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In the VIB (2021-2027) Interreg North Sea Programme, the total budget set aside for project co-financing is €158 million, including funding by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Norwegian funds.
Partners based in the programme's six EU member states are eligible for ERDF co-financing whereas Norwegian partners are supported by Norwegian funding.
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Co-funding rates
The ERDF co-funding rate is 60%, while the Norwegian co-funding rate is 50%.
Please note: In Call 3, Norwegian funding is only available for expressions of interest in priority 1. Find out more in our Calls 3 page
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Allocations in calls 1, 2 and 3
In the first three calls, our Monitoring Committee decided to support 11 small-scale projects and 46 regular projects.
Just over 90% of the available European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) is now allocated. In Call 1 and 2, close to 67% of Norwegian funding has been allocated.
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