The programme area (see the map below) includes Hiiu, Jõgeva, Lääne, Põlva, Pärnu, Saare, Tartu, Valga, Viljandi and Võru counties in Estonia (map) and Kurzeme, Pierīga, Rīga and Vidzeme regions in Latvia (2021 map).
Projects must involve at least one Estonian and one Latvian partner, who are legally registered in the programme area and whose activities in the project are for the benefit of the programme area. The monitoring committee may in duly justified cases approve projects with Estonian or Latvian partners from outside the programme area in case their participation is necessary for the successful implementation of the project and their activities are targeted to the benefit of the programme area.
