Priority Areas and Types of Assistance

According to the Framework Agreement, Lithuania will get the Swiss financial assistance for the following priority areas:

• Improvement of the perinatal and neonatal health care system;
• Introduction of energy efficient building technologies in hospitals, including the modernization of heating and water systems, air ventilation and air conditioning;
• Development of the fundamental scientific research;
• Assistance to Lithuanian NGO’s initiatives by strengthening the communities’ organizations and their co-operation with local municipalities;
• Modernization of the information technology usage in courts.

Financing

A programme approach shall be applied in the first two focus areas. There would be prepared Block Grant for the third one, for the fourth - individual project.

Types of Assistance of Lithuanian-Swiss Cooperation Programme:

• Programmes
• NGO Block Grant
• Individual Project
• Other Forms of Assistance
  • Project Preparation Facility
  • Technical Assistance Fund
  • Scholarship Fund