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Interreg Northern Periphery and Arctic - 5th call for main projects
Funding Program
Interreg Northern Periphery and Arctic
deadlines
Opening
11.06.2024
Deadline
30.09.2024 12:00
Funding rate
50-65%
Estimated EU contribution per project
€ 1,500,000.00
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short description
The Interreg Northern Periphery and Arctic (NPA) programme is a funding initiative supported by the European Union and non-EU participating countries. The programme's main objective is to promote cooperation among communities in the northernmost parts of Europe and North Atlantic territories to address common challenges and opportunities. The call is open for all priorities.
Call objectives
The following priorities and specific objectives have been developed within the programme:
- P1 Innovation Capacity: Strengthening the innovation capacity for resilient and attractive NPA communities.
- SO 1.1: Developing and enhancing research and innovation capacities and the uptake of advanced technologies
- SO 1.2: Reaping the benefits of digitisation for citizens, companies, research organisations and public authorities
- SO 1.3: Enhancing sustainable growth and competitiveness of SMEs and job creation in SMEs, including by productive investments
- P2 Climate Change and Resource Sufficiency: Strengthening the capacity for climate change adaptation, and resource sufficiency in NPA communities.
- SO 2.1: Promoting energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions
- SO 2.2: Promoting climate change adaptation and disaster risk prevention, resilience taking into account ecosystem-based approaches
- SO 2.3: Promoting the transition to a circular and resource efficient economy
- P3 Cooperation Opportunities: Strengthening the organisational capacity among NPA communities to make use of cooperation opportunities.
- SO 3.1: Enhance institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders to implement macro-regional strategies and sea-basin strategies, as well as other territorial strategies
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Expected effects and impacts
In Priority 3, the Monitoring Committee invites both main and small-scale projects to build capacity in cooperation in particular focusing on the following topics and target groups:
- Increase preparedness and resilience of NPA communities
- Projects in this topic will share experience and build capacity towards one or more of the following subjects: Operations of search & rescue, building preparedness of local communities, and security of supplies. Municipalities and networks of municipalities were seen by the MC as target groups of particular relevance in these fields.
- Preserve and experience the unique heritage of the NPA regions
- Projects in this topic will share experience and build capacity towards one or more of the following subjects: culture and cultural heritage, natural heritage, as well as traditional knowledge and minority languages, local food resources and how to increase their awareness and use, as well as tourism. Networks of Sami and Inuit communities were seen by the MC as target groups of particular relevance in these fields.
- Increase the wellbeing of people living in the NPA regions
- Projects in this topic will share experience and build capacity towards one or more of the following subjects: improve health and healthcare/care services in the community; as well as mental health including addressing isolation and loneliness. Underrepresented groups such as young people, vulnerable people, and indigenous communities were seen by the MC as target groups of particular relevance in these fields.
- Attract skills and talents needed in the NPA regions
- NPA regions have driven innovation, capacity, and leadership in Green technologies and solutions with significant investments in innovation in the industrial, transport and building sectors, as well as efforts towards behaviour change.
- Projects in this topic will share experience and build capacity towards one or more of the following subjects: job and skills demands in the transformative processes of the green and just transition, meet the needs of transforming communities, attraction and retention of different skills and talents.
- No specific target groups were specially highlighted by the MC, but a broad involvement of different stakeholders is expected.
- Enable youth to shape the NPA regions
- Projects in this topic will share experience and build capacity towards one or more of the following subjects: increasing youth participation in regional development processes, establishing valuable youth networks/initiatives in view of impacting on regional and local development, connecting youth councils/ indigenous youth organisations across peripheral areas.
- Youth organisations and organisations working with youth engagement were seen by the MC as target groups of particular relevance in these fields.
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Expected results
The programme proposes the following (non exhaustive) types of measures:
P1 Innovation Capacity: Strengthening the innovation capacity for resilient and attractive NPA communities.
- SO 1.1: Developing and enhancing research and innovation capacities and the uptake of advanced technologies
- Facilitating technology transfer to, or across, the Programme area benefiting SMEs, including green technologies.
- Facilitating commonly identified opportunities based on strengths in the programme area supported by research and innovation, including smart specialisation strategies.
- SO 1.2: Reaping the benefits of digitisation for citizens, companies, research organisations and public authorities
- Transfer and development of accessible digital solutions to create better conditions for people to live and work in the area. This includes technology-driven solutions for public service provision, as well as marketing models and solutions facilitating the use of distance-spanning technology to overcome long distances to market.
- SO 1.3: Enhancing sustainable growth and competitiveness of SMEs and job creation in SMEs, including by productive investments
- Transfer and development of models and solutions for support to SMEs faced with commonly identified challenges and opportunities in peripheral regions with a particular focus on entrepreneurial skills and sustainable business models.
- Transfer anddevelopment of concepts for creating networks and clusters of SMEs and connecting entrepreneurial capacities across regions as well as adapting marketing models for a greater market reach.
P2 Climate Change and Resource Sufficiency: Strengthening the capacity for climate change adaptation, and resource sufficiency in NPA communities.
