Norwegian Funds &EEA Funds 2009-2014

Implementation Statusin Poland

Brussels, 12 April 2013

Total allocation available for Poland

• In the current perspective (2009-2014) Norway, Island and Liechtenstein together will provide EUR 1,788 billion

• Poland receives EUR 534,8 mln (including management costs on Polish side)

Financial Mechanisms’ Framework

• Objective - diminishing economic and social disparities within EEA and supporting bilateral cooperation

• Legal basis– Memorandum of Understanding– Blue Book– Regulations on Implementation of the Norwegian and

EEA Financial Mechanism 2009-2014 - a key programme document (available on: www.eog.gov.pl)

Priority areas Amount (EUR mln)

Protection of the environment and renewable energy – 3 programmes

110

Strenghtening of civil society – 1 NGO 37

Social and economic development – 3 programmes

79,54

Cultural heritage – 2 programmes 70

Research and scholarships – 2 programmes 46,83

Carbon capture and storage 137

Schengen and internal affairs – 4 programmes 40

Decent work and tripartite dialogue – 1 programme

3,11

What priorities will be supported ?16 programmes and TA/Bilateral Cooperation Fund

How the system is organised?

PROGRAMME

16 programmes approved by the Donors,

Managed by Operators that announce calls for proposals, organise projects assessment, cooperate with the beneficiaries, control and monitor the projects implemented

PROJECTS

Contribute to achieving programmes’ outputs

Beneficiaries in open calls – prepare applications submitted within the calls to the Operators, sign agreement with the Operator, implement the projects and report project progress

Pre-defined projects

Year of 2012 – programming year

• 16 programmes approved by the Donors (including TA/Bilateral Cooperation Fund)

• 14 Programme Agreements (PA) signed. 2 PA at the preparatory stage (Culture - investments and Schengen)

• NGO Fund – in February 2013 the Donors made the Financial Mechanism Office the Programme Operator. The Memorandum of Understanding is modified.

Programme for supporting development and wide spread of CCS technology in Poland - on 16th of January 2013 the Ministry of Economy submitted a formal resignation from the project realisation. Reallocation of the generated savings is ongoing.

Status of programmes

Implementation effects –completed calls (1)

PL09 Promotion of diversity in culture and arts

• call I for bilateral projects of cultural cooperation in the area of music and stage arts, education, cultural heritage, painting and visual arts: 15.06.2012-15.10.2012 – approved 24 (of 135) applications for the amount of nearly EUR 4,5 mln

PL10 Scholarship programme

• call for preparatory visits: 10.01.2013–11.03.201for the amount: EUR 200 tys. - 86 applications received, assessment ongoing

Implementation effects –completed calls (2)

PL12 Norwegian-Polish Research Programme

• main call for bilateral research projects in the area of environment, climate change, health, social science, gender equality: 29.09-30.11.2012approved 48 (of 269) applications for the amount of nearly EUR 39 mln

• call for small grants for women scientists: 01.12.2012-31.01.2013;appraisal ongoing, 400 applications received, allocation EUR 2,3 mln

PA22 Decent work and tripartite dialogue

• call for projects concerning social dialogue, discrimination, gender equality, partnership: 20.10.2011-22.04.2012 – approved 11 (of 20) applicationsfor the amount about EUR 3 mln.

Implementation effects –calls ongoing (1)

PL07 Development and better adaptation of health care to demographic-epidemiological trends

• call for projects concerning perinatal care, care of people chronically ill and dependent elderly persons, cancer prevention – 15.03.2013-31.05.2013 for the amount of nearly EUR 47 mln.

PL10 Scholarship programme• call concerning mobility of students and workers 01.03.2013-

30.04.2013 for the amount: around EUR 1.8 mln• call concerning institutional cooperation: 8.04.2013–7.06.2013

for the amount: around EUR 1.9 mln

PL06 Local and regional inititatives

• call for projects aimed at establishing common strategies i sharing experience between self governments: 28.01.2013-19.04.2013for the amount of EUR 7.4 mln

Implementation effects –calls ongoing (2) – environment

PL02 The protection of biological diversity and ecosystems

• calls for projects concerning NATURA 2000 areas, ecosystems, social awarness about biological diversity: 15.04.2013 – 17.06.2013 including:

• Call for „big” projects (above EUR 170 000 co-financing) for the amount of EUR 13 mln

• Call within Small Grants Fund for NGO with allocation of ab. EUR 4 mln

PL03 Improving environmental monitoring

• call for projects concerning improvement of information share about environment, social awarness and educational activities: 18.03.2013 – 20.05.2013 for the amount of nearly EUR 900 tys

Implementation effects –pre-defined projects

PL06 Local and regional initiatives

• project implemented by the Association of Polish Cities from June 2012r. "Building competences for inter-municipal and inter-sectoral cooperation as tools for local and regional development”

• 61 partnerships were concluded (agreements of cooperation signed by units of local government, associations i intermunicipalities associations). Aim - to prepare to take part in the open call

• consulting, counselling, seminaries.

Implementation effects –comming calls (1) – culture

PL08 –Cultural heritage

• call for projects concerning revitalization, conservation, renovation and adaptation for cultural purposes of historic buildings and complexes, renovation and reconstruction of cultural institutions, maintenance of movable monuments and historic book collections, development of digital resources. Open call for the amount of over EUR 56 mln planned in April 2013.

