Prosperous Future – New Application Programme for Civil Society Cooperation in the Region

Prosperous Future – A new application programme for the support of Nordic organisations’ cooperation for a green, democratic, and resilient region with civil society in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and independent partners with relation to Ukraine.  Independent partners with relation to Belarus, and Russia* are also accepted (please note that special rules apply in these cases).

Deadline

29.02.2024 – 11:59 PM (Danish time)

Countries

Åland Islands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia

BACKGROUND

Since 2006, the Nordic Council of Ministers (NCM) has carried out grant programmes with the aim of supporting cooperation between civil society in the Nordic countries and organizations in the Baltic Sea Region, including Belarus and Russia on issues of mutual interest. Since February 2022, however, the conditions for cooperation with organisations in Russia and Belarus have substantially changed. Therefore, the programme has been adjusted to the new geo-political reality and there is now the possibility to include independent partners from Ukraine.

With Prosperous Future, the NCM aims to continue to enable and strengthen the people-to-people cooperation in the region by supporting civil society and democratic development towards sustainable and resilient societies in line with The Nordic Council of Ministers’ vision and strategic priorities.

PURPOSE

The overall purpose of Prosperous Future is to support Nordic organisations’ cooperation for a green, democratic, and resilient region with civil society in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and independent partners with relation to Ukraine in line with the Nordic Council of Ministers’ vision and strategic priorities.  Our vision is that the region will become the most sustainable and integrated region in the world by 2030. Independent partners with relation to Belarus and Russia* can also be part of the programme (please note that special rules apply in these cases).

APPLICATION PROCESS

The application page and detailed information can be found here (applications are submitted electronically and in English only)

Questions? Please contact  prosperousfuture@norden.org

*Partners must be independent civil society organisations. Projects cannot take place physically in Russia.