The EEA and Norway Grants funds
The following three funds have been established within the EEA and Norway Grants 2021-2028:
These three funds will contribute to the objectives and thematic priorities of the EEA and Norway Grants. All three funds will be managed by the Donor States and will not be part of the MoU negotiations. The Fund for Civil Society amounts to almost €327 million and is distributed across the Beneficiary States following a distribution key defined by the EU. A specified percentage will be allocated to transnational initiatives. An independent Fund Operator, selected through an open procedure and directly contracted by the Donors, will be responsible for managing the Fund at country level. The Fund for Capacity Building and Cooperation with International Organisations and Institutions amounts to €65 million. The cooperation includes: strategic advice to Donor and Beneficiary States; advice on programme design, implementation, and monitoring; participation in projects at national level, individually or with partners; and transnational projects including strategic cooperation in conferences, events, and study visits. The fund will be managed by the FMO.
The Fund for Social Dialogue and Decent Work, established solely under the Norway Grants, amounts to almost €15 million. The Fund will be made available to actors in all 13 Beneficiary States receiving Norway Grants. An independent Fund Operator, selected through an open procedure, and directly contracted by the FMO, will manage the fund. The three funds are further described in the following pages.
• Fund for Civil Society
• Fund for Capacity Building and Cooperation with International Partner Organisations and Institutions • Fund for Social Dialogue and Decent Work (only Norway Grants)
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