Does your organisation want to start or expand cooperation that contribute to an economically, environmentally and socially sustainable development in the EU countries around the Baltic Sea and in the EU’s eastern neighbourhood? Apply now for the SI Baltic Sea Neighbourhood Programme.
The SI Baltic Sea Neighbourhood Programme is a programme which provides funding to projects in which Swedish organisations work on cross-border challenges and opportunities together with organisations from the EU countries around the Baltic Sea and countries in the EU’s Eastern Partnership.
Grant Types
There are two different types of grants for cooperation in the Baltic Sea region: seed funding and funding for cooperation projects.
Seed funding
Seed funding aims to lay the foundation for cooperation. For example, projects can use seed funding to:
Prepare applications for new funding (mainly EU).
Develop concepts and identify partners for future cooperation.
Cooperation projects
Funding for cooperation projects aims to deepen and further develop cooperation. For example, you can use the funding to:
Build networks and platforms.
Develop and test models and methods.
Provide input to policy and strategy.
Build/spread knowledge and competence.
Funding Information
Seed funding
Grant amount: At least SEK 100,000 and up to SEK 500,000
Project duration: 6 – 15 months
Cooperation projects
Grant amount: At least SEK 750,000 and up to SEK 2 million
Project duration: 12 – 24 months
Who can apply?
A legal entity based in Sweden must be the main applicant and responsible for the project’s implementation and reporting.
A partnership must include legal entities in at least three of the core countries of the programme (including Swedish main applicant).
Main applicants and partner organisations can, for example, consist of:
Non-governmental organisations, foundations
Local authorities
Regional authorities
Government agencies
Higher education institutions and research institutes
