The 1st call for proposals of the Interreg V-A Latvia–Lithuania Programme 2014–2020 was closed on 5 August 2016. Altogether 158 project applications have been received aimed at various activities supported within four Programme priorities.

The total available funding for the projects to be selected during the calls for proposals is ~ EUR 42,6 million. There is a request for almost EUR 85,8 million from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) in order to co-finance projects’ activities in Latvian and Lithuanian border regions.
The breakdown of the submitted project applications per priorities and specific objectives is the following:

Priority/Specific objective	Number of applications	ERDF requested MEUR
1. Sustainable and clean environment through cooperation	61	42,0
1.1. To increase number of visitors  to the programme area through improving and developing cultural and natural heritage objects, services and products	42	29,6
1.2. To increase integration and efficiency of environmental resource management	14	9,4
1.3. To regenerate public areas with environmental problems	5	3,0
2. Support to labour mobility and employment	39	20,8
2.1. To create employment opportunities through entrepreneurship support	17	9,4
2.2. To increase job opportunities by improving mobility and workforce skills	22	11,4
3. Social inclusion as a precondition to territorial development	39	15,3
3.1. To improve accessibility and efficiency of social services	30	13,9
3.2. To improve living conditions in deprived communities and territories	9	1,4
4. Improved quality of living through efficient public services and administration	19	7,7
4.1. To improve efficiency of public services by strengthening capacities and cooperation between institutions	19	7,7
Total	158	85,8

Submitted project applications include 586 project partners, out of which 303 partners are from Latvia and 283 partners are from Lithuania.

Decisions on the project selection will be made by the Programme Monitoring Committee.