Business development in other agriculture-based industries

You can receive grants to fund activities that further develop other agriculture-based businesses.
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Type of service
Grants
Target audience
Owner of an agricultural property
Application deadline
Ongoing
How much
Up to 50% of approved costs
Application type
Other agriculture- and reindeer husbandry-based industries

The main target group is owners of agricultural properties and others with links to an agricultural property. Small businesses that use agricultural resources and create significant added value for primary producers can also apply for grants.

Priorities may vary between counties. Read the regional guidelines for your region.

You can use the grant to fund activities that further develop other agriculture-based businesses. These may include market research, product development, brand and design development, packaging, a website, an online shop, competence building and networking.

The grant can cover up to 50 per cent of approved costs.

1. Complete and submit your application

You can find the agricultural application form by logging in to 'My page' with BankID. We will ask you to provide the information and documentation we need to assess your project. In the application, you can use the 'Talk to an adviser' button to ask for guidance before submitting it. Remember, you must submit your application before starting the project.

2. Assessment

We process applications on an ongoing basis, and several people assess each application. Our guidelines and regional priorities determine which projects we can fund. We receive many applications and have limited funds, so we cannot approve every application.

3. Decision

Your customer adviser submits the case to the decision-maker. Once we have made a decision on your application, we will notify you by email, and you can find the decision on My page. If we offer you funding, make sure you understand the terms and how we will disburse the funds.

Key eligibility criteria for funding

To receive services from us, your company must uphold the principles of responsible business conduct and actively assess its sustainability risks. Read more about sustainability and responsible business conduct.

State aid rules

Funding from Innovation Norway must comply with State aid rules. There are five general conditions for State aid that must be met.

The General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER) is part of the State aid rules. It comprises a set of articles and legal bases that allow us to provide support to businesses in various circumstances. One or more articles may apply to each case. Read more about GBER.

Legal basis for the scheme

Our funding schemes have been notified to the EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA). The legal basis for these notifications is available on the National Legal Basis page.

Other public funding

The application must state whether other public funding has been or will be sought for the project. The amount of funding we provide is also based on an overall assessment of how much public funding is needed for the project to go ahead.

When determining the grant amount, we therefore assume that you will not receive any other public funding, including SkatteFUNN, beyond what is stated in the application. This applies to funding for the project costs on which we have based our grant calculation (eligible costs). If you nevertheless receive other public funding, including SkatteFUNN, after we have made our offer, and it covers the same costs, we may reduce our grant accordingly or withdraw it.

This does not prevent your company from receiving other public funding for project costs other than those on which we have based our assessment.

Apply here
You can find the application form by logging in to My page with BankID.
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