Miljøstøtte til Arktis (DANCEA) — Danish Arctic Environmental Support

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Funder: Miljøstyrelsen (Danish EPA)
Annual grant programme from the Danish Environmental Protection Agency (Miljøstyrelsen) supporting environmental protection and biodiversity in the Arctic, including Greenland. Approx. DKK 26-30 million per year. Open to Danish organisations including NGOs. Round typically opens June–September.

Source: https://mst.dk/erhverv/tilskud-miljoeviden-og-data/tilskudsordninger/miljoestoette-til-arktis

Funding Details

Funder
Miljøstyrelsen (Danish Environmental Protection Agency)
Funding Goal
Support activities that strengthen Danish commitments to the Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy (AEPS), Denmark's participation in the Arctic Council, and other international environmental and nature work with Arctic relevance. Eligible project types include: monitoring, mapping, documentation and assessment of pollution and its effects on Arctic ecosystems and populations in Greenland and the Faroe Islands; monitoring and assessment of Arctic flora, fauna, habitats and biodiversity; projects that reduce environmental impacts in Arctic marine areas and preserve marine biodiversity including strengthening ocean resilience to climate change; projects related to Denmark's Arctic Council Chairmanship (2025-2027); standalone conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity; and knowledge and capacity development.
Funding Amount
Approximately DKK 26.5 million available in 2025 for projects; up to 100% of eligible costs covered, with overhead of up to 44% permitted
Deadline
Annual, typically June-September (2025 round: 24 September 2025) (periodic)
How to Apply
Danish and Greenlandic applicants apply via the Miljøstyrelsen digital application portal using a company MitID/medarbejdersignatur. Applicants outside Greenland and Denmark without MitID apply manually by completing the application form and required annexes (project approval, project description, implementation plan, budget, CVs) and emailing to arktisk-miljoestoette@mst.dk. The main round opens in June and closes in mid-September annually.
Target Region
Arctic — with particular emphasis on the Kingdom of Denmark's part of the Arctic, including Greenland and the Faroe Islands
Contact
Miljøstyrelsen, Cirkulær Omstilling. Tel: +45 72 54 40 00. Email: arktisk-miljoestoette@mst.dk
Last Checked
2026-04-21 04:26

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Summary

The Danish Environmental Support for the Arctic (DANCEA — Miljøstøtte til Arktis) is an annual grant programme administered by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency (Miljøstyrelsen) under the Ministry of the Environment and Gender Equality. It finances projects with Arctic environmental relevance, with particular emphasis on the Kingdom of Denmark's territories, including Greenland and the Faroe Islands. The programme's thematic scope covers: (1) monitoring, mapping, documentation and assessment of long-range pollution and its effects on Arctic ecosystems and people; (2) monitoring and conservation of Arctic flora, fauna, habitats, and biodiversity; (3) projects that reduce environmental impacts in Arctic marine waters and strengthen ocean resilience to climate change; (4) support for Denmark's Arctic Council Chairmanship priorities (2025–2027), including the Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy (AEPS) and relevant Arctic Council working groups; (5) standalone conservation, sustainable use, and environmental improvement initiatives; and (6) knowledge and capacity development. Projects must have clear relevance to international Arctic environmental frameworks. Eligible activities include research, monitoring, field surveys, capacity building, policy support, and knowledge dissemination. Projects must relate to Arctic environmental or nature topics and must be implementable within EU State Aid rules — either as research/knowledge dissemination (Group Exemption Regulation Article 25) or under de minimis rules. Applications can be submitted by organisations and companies; Danish and Greenlandic entities apply digitally via MitID; international applicants without MitID apply by email with a manual form. Geographically, the programme focuses on the Arctic broadly, with scoring preference given to projects anchored in Greenland or the Faroe Islands and those with relevance to the Arctic Council's working groups (AMAP, CAFF, PAME, EPPR). Projects must relate to the marine environment, biodiversity, or pollution in the Arctic. No minimum or maximum grant size is specified; up to 100% of eligible costs may be funded, with overhead up to 44%. Applicants are scored on: scientific quality, qualifications of the applicant team, relations to other programmes and co-financing, anchoring in Greenland or the Faroe Islands, and results communication. The annual budget is approximately DKK 26–30 million. The main round typically opens in June and closes in September, with decisions by December of the same year.

Historical Context

The programme is administered under the Executive Order on Environmental Support for the Arctic (Bekendtgørelse om Miljøstøtte til Arktis, No. 697 of 2020). Approximately DKK 30 million is allocated annually on the Finance Act. The 2025 round had DKK 26.5 million available for projects; the main application round opened 25 June 2025 and closed 24 September 2025.

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