PL09 – Promotion of cultural diversity

• Second call for the bilateral cultural soft projects for the amount of above EUR 4,5 mln planned in April 2013 br.

Implementation effects – comming calls (2) – environment, health, domestic violance

PL04 Saving energy and promoting renewable energy• call for projects concerning improvement of energy efficiency in

buildings, social awarness, education; increase of energy production from renewable sources – for the amount of over EUR 65 mln is planned for June 2013

PL13 Reducing social inequalities in health• call for pilot projects concerning health prevention for local society for

the amount of over EUR 15 mln planned in III quarter of 2013

PL14 Preventing domestic and gender-based violance• call for projects concerning increasing the competence of staff

performing the tasks of combating domestic violance, protection of victims, improvement of reaction system - for amount of EUR 600 tys planned in III quarter of 2013.

Planned calls schedule – (1)

Programme title 2012 r.2013 r.

I quarter II quarter III quarter IV quarter

Protection of the biological diversity and ecosystems

  29 III– 17 VI 2013

Improving environmental monitoring and inspection

 18 III - 20 V 2013

Saving energy and promoting renewable energy sources

  X

Fund for non-governmental organisations (lack of agreement signed with Donors – date of call may change)

X

Urban development by strengthening the competence of self-government units, social dialogue and cooperation with civil society representatives

25 I - 19 IV 2013

Development and better adaptation of health care to demographic and epidemiological trends

15 III - 31 V 2013

Conservation and Revitalisation of Cultural and Natural Heritage (lack of agreement signed with Donors – date of call may change)

X

Planned calls schedule – (2)

Program title 2012 r.2013 r.

I quarter II quarter III quarter IV quarterPromotion of Diversity in Culture and Arts within European Cultural Heritage

15 VI - 15 X 2012 X (II call)

Scholarship Fund  

10 I - 11 III 2013 (Preparatory visits)

1 III - 30 IV 2013 (Mobility)

Norwegian-Polish Research Programme

29 IX - 30 XI 2012 (mail call)

1 XII 2012 - 31 I 2013 (call for women-scientists)

Reducing social inequalities in health X

Domestic and gender-based violence X

Schengen Cooperation and Combating Cross-border and organised crime, including trafficking and migration of criminal groups (lack of agreement with Donors – date of call may change)

X

Fund for decent work and tripartite dialogue

20 X 2011 - 22 IV 2012

Key facts to remember about

Level of co-financing

• Minimum and maximum size of grant amount depends on the type of programme

• The lowest co-financing is EUR 170 000, except Small Grants Fund

• Small Grants Fund – co-financing amount fromEUR 5 000 euro to EUR 250 000

Co-financing required

Project can be implemented till 30.04.2016 r.

Partnership (1) - Bilateral Cooperation Fund

8 (of 16) programmes are implemented together with a partner fromDonors’ countries

Billateral cooperation on national level• 0,5% of total allocation for Poland which is around EUR 2.9 mln• supports initiatives of strengthening bilateral relations between Poland

and Donors. In December 2012 Donors approved Work Plan

Bilateral cooperation on the programme level:• 1,5% of allocation for programmes, which is over EUR 7 mln• the funds will be used to finance activities aimed at networking,

exchange experience, sharing and transferring knowledge,technology, best practices between Poland and Donor States

• implementation based on strategy elaborated by PO

Partnership (2) – how to operate?

Partner within the project submitted in the open call• common preparation of application, realisation of the project objectives

Partner within undertakings financed from Billateral Cooperation Fund• Fees and travel costs for participation in conferences, seminars, courses, meetings and workshops,• Travel costs for study trips,

• Costs related to feasibility studies and preparation of financial and

economic analysis.

Contact details

Polish National Focal PointMałgorzata Zalewska, Deputy Directormalgorzata.zalewska@mrr.gov.pl

Ministry of Regional DevelopmentDepartment of Aid Programmes and Technical Assistance Wspólna 2/4 str., 00-926 Warsaw• ph.  48 22 273 78 00

fax  48 22 273 89 13• e-mail: eog@mrr.gov.pl  

Contact details to Programe OperatorsMinistry of EnvironmentMs. Joanna Książek–Wieder

– Deputy DirectorPhone: 48 22 57 92 779

48 22 57 92 772e-mail: mfeog@mos.gov.plwww.mos.gov.pl

National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water ManagementMs. Anna Przeniosło - DirectorPhone: 48 22 45 90 875

48 22 45 90 36848 22 45 90 130

e-mail: mfeog@nfosigw.gov.plwww.nfosigw.gov.pl/

Ministry of Culture and National Heritage Ms. Małgorzata Tylus – Sowa

- DirectorPhone: 48 22 42 10 466,

48 22 42 10 538www.eog2016.mkidn.gov.pl

Ministry of HealthMs. Joanna Stróżyk-Kaczyńska –

Deputy DirectorPhone: 48 22 53 00 166 e-mail: eog@mz.gov.plwww.zdrowie.gov.pl

Małgorzata ZalewskaDeputy Director

National Focal Pointmalgorzata.zalewska@mrr.gov.pl