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Available funds

We have funding to turbo-charge great ideas and test new approaches to stubborn problems. See allocations and available budgets for the coming calls.

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 and 2

In the first two calls, our Monitoring Committee decided to support 8 small-scale projects and 30 regular projects.

In total, close to €94 million were granted to the 38 projects approved in calls 1 and 2.

Pie chart showing the remaining funds left per priority after Call 2.

Remaining ERDF funds

Approximately €59 million remains available for funding at this point.

The figure shows the ERDF funds left for allocation in Call 3 and subsequent calls, divided per priority.

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