dialogue.
- The programme shall contribute to fostering local development and to reducing poverty, with a strong focus on vulnerable groups at high risk of exclusion, such as Roma. It shall implement cost-efficient and sustainable measures that integrate education, housing, employment and health components. Establishing multi-functional youth centers, targeted at vulnerable children and youth, in the least developed regions of Slovakia shall be further explored during the development of the concept note, as well as the cooperation of the centers with mediators from Roma communities.
- The relevant public institution(s) in the Slovak Republic in charge of the cross-cutting policy area in question, the relevant ministries and Plenipotentiaries, especially the Plenipotentiary for Roma Communities, shall be actively involved in the preparation and implementation of the programme, including, when feasible, as member(s) of the Cooperation Committee.
The 27 projects
€16m of awarded grant.
Signed per year
- 1 2020
- 15 2021
- 10 2022
- 1 2023
- Smallest grant
- €98k
- Median
- €477k
- Largest
- €1.6m
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 SK-LOCALDEV | 25 September 2024 | 19.0 |