The project partner can be: an institution of direct administration of the Republic of Latvia or a • derived public person or an institution thereof; an association, foundation or a merchant registered in the Republic of • Latvia; any public or private entity, commercial or non-commercial, as well as • non-governmental sector organisation in the donor countries and in the beneficiary countries of the EEA Grants (Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Greece, Croatia, Estonia, Cyprus, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Hungary) or outside EEA if it shares a border with the Republic of Latvia, or any international organization or body or agency.
Necessary documents for the application:	The project application shall consist of the project application form in Latvian (Annex 1 to the Rules) indicating the information in English only in those sections of the project application where it is specified that the section must also be filled in in English, and the following additional documentation to be submitted: Completed “Form on the information to be provided for the accounting • and granting of de minimis aid” or indicated the identification number of the applicant form, created and approved in the de minimis aid accounting system; project budget; • cash flow schedule; • declaration on the compliance of the commercial company with the • small or medium-sized commercial company (in accordance with the Regulation No. 776 of 16 December 2014 of the Cabinet of Ministers “Procedures by which commercial companies declare their compliance with the status of small and medium-sized commercial companies”); financial operational report (incl. Balance sheet, profit or loss • statement, explanations to profit or loss statement items, explanations to balance sheet items, cash flow statement), which is not older than one month before the date of submission of the project application; a printout of the account turnover of the credit institution of the • company, the economic activity performer for the last 12 months; information on the origin of capital; • power of attorney, internal regulatory enactment of the institution or • other document certifying the authorization to sign all documents related to the project application (submitted if the project application is signed by an authorized person); Partnership Statement signed by the project partner(s) confirming the • readiness to participate in the project and to conclude a partnership agreement, if the project application will be approved, if applicable.
Regulations governing this call and Rules of the call:	1. Regulation on the implementation of the European Economic Area (EEA) Financial Mechanism 2014-2021 (hereinafter – Regulation); 2. Law on the Management of the European Economic Area Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism for 2014–2021; 3. Cabinet Regulation No. 683 of 16 November 2018 “Rules for the management of the European Economic Area Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism for 2014–2021” (hereinafter – Management Regulations); 4. Cabinet Regulation No. 66 of 28 January 2021 „Regulations for the Implementation of the Call for Project Proposals of the Small Grant Scheme „Support for Business Ideas in Latgale“ of the European Economic Area Financial Mechanism 2014–2021 programme „Local Development, Poverty

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