EEA and Norway Grants

Sector: Public
Level of governance: National
Country: BulgariaCroatiaCzechiaCyprusEstoniaGreeceHungaryLatviaLithuaniaMaltaPolandPortugalRomaniaSlovakiaSlovenia
Lighthouse: Atlantic and Arctic basinBaltic and North Sea basinMediterranean Sea basinDanube-Black Sea
Funding mechanisms: Grants
Managing institutions: The Financial Mechanism Committee, and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mission Objectives: 1. Ecosystems and Biodiversity2. Pollution prevention and elimination3. Carbon Neutral and Circular Blue Economy
Mission Topics: Relevant to Blue Parks Community

Description of the funding initiative

The EEA and Norway Grants are composed for two funding schemes. The EEA Grants are funded jointly by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, while the Norway Grants are funded by Norway alone. The EEA Grants are allocated to 15 countries in Europe: Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. The Norway Grants are applicable to these countries as well, except for Greece and Portugal.

The grants cover several programmes, and three programmes cover the environment, energy, and climate change. The objective of the environment programme is improved environmental status in ecosystems and reduced adverse effects of pollution and other human activities. The objective of the energy programme is less carbon intensive energy and increased security of supply. The objective of the climate change programme is the mitigation of climate change and reduced vulnerability to climate change.

Overview of eligibility requirements for applicants

Applicants to the environment, energy, and climate change programmes need to be based in one of the 15 countries. However, not all countries could benefit from funding under this specific programme. Please consult individual calls for proposals.