EEA and Norway Grants 2014-2021 / 2021-2028

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Funding from Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway to reduce social and economic disparities in Europe. Includes environment, climate, and energy programmes with marine/coastal components. Supports biodiversity conservation, ecosystem management, and climate adaptation in coastal EU member states. Blue Growth and marine programmes in several countries.

Source: https://eeagrants.org/

Funding Details

Funder

EEA and Norway Grants / Financial Mechanism Office (FMO), funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway

Funding Goal

Reducing social and economic disparities in Europe through programmes in 15 EU Member States. Programme areas include: Green Transition (clean energy, circular economy, biodiversity, ecosystems, climate adaptation, pollution reduction), Green Business and Innovation, Research and Innovation, and Civil Society support. Green Transition area explicitly covers circular economy, biodiversity, and ecosystems relevant to marine and coastal environments.

Funding Amount

Funding awarded through country-level programmes; individual grant amounts vary by country programme and call. Total multi-billion EUR across all participating countries for 2021-2028 period.

Deadline

Rolling; calls opened country by country as programme agreements are signed. First calls opened in Hungary in early 2026. Specific deadlines vary by country programme. (Rolling)

How to Apply

Applications submitted at country level through national programme operators — not centrally through FMO. Check eeagrants.org/en/fmo/apply-funding/calls for current open calls by country. Partnership with Donor State organisations encouraged.

Target Region

15 EU Member States: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia. Donor countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway.

Contact

Financial Mechanism Office (FMO). Website contact form: https://eeagrants.org/en/fmo/contact-us. Individual country programmes have national contact points.

Last Checked

2026-03-15 14:24

Application Checklist

Eligibility

• Applications are made at country level — identify the national programme operator for the target country
• Eligible applicants include public bodies, NGOs, research institutions, and private entities (varies by country programme)
• Donor State (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway) organisations can participate as partners

Project Scope

• Beneficiary countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
• Green Transition projects must address at least one area of support: circular economy, biodiversity, pollution, climate adaptation, etc.

Required Documents

• Applications submitted through country-specific portals and programme operators

Constraints

• Check eeagrants.org for current open calls by country — programmes are rolling out sequentially
• Programme period is 2021-2028; individual country programmes being activated in 2025-2026

Summary

The EEA and Norway Grants are a mechanism funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway to reduce social and economic disparities in Europe. The current 2021-2028 programme period supports 15 EU member states across multiple programme areas, administered country-by-country through national programme operators. The programme areas include Green Transition (covering clean energy, circular economy, biodiversity and ecosystems, climate adaptation, air/water/soil pollution), Green Business and Innovation, Research and Innovation, Civil Society Fund, Education and Youth, Cultural and Natural Heritage, and more. The Green Transition area explicitly includes circular economy, biodiversity protection, pollution reduction, and nature-based solutions — all relevant to marine and coastal environments. Eligible activities under the Green Transition area include infrastructure investments, feasibility studies, pilots, capacity building, awareness raising, knowledge sharing, regulatory processes, and digital solutions. Both smaller projects and larger investments are supported. Civil society organisations are explicitly named as valuable partners, and Donor State entities can participate as partners. Funding is decentralised: individual organisations apply to country-level programmes, not directly to the FMO. Each participating country designs its own programme based on national priorities, selecting from the areas of support offered by the FMO. The beneficiary countries include several Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland) where coastal and marine projects are relevant. The 2021-2028 period is in early rollout as of early 2026, with first programme agreements recently signed (Poland in February 2026, Hungary Civil Society Fund open). Specific deadlines and funding amounts vary significantly by country and programme.

Historical Context

Programme has operated since 1994 under successive multi-year frameworks. The 2021-2028 period is the newest cycle. First programme agreements signed in early 2026 (Poland). The 2014-2021 programme period is now complete; data available at data.eeagrants.org/2014-2021/.

Why it was added

EEA/Norway Grants fund marine and coastal environmental projects across European partner countries

Sources

• https://eeagrants.org/
• https://eeagrants.org/en/fmo/areas-work
• https://eeagrants.org/en/fmo/areas-work/green-transition

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