- SO 2.1: Promoting energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions
- Transfer and development of sustainable renewable energy generation and energy efficiency solutions suitable for cold climates and remote communities.
- Facilitating the use of place-based energy surpluses and development of smart energy management concepts in remote communities.
- SO 2.2: Promoting climate change adaptation and disaster risk prevention, resilience taking into account ecosystem-based approaches
- Transfer and development of solutions that facilitate the use of community knowledge and build local capacity for climate change adaptation, risk prevention and disaster resilience in sparsely populated communities.
- SO 2.3: Promoting the transition to a circular and resource efficient economy
- Facilitating the transfer and development of solutions that promote resource efficiency, end-of-waste, and a better use of by-products in remote, and sparsely populated communities.
- Facilitating the transfer and development of solutions for community planning for the circular economy in remote, and sparsely populated communities.
P3 Cooperation Opportunities: Strengthening the organisational capacity among NPA communities to make use of cooperation opportunities.
- SO 3.1: Enhance institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders to implement macro-regional strategies and sea-basin strategies, as well as other territorial strategies
- Development and transfer of capacity building concepts to engage stakeholders in cooperation based on local knowledge, supporting them to implement strategies for Northern Periphery and Arctic regions.
- Increase preparedness and resilience of NPA communities.
- Preserve and experience the unique heritage of the NPA regions.
- Increase the wellbeing of people living in the NPA regions.
- Attract skills and talents needed in the NPA regions.
- Enable youth to shape the NPA regions.
- Development and transfer of capacity building concepts to engage stakeholders in cooperation based on local knowledge, supporting them to implement strategies for Northern Periphery and Arctic regions.
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Eligibility Criteria
Regions / countries for funding
eligible entities
Education and training institution, International organization, Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) / Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Other, Private institution, incl. private company (private for profit), Public Body (national, regional and local; incl. EGTCs), Research Institution incl. University, Small and medium-sized enterprise (SME)
Mandatory partnership
Yes
Project Partnership
Project partner requirements:
- Lead Partners have to meet the following criteria:
- They are a public sector organisation.
- They are based in the NPA Programme area, unless they have a national remit that covers the Programme area.
- Minimum involvement of 3 programme partner countries, at least one of which should be an EU Member State.
- Partnerships are recommended to include at least 2 of the 3 geographical zones of the programme area: Finland-Sweden-Norway; Ireland; Faroe Islands-Greenland-Iceland.
More information can be found in the programme manual.
Please note the different funding rates depending on the country:
- Member States (Finland, Ireland, Sweden): 65%
- Norway: 50%
- Iceland: 65%
- Faroe Islands: 65%
- Greenland: 65%
other eligibility criteria
Programme area:
The NPA area consists of regions inside the EU Member States of Finland, Ireland, and Sweden, as well as regions outside the EU, in Norway, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and Greenland:
- Finland: Keski-Suomi, Pohjois-ja Itä-Suomi
- Ireland: Northern and Western, Mid-West, South-West
- Sweden: Mellersta Norrland, Övre Norrland
- Norway: Trøndelag, Nord-Norge, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Iceland: Entire territory
- Faroe Islands: Entire territory
- Greenland: Entire territory
Please note the following:
- All projects are expected to make a special effort to include end users in their project proposals. End user involvement can be demonstrated by the composition of the partnership (e.g. involvement as full project partners, or associated partners), the involvement of end users as described in dedicated work package activities, or by attaching letters of support from end users.
- In all activities that are approved by the NPA programme, there should be an integration of the horizontal criteria. This means that the activities should strive for sustainable development, gender equality, non-discrimination and accessibility and inclusion of underrepresented groups, including indigenous peoples and other culturally and linguistically distinct groups originating from the NPA area. Activities should be carried out with respect for fundamental rights.
NOTE: Funding is running low in a number of Non-Member State countries! Applicants from Non-Member States are strongly advised to check if there are any national restrictions tobudget levels and programme match funding, for example by checking national information websites, or by contacting their Regional Contact Point. Please be aware that the participation of Faroese, Icelandic and Norwegian partner organisations are subject to the availability of funds.
Additional information
Topics
Relevance for EU Macro-Region
EUSBSR - EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region
UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs)
project duration
36 months
Additional Information
The 5th Call for project applications is open from 11th June to 30th September 2024 12:00 noon CET. Applications must be submitted before the deadline through the electronic monitoring system Jems.
The programme has developed a set of supporting materials and events to guide applicants through the application process outlined in the Application Pack.
Mandatory supporting documents to be submitted with JEMS application:
- PDF of signed Lead partner statement (download template)
- PDF of signed Project partner statements (download template)
Call documents
Interreg Northern Periphery and Arctic 2021-2027 Programme SummaryInterreg Northern Periphery and Arctic 2021-2027 Programme Summary(6268kB)
Interreg Northern Periphery and Arctic 5th Call - documentInterreg Northern Periphery and Arctic 5th Call - document(323kB)
Contact
+46 73 036 28 15
annika.blomster@lansstyrelsen.se
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