EEA Grants - Norway Grants

New: The online consultation is now closed

In the period 10 September – 5 November 2010, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway strongly encouraged civil society representatives in Central and Southern Europe and in the Donor States to contribute their views and positions on the future priorities for support under the EEA and Norway Grants 2009-14.

The three donor states would like to thank all respondents who participated in this process.

The contributions to the open consultation are currently being analysed and a short summary shall be published in the near future. Suggestions and comments made shall be considered in finalising the Donor proposals and related documents, including final NGO guidelines. All documents will be made available at www.eeagrants.org.

For any questions related to this process, please send an email to: ngoconsultation@efta.int

---

Web-based consultation with civil society

The EEA Grants and Norway Grants are Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein's contribution to reducing economic and social disparities in the European Economic Area and to the strengthening of bilateral relations between the donor states and the 15 beneficiary states in Central and Southern Europe. Norway provides 97% of the total funding.

Between 2004 and 2009, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein have supported large and small NGO initiatives in the 12 most recent member states of the EU, as well as in Greece, Portugal and Spain with around €185 million in grants. 19 NGO Funds have operated in most of these countries, supporting initiatives in the fields of democracy, human rights, social inclusion, and environmental protection as well as capacity-building activities.

For the period 2009-2014, at least 10% of funds allocated to each country through the EEA Grants have been earmarked for support to civil society. Moreover, NGOs are eligible applicants in all of the beneficiary states under other programme areas proposed for funding under both the EEA Grants and Norway Grants.

The donor states have prepared a set of proposals (see 'documents for consultation' further down) for future support under the new EEA and Norway Grants 2009-14. The lessons learnt drawn through the evaluation of the NGO Funds 2004-2009 have been an important contribution to shaping these proposals.

The donor states value the participation and input of key stakeholders in the process of defining future priorities for support and strongly encourage civil society representatives to contribute their views and positions on the proposals through this consultation.

Objective of the web-based consultation with civil society on support to the sector

The objective of the consultation is to receive input from the NGO community on the proposals for support to civil society through the EEA and Norway Grants 2009-2014. The input shall also contribute to the development of a Guideline for future NGO Programmes under the EEA Grants 2009-14.

Draft NGO Guideline: This document is a draft proposal by the FMO for consultation and is subject to change pending donor state approval.

Consultation timeline

The consultation period has been extended until 5 November 2010.

Target group

NGOs in the beneficiary states and donor states, as well as European umbrella organisations and other relevant stakeholders.

Scope of the consultation

In reviewing the proposals for future funding, the donor states are specifically interested in your contribution to the following key questions:

• To what extent does the proposed set-up cater for the key challenges in your country in developing an NGO Programme? (legislative framework and eligibility, capacity, administrative set-up, etc.)
• Which of the proposed expected outcomes in the programme area Funds for Non-Governmental organisations would be most relevant in addressing the needs and enhancing the role of civil society in your country in the context of an NGO Programme?
• What should be the areas of support in your country, related to the expected outcomes you feel most relevant for the Programme area Funds for Non-Governmental organisations?
• Which programme areas as defined in the programme papers should be supported in your country, to which NGOs, as eligible applicants, can make the best contribution? Please justify.

Please feel free to provide any other comments based on your analysis of the proposals or on your direct experience.

Contributions can either by made by posting directly in the online forum below or by sending your input to: ngoconsultation@efta.int

Result of consultation and follow-up

The results of this open consultation will be summarised and will assist donor states in finalising their proposals for future funding and in drafting a specific NGO Guideline document.

Documents for Consultation and Background Information

The future proposals are outlined in the following documents:

• Draft NGO Guideline for future new NGO programmes under the EEA Grants 2009-14
• Programme areas
• Programme area: Funds for non-governmental organisations
• Rules and regulation with annexes for the EEA Grants 2009-14
• Rules and regulation with annexes for the Norway Grants 2009-14

Background information:

• NGO funds 2004-09: evaluation report (full)
• NGO funds 2004-09: evaluation report (executive summary)
• Support to civil society 2004-09

It is currently Wed Feb 08, 2012 3:12 pm

• View unanswered posts • View active topics

Online consultation

Login  •  Register

Username:  Password:  | Log me on automatically each visit