6. Article

Disbursement to Intermediary (funds for re-granting) 6.1 Advance payment scheme: Disbursements of the funds for re-granting will be made as advance payment in a manner to be set out in the Project Implementation Plan and requested through the Project Interim Reports. It shall ensure that sufficient funds are available for a timely transfer of funds to the end-recipients, whether advance payments, subsequent instalments, or final payments. 6.2 Subsequent disbursements: N/A 7. Disbursements to end-recipients 7.1 First date of eligibility: Costs in sub-projects become eligible at the date of the grant decision by the Intermediary. 7.2 Advance payments and disbursements: Sub-project applications may qualify for an initial advance payment of up to 25 percent of the total grant which shall be paid at the time of the signing of the agreement between the Intermediary and the end-recipient. An additional 55 percent of the grant may be paid as advance instalments, in equal shares for each quarter of the scheduled implementation, after submission of a quarterly interim report. The remaining 20 percent of the grant shall be paid when the completion report has been approved by the Intermediary. If the sub-project lasts three months or less, no interim report is necessary, initial advance payment is 80% and the remaining amount of the grant will be paid after the approval of the final report. 8. Publicity 8.1 Intermediary level: The publicity measures shall be in accordance with the Publicity Guidelines and the submitted publicity plan. They shall ensure transparency by providing possible applicants with adequate and high quality information about EEA Grants in general, as well as be designed to raise public awareness and disseminate information about the Fund. In the first year of implementation the focus of the publicity measures shall be on informing the broader public about opportunities provided under the Financial Mechanisms and encourage development of project ideas to be submitted to the Fund. Activities in this period include: advertisements, electronic leaflet, booklet and seminars and development of a website. Information and publicity activities shall continue throughout the operation in order to raise awareness of the available funds. Before and during the call launch, advertisements shall be made in national newspapers of the Republic of Latvia (in Latvian and Russian). The call shall take into account the principles of the Open Calls Guide. In the subsequent years, follow-up advertisements shall be published at least once a year. An electronic leaflet informing about the launch of the Fund and informing about seminars shall be developed. The Intermediary shall organise one to three information seminars in Riga, depending on number of participants, and at least one seminar in each of the regions. A list of approved grant applications shall be published and regularly updated on the websites of the Intermediary and the Focal Point. 8.2 Sub project level: The end-recipient must ensure that appropriate visibility and credit is given to EEA Financial Mechanism and Norwegian Financial Mechanism. This should be done in reports and publications stemming from the sub projects, or during public events associated with the sub project.