Deadline: 15-Feb-23
The Nordic Council of Ministers (NCM) is inviting applications for the Prosperous Future, a New Programme for the support of Nordic organisations’ cooperation for a green, democratic, and resilient region with civil society in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, independent partners with relation to Ukraine as well as Belarus, and Russia.
Since 2006, the Nordic Council of Ministers (NCM) has carried out grant programmes with the aim of supporting cooperation between civil society in the Nordic countries and organizations in the Baltic Sea Region, including Belarus and Russia on issues of mutual interest. Since February 2022, however, the conditions for cooperation with organisations in Russia and Belarus have substantially changed. Therefore, the programme has been adjusted to the new geo-political reality and there is now the possibility to include independent partners from Ukraine.
With Prosperous Future, the NCM aims to continue to enable and strengthen the people-to-people cooperation in the region by supporting civil society and democratic development towards sustainable and resilient societies in line with The Nordic Council of Ministers’ vision and strategic priorities.
Purpose
- The overall purpose of Prosperous Future is to support Nordic organisations’ cooperation for a green, democratic, and resilient region with civil society in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and independent partners with relation to Ukraine as well as Belarus, and Russia in line with the Nordic Council of Ministers’ vision and strategic priorities. Their vision is that the region will become the most sustainable and integrated region in the world by 2030.
Priorities
- To fulfill the Vision 2030, The Nordic Council of Ministers has established a set of strategic priorities. This means that all undertakings should fulfil at least one of the following priorities:
- A green region – together, they will promote a green transition of their societies and work towards carbon neutrality and a sustainable circular and bio-based economy.
- A competitive region – together, they will promote green growth in the region based on knowledge, innovation, mobility, and digital integration.
- A socially sustainable region – together, they will promote an inclusive, equal, and interconnected region with shared values and strengthened cultural exchange and welfare.
- Moreover, each project should incorporate at least one and maximum 2 of the 12 vision goals connected to the strategic priorities:
- A green Nordic region
- Carbon neutrality
- Biodiversity
- Circular Economy
- Sustainable Consumption
- International Cooperation
- A competitive Nordic region
- Innovation
- Labour markets
- Digitalisation
- A socially sustainable Nordic region
- Health and Welfare
- Inclusive Transition
- Civil Society
- Cohesion
- Supported projects may span a wide variety of themes, including education and culture.
- Furthermore, the strategic priorities of Vision 2030 and the 12 Vision goals are enforced by focusing on three cross-cutting thematic areas. The project activities must be connected to at least one and a description should be included in the application:
- Sustainable development
- Gender equality
- Children and Youth.
- A green Nordic region
Funding Information
- A minimum amount of 300.000 DKK and a maximum amount of 500.000 DKK per project can be applied for.
- The total budget for the Prosperous Future programme is 10.000.000 DKK.
- Timeline: It is expected that projects can begin 1 June 2023 and last until 31 October 2024.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible Partners
- Group 1: Civil society organisations from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Aaland Islands
- Group 2: Civil society organisations from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland
- Group 3: Independent partners from civil society with relation to Ukraine as well as Belarus, and Russia
- Eligible partner structure
- Minimum one partner from a Nordic country (group 1), and
- Lead partner must be from group 1, or group 2, and
- As a minimum, there must be partners from three different countries, and the partners must be from at least two of the mentioned groups.
- Priority is given to high quality projects with at least one partner from each of the three groups of countries.
- Moreover, partners must be independent civil society organisations.
- Partners from other countries than the above mentioned can be part of a project, however, their expenses cannot be covered by the NCM grant.
- Project location: Projects cannot take place physically in Russia.
For more information, visit Nordic Council of Ministers.