Grants for generational transitions in other agriculture-based industries

You can receive funding for smaller investments when taking over a business in other agriculture-based industries. The aim is to help young farmers take over and further develop agricultural properties.
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Type of service
Grants
Target audience
Owners of agricultural properties
Application deadline
Ongoing
How much
See 'About the funding amount' below
Application type
Other agriculture- and reindeer husbandry-based industries

People under the age of 35 who need to make minor investments when taking over an agricultural property. You must be under 35 when you apply.

The scheme applies whether you bought the farm on the open market or acquired it through a family transfer or allodial rights.

In exceptional cases, the future owner may apply if an agreement to purchase the property is in place. The applicant/future owner must record the investment and grant in their accounts. In these cases, we will not pay the grant until the property has been transferred.

In all cases, you must have established a business based on the activities carried out on the property before you apply.

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

The grant is intended for the initial investments required on the property.

We cannot provide the grant to anyone who has already received an investment grant for a larger project.

The grant can cover up to 70 per cent of approved costs, capped at NOK 1.4 million.

From 2027, the amount will increase to up to NOK 2.1 million.

You can only receive the grant once, regardless of the size of your project. You can apply for funding for several investments in the same application, but the total costs cannot exceed NOK 2 million (NOK 3 million from 2027).

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 for 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 reached 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.

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.
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