Project grants from appropriation 2:4 Emergency preparedness – a policy instrument with challenges

The Swedish National Audit Office (Swedish NAO) has reviewed whether appropriation 2:4 Emergency preparedness is an effective policy instrument for strengthening agencies’ work on emergency preparedness and civil defence. The audit covers the part of the appropriation that the Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) distributes as grants to agencies at national and regional level for various development projects. The project grants that MSB distributes amount to about SEK 500 million per year. They are to strengthen overall national preparedness and capacity to manage serious emergencies, as well as contribute to creating or maintaining a basic defence capability.