Open call for funding bilateral for intergenerational cooperation

The Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy, acting as the National Focal Point for the EEA and Norway Grants, announces an open call for funding for bilateral initiatives for intergenerational cooperation - BeFORme between Poland and Norway under the Bilateral Cooperation Fund financed from the EEA and Norway Grants.

• Launch and closure: 8 September – 8 November 2023
• Area of support: The objective of the competition is to strengthen bilateral cooperation between Poland and Norway in the area of building social capital in local communities through increasing the active participation of citizens in the life of the local community and its integration with special focus on strengthening the intergenerational cooperation.
• Total allocation: EUR 1 950 000; the allocation can be modified by Joint Committee for Bilateral Fund (JCBF) if needed
• Min grant: EUR 100 000
• Max grant: EUR 250 000
• Duration of initiative: Up to 9 months, but no later than 28 February 2025
• Applicants:
  • non-governmental organisations from Poland, within the meaning of the Act of 24 April 2003 on public benefit and volunteer workPartners non-governmental organisations from Poland, within the meaning of the Act of 24 April 2003 on public benefit and volunteer work
  • non-governmental organisations from  Norway
• Further conditions: Partnership between Polish and Norwegian entities is mandatory. The partnership agreement/s is a part of application therefore shall be singed before submission of the application. Applications shall be submitted in English. The state aid and de minimis aid is not granted as part of the call.
• Objectives/scopes of initiatives:  The objective of the call is to strengthen bilateral cooperation between Poland and Norway in the area of building social capital in local communities. The projects that will be selected will aim at increasing the active participation of citizens in local communities with a special focus on strengthening the inter-generational cooperation and integration. The aforementioned objective might be achieved through the indicative project activities, inter alia:

a. encourage building bonds and establishment of cooperation/integration between various groups: e.g. social, age and professional;

b. facilitate functioning in the place of residence, encourage the residents of local communities to act together for the benefit of the community, support social solidarity and/or Polish-Ukrainian solidarity;

c. encourage local leadership and initiative;

d. reduce stereotypes of young and old and improve mutual understanding and trust;

e. challenge social problems cross generationally and contribute to lifelong learning;

f. support local heritage.

The suggested initiatives should respond to identified local challenges, needs and/or problems.

Questions regarding the content of the call for proposals can be sent to BeFORme@mfipr.gov.pl

Questions are answered within 10 business days.

Additional information regarding partnerships with entities from Norway, including an example of a partnership agreement that should be concluded in accordance with Art. 7.7. of the Regulations.

The open call documentation:

• The full text of the open call (DOCX 56 KB)
• State aid test  (XLSX 87 KB)
• Application form and payment schedule  (XLSX 198 KB)
• Formal assessment sheet  (DOC 180 KB)
• Content-related evaluation sheet  (DOC 184 KB)
• Template of the agreement  (DOC 315 KB)
• Template of the interim financal report (XLSX 121 KB)
• Information on the processing of personal data (DOCX 27 KB)
• Review on intergenerational activities in Norway (PDF 777 KB)

Polish version of the open call

Konkurs na rzecz współpracy międzypokoleniowej