*3.6. Evaluation*

Among the policies in place, only the National Sport Development Programme [41] was developed based on previous program evaluation results and includes a detailed evaluation plan. The evaluation is done at the strategic (achievement of program goals) and operational level (implementation of the program action plan). An evaluation report is published on an annual basis.

One-time evaluation was also done for the National Health Programme [55]. However, this evaluation was only based on the qualitative assessment of the organization of particular initiatives and their strengths and weaknesses, but did not assess whether the goals of the program were achieved.

#### *3.7. Funding and Commitments*

According to the Ministry of Finance, in 2015, public expenditure on sport and PA amounted to 1.1 billion euro, of which over 90% was spent by local governments. This means that local governments play a key role in financing sport and recreation from public sources. Local governmen<sup>t</sup> units allocate much more funds to physical activity promotion than the state budget. The public expenditures on sport and PA represent 0.4% of the national GDP [56]. The budget spent per capita was 43 euro in 2015 and increased to 60 euro in 2019; however, it is still 50% lower than the EU average [57,58].

At the national level, the delivery of PA-related policy is funded from several sectors (public funds). The largest funding comes from the sport and recreation sector and the transport sector; much less is dedicated from the sectors of health, education, tourism and social affairs. A large amount (70 million euro) was dedicated for financing initiatives within the National Sport Development Programme [38].

#### *3.8. Capacity Building through a National Network*

National networks that support professionals in PA promotion primarily include publicly funded associations and informal networks. An example is the National Talent Base (https://www.narodowabazatalentow.pl), which collects and shares data and knowledge about the level of physical condition of children and adolescents as well as helps to discover young talents in sport. Another example is the Polish Active Mobility Association (PUMA) that supports local governments in promoting and improving conditions for active transport.
