Local Development

Key facts

Programme Operator:
Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy
Programme ID:
PL-LOCALDEV
Programme Donors
KS
Date of approval:
Total amount:
€111,051,334
EEA Grants fund:
€50,000,000
Norway Grants fund:
€ 61,051,334

Currently available funding

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Programme Summary

Objective

Strengthened social and economic cohesion

Programme summary

Programme Concerns

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.

Bilateral Ambitions

€300,000 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.| 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.

Information on the projects funded by the EEA and Norway Grants is provided by the Programme and Fund Operators in the Beneficiary States, who are responsible for the completeness and accuracy of this information.