Investments in commercial buildings and production facilities

You can receive grants for investments in farm buildings, feed storage facilities and other production or storage buildings for grain, potatoes, fruit and berries, as well as durable production equipment and permanent installations for irrigation systems.
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Type of service
Grants
Target group
Farmers and owners of agricultural properties
Application deadline
Ongoing
How much
See 'About the grant amount' below
Application type
Traditional agriculture

Farmers planning to invest in upgrading or renovating an existing farm building or production facility, or constructing a new one.

The Agricultural Agreement sets out the following priorities:

  • Small and medium-sized farms
  • Dairy and cattle farms that need to adapt to the loose housing requirement. Dairy farms with up to 30 cows receive particular priority.
  • Investments to improve animal welfare
  • Investments in the grain, fruit, vegetable and greenhouse sectors
  • Projects featuring climate- and energy-efficient solutions

We do not provide funding for new operations or significant expansions in sectors where production exceeds demand or is at risk of doing so. We therefore do not provide funding for new egg production operations.

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

  • Upgrading, renovating or building new operational premises or production facilities
  • Permanent installations for irrigation systems
  • Investment projects must deliver a significant improvement and a clear upgrade
  • Maintenance-related measures are not prioritised

  • Up to 40 per cent of approved costs, capped at NOK 3.5 million in funding. There is no maximum funding cap for Nordland, Troms and Finnmark.
  • Investments in pig production in Nordland, Troms and Finnmark: Up to 65 per cent of approved costs. There is no maximum funding limit.
  • Investments to meet the loose housing requirement for cattle production:
    • Grants of up to 50 per cent of approved costs, capped at NOK 5 million.
    • From 1 January 2026, projects involving up to 30 dairy cows/suckler cows can receive grants covering up to 55 per cent of approved costs, capped at NOK 5 million.
    • For Nordland, Troms and Finnmark: Grants of up to 65 per cent of approved costs. There is no maximum grant amount for Nordland, Troms and Finnmark.
    • This also applies to loose-housing livestock buildings that were brought into use before 22 April 2004 if their design and dimensions do not meet the requirements introduced on 22 April 2004.

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. Use the 'Talk to an adviser' button in the application if you would like 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.

Are you planning to convert your barn to loose housing?

Take our online course on building a free-stall barn to find out how we can help you and how to apply.

Agricultural funding exhausted in several regions

We are receiving a high volume of agricultural applications, and unfortunately most of our regional offices have no funding left for 2026. This currently applies to Agder, Innlandet, Møre og Romsdal, Nordland, Rogaland, Troms og Finnmark, Trøndelag, Vestfold and Østfold.

Applications affected by this will not receive a decision until 2027, provided the project is eligible.

It is important that you do not start the project before submitting your application.

Key conditions for funding

To receive services from us, your company must uphold the principles of responsible business conduct and actively consider its own 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 contains provisions that allow us to provide support to companies in various circumstances. One or more provisions 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

You must state in the application whether you have applied or intend to apply for other public funding for the project. We also determine the level of our funding based on an overall assessment of how much public funding is needed for the project to proceed.

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 used to calculate our grant (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 or withdraw our grant accordingly.

This does not prevent the 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.
Frequently asked questions and answers about agriculture