{"id":1312,"date":"2017-02-23T09:22:30","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T09:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eeagrants.cig.gov.pt\/eea-grants-2009-2014\/"},"modified":"2017-03-01T15:50:55","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T15:50:55","slug":"eea-grants-2009-2014","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eeagrants.cig.gov.pt\/en\/pt07\/quem-somos\/eea-grants-2009-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"EEA Grants 2009-2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The European Economic Area (EEA) consists of the European Union Member States and three countries of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, which share the same Internal Market.<\/p>\n<p>Through the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area 2009-2014, under the European Economic Area Grants, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, as Donor States, finance in 16 European Union Member States (Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain) initiatives and projects in various program areas, with a view to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reducing economic and social disparities;<\/li>\n<li>Strengthen bilateral relations between the Donor States and the Beneficiary States.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Through Protocol 38b to the Agreement for the European Economic Area financial mechanism for the timeframe 2009-2014 (EEA Grants 2009-2014), signed by the parties on 19th of August 2010, the total amount for funding was defined, about EUR 58 million available for Portugal, as well as the priority sectors:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>a)<\/strong> Environmental Protection and Management;<br \/>\n<strong>b)<\/strong> Climate Change and Renewable Energy;<br \/>\n<strong>c)<\/strong> Civil Society;<br \/>\n<strong>d)<\/strong> Human and Social Development;<br \/>\n<strong>e)<\/strong> Protecting Cultural Heritage.<\/p>\n<p>The breakdown of the allocated budget to Portugal, for the 2009-2014 period, for each priority programme area was:<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#EEEEEE\">\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\"><strong>Programme area<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\"><strong>EEA FM*\u00a0contribution<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> 2009-2014<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Integrated marine and inland water management<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"right\">\u20ac 19 247 250<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Renewable energy<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"right\">\u20ac 4 000 000<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Adaptation to climate change<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"right\">\u20ac 3 000 000<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Funds for non-governmental organizations<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"right\">\u20ac 8 697 500<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Public health initiatives<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"right\">\u20ac 10 000 000<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mainstreaming gender equality and promoting work-life balance<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"right\">\u20ac 2 500 000<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Conservation and revitalisation of cultural and natural heritage<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"right\">\u20ac 4 000 000<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Promotion of diversity and arts within European cultural heritage<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"right\">\u20ac 1 000 000<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#EEEEEE\">\n<div align=\"center\"><strong>Other allocations<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Technical assistance to the Beneficiary State<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"right\">\u20ac 869 250<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fund for bilateral relations at national level<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"right\">\u20ac 289 750<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#EEEEEE\">\n<div align=\"right\"><strong>Net allocation to Portugal:\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"right\">\u20ac 53 603 750<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Economic Area (EEA) consists of the European Union Member States and three countries of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, which share the same Internal Market. 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