Latvia

Key areas of support

• Supporting reform of correctional services, including improving rehabilitation
• Strengthening cooperation between local and regional authorities in Latvia and Norway
• Realising green innovation business opportunities
• Strengthening civil society
• Improving environmental monitoring systems
• Increasing intercultural awareness and dialogue with Russian-speaking minorities

2009-14 2004-09
Total allocation: €72.95 M Total allocation: €53.7 M
EEA Grants: €34.55 M EEA Grants: €19.7 M
Norway Grants: €38.4 M Norway Grants: €34 M

Get involved

Are you interested in funding and partnership opportunities in Latvia? Project partnerships between entities in Latvia and in Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway are encouraged.

View overview of the process to apply for grant support

View step-by-step how to find or become a project partner

See how you may participate under the bilateral fund

Check eligibility and activities that may be supported under Latvian programmes

Map and facts

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  Latvia EU-27
GDP per capita in PPS (EU=100) 58 100
Economic growth (% change on previous year) 5.5 1.5
Unemployment rate 15.4 9.7
Youth unemployment 29.1 21.4
Public debt (% of GDP) 42.6 82.5
Human development index 25 (EU-27 ranking)
Corruption perception index 22 (EU-27 ranking)
Inequality of income distribution* 6.9 5

Sources: Eurostat, UNDP, Transparency International. All data is from 2011 except where * indicates 2010

Programmes

Click on the programme names below for key facts about each and read why the programme is needed, what it will achieve and how, and partnership opportunities. For details on the application process and eligibility, consult the programme operator websites accessible via the below pages.

Programme Partner(s) Grant
(€million)
Adaptation to climate change Norwegian Climate and Pollution Agency 10.4
Green industry innovation Innovation Norway 11.3
NGO Fund   10.4
Public capacity and building and institutional cooperation Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities 5
Cultural and natural heritage Directorate for Cultural Heritage in Norway 10
Research and scholarships Norwegian Research Council Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Education 5.5
Decent work and tripartite dialogue Innovation Norway* 0.4
Correctional services Norwegian Correctional Services 13.1

 *Programme operator

News, results and projects

 

Great interest in the Latvian NGO programme

A total of four hundred and forty entities applied for funding from the Latvian NGO-programme. The applications have now been screened and the first decision regarding who will receive funding will be made in July.

World Heritage Day 18 April: celebrating heritage

Around the globe people are celebrating World Heritage Day today. The EEA Grants support cultural heritage programmes in fourteen beneficiary countries which aim at conserving and revitalising cultural and natural heritage and improving public accessibility.