The Norway Grants and EEA Grants represent opportunities for public, private and civil actors in 13 European countries: Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.

Opportunities to obtain funding for your project.

Opportunities to work together with a Norwegian partner to achieve results.

Norway reaches out to a number of potential beneficiaries, such as municipalities, regional and central government, education/research institutions, environmental bodies, NGOs, public-private partnerships, health institutions and more.

On these pages you will find information and contact details to help you find the right partner in Norway within the following target sectors:

• Environment and sustainable development
• Cultural Heritage
• Education
• Research
• Health
• Gender and family issues
• Regional development and cross border co-operation
• Schengen implementation, justice and home affairs

Click on the sector of your interest for more information.

On the new portal - www.ngonorway.org - you will find a database of relevant Norwegian NGOs to facilitate your search for bilateral partnerships and cooperation within the NGO funds established under the EEA Grants and Norway Grants.

If you are looking for a Norwegian partner - read these guidelines first.

Through the Norway Grants and EEA Grants (The EEA Financial Mechanisms) Norway is contributing 1.270 billion euros in order to promote economic and social cohesion in the enlarged EU, and to enhance the ability of the new EU/EEA countries to participate fully in the internal market. Another goal is to strengthen Norway’s bilateral relations with the beneficiary states.

The Norway Grants and EEA Grants were established in 2004, when the EU and the EEA (the European Economic Area) were enlarged by 10 countries, and will run until 2009. Project proposals must be submitted to the authorities in the beneficiary states for national appraisal before they are forwarded to the donors for decision.

The EEA Grants was extended to include the new EU/EEA members Bulgaria and Romania in 2007. Norway also contributes additionally through the new bilateral cooperation programmes with Bulgaria and Romania.

Detailed information, rules, procedures and guidelines, as well as the Memoranda of Understanding between the beneficiary states and the donors, are available at www.eeagrants.org. The 2007 status report of the EEA grants (2006-2007) is available here. The Norwegian annual report 2006-2007 is available here.

If you need assistance beyond these pages to find a relevant partner in Norway for your project, please contact the local Norwegian embassy or the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs at