Deadline: 19-Feb-2025
The Nordic Council of Ministers welcomes applications for the Prosperous Future programme, supporting civil society collaboration in the Nordic-Baltic region.
The programme fosters cooperation between civil society organisations in Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Åland Islands, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and civil society actors with relation to Ukraine, as well as democratic and independent partners from civil society with relation to Belarus and Russia.
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 the 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 must incorporate one 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
- 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 8.278.854 DKK.
Duration
- The project duration period is from 1 June 2025 at the earliest until 30 September 2026 at the latest.
Eligibility Criteria
- This programme has special requirements for partnership that differ from the general rules on participation.
- 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 democratic, independent partners with relation to Belarus, or Russia
- Eligible partner structure
- Minimum one partner from a Nordic country (group 1), and
- Lead partner (the applicant) 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 above-mentioned groups.
- Priority is given to high quality projects with at least one partner from each of the three groups.
- Partners with relation to Ukraine must be civil society organisations or community institutions.
- Partners with relation to Belarus as well as Russia must be from democratic, independent civil society organisations and cannot be state institutions, public authorities, or related thereto.
For more information, visit Nordic Council of Ministers.