Coming soon: Call for project proposals addressing environmental challenges under Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2014-2021 and EEA Financial Mechanism 2014-2021

Ljubljana, 11 May 2021 – Government Office for Development and European Cohesion Policy is pleased to announce the upcoming ‘Call for proposals for co-financing of projects under the programme Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation’, a programme supported and implemented under the Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2014-2021 and the EEA Financial Mechanism 2014-2021. The call is to be published on 14 May 2021 in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia. The available funding under the call will amount to over EUR 15.5 million. The project grant rate will be up to 100% of total eligible expenditures of a project.

The aim of the programme Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation is to support the measures that mitigate climate change and reduce vulnerability to climate change.

Applicants with project proposals that contribute to increasing the production of energy from renewable energy sources, improving the management of sustainable mobility, implementing the principles of circular economy and improving the management of ecosystems under increasing pressure due to climate change will be invited to apply for funding.

The call for proposals will also pursue the two overall objectives of the Norwegian Financial Mechanism and the EEA Financial Mechanism, i.e. to contribute to the reduction of economic and social disparities in the European Economic Area, and to strengthen bilateral relations between Slovenia and the three Donor States - Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.

The text of the call for proposals and the relevant documentation will be available here from the date of the publication of the call in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia.

The deadline for submission of project proposals will be 30 September at 12:00 CET. Project applications will have to be submitted via electronic monitoring system eMS.