The Latgale Region Development Agency (LRDA) was founded in 1999 for the purpose of ensuring implementation of and supervision over plans for development of the region. The LRDA was founded by local governments of Latgale Region. Its activities contributed to implementation of many EU funded projects, where the Agency gained experience in raising EU funding and implementation of projects.

On 26 October 2004, the Latgale Region Development Agency changed its legal status due to revision of legislation of the Republic of Latvia, and the non-commercial limited liability company became the society Latgale Region Development Agency (LRDA). During organisation, the organisation improved its charter. Pursuant to its charter, the General Meeting of Members is the highest decision-making of the Agency; the General Meeting elects the Council that acts between the General Meetings and supervises the work of the Director of the LRDA.

The General Meeting is responsible for implementation of the strategic purposes of activities of the LRDA and their connection with compliance with and realisation of development priorities set by the Latgale Planning Region Development Council.

Between the General Meetings, the Council elected for four years manages the work of the Latgale Region Development Agency. The LRDA Council is composed of representatives of all members of the Agency. The Council ensures implementation of resolutions of the General Meeting, supervises activities of the Agency and decides on its improvement, as well as carries on other actions.
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he Director of the Agency manages and represents the Latgale Region Development Agency, and ensures implementation of resolutions of the General Meeting, the Council and the Latgale Planning Region Development Council; represents the interests of the LRDA in state and local government institutions and organisations in the Republic of Latvia and abroad, as well as settles other everyday issues of the LRDA activities.

The lines of activities of the Latgale Region Development Agency are closely linked with functions of the Region Development Agencies pursuant to standard acts of the Republic of Latvia, as well as with strategic development lines of the Latgale Region Development Agency set in the documents of the region planning.

Pursuant to the Law on Regional Development, the Latgale Region Development Agency performs the following functions:

1. works out a programme of the planning region’s development and territorial planning in partnership with local governments and territorial bodies of state institutions, ensures their compliance with the national planning, the national development plan and national or industries’ development programmes, as well as controls their implementation;
2. prepares reports on compliance of the national development planning documents with the development programme of the planning region and territorial planning;
3. co-ordinates and promotes working-out, implementation of, supervision over and evaluation of measures for support of the regional development of the planning region;
4. evaluates proposals for projects submitted by local governments, corporate persons and individuals for the state support of regional development and gives its references on them;
5. performs other functions pursuant to standard acts.