These guidelines are based on the decision made in the Nordic Council of Ministers for Gender Equality on 23 June 2013 to establish the Gender Equality Fund and most recently established by the Nordic Committee of Senior Officials for Gender Equality (EK-JÄM) on 29 November 2018. These guidelines describe what the Nordic Council of Ministers is looking for in applicant projects and organisations.
The Fund aims to stimulate Nordic co-operation in the area of gender equality within the framework of the Gender Equality ministers’ co-operation programme and its priorities.
Funding is granted to projects that add Nordic benefit as well as adding value to gender policy. All applications must state whether they have included the following perspectives:
· Sustainable development (for inspiration see Agenda 2030 and SDGs at the local level—a brief start-up guide)
· Inclusive of the perspective of children and young people (see the Nordic strategy for children and young people)
The Gender Equality Fund finances activities initiated in the same year as the funding is granted and which are concluded within two years of the contract signing. Activities commenced before the application deadline are not eligible for funding.
All applications must state and will be assessed on the basis of how well they meet the following requirements and aims:
This means the extent to which the project:
Here, the assessment will be based on how well the application:
This refers to the extent to which the project:
Here, the assessment will be based on how well the application:
Sustainability means the degree to which:
Here, the assessment will be based on how well the application:
Implementation means here:
Here, the assessment will be based on how well the application:
Organisations applying for funding need to be able to contribute at least 20 per cent themselves and/or have other sources of funding. The organisation’s own contribution and/or other sources of funding could come from sponsorship or other financial contributions, voluntary work, participant fees, or indirect costs for example.
The amount applied for should be between DKK 50,000 and DKK 500,000.
The application must be accompanied by a budget containing all items specified in DKK, and include the total amount. Self-funding and total funding must be made apparent in the budget. The budget should explicitly state what the funding amount applied for is intended to cover in the total budget.
Funding will not be given for audits or travel expenses (with the exception of travel expenses for representatives of volunteer organisations/not-for-profit organisations and invited speakers).
Funding cannot be provided to cover indirect costs, such as the support organisation’s salaries and other running costs (such as rent, electricity, IT).
Funding will not be granted for:
Successful applicants may be granted a lower total amount of funding than they have applied for in all or in parts of their applications.
The following activities may be funded:
The Gender Equality Fund addresses a broad target group and calls for proposals are open to a variety of activities and organisations including:
Each project must involve at least the three Nordic countries, where the Faroe Islands, Greenland and the Aaland Islands may constitute one of these only. In addition, funding may be granted to activities involving co-operation in the neighbouring regions, i.e. Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and nort-west Russia*, where at least two Nordic countries are participating. The principal applicant should come from a Nordic country or the Faroe Islands, Greenland, or the Aaland Islands.
* Please note that cooperation with independent organisations in Russia are possible, as long as the activities are located outside of Russia and the independence of the organisation is confirmed in a specific vetting procedure defined by the Nordic Council of Ministers..
Funding will not be granted for:
Applications are to be made in one of the three Scandinavian languages or English on a form specifically for this purpose available on NIKK’s website (www.nikk.no). The application form will be available to download from www.nikk.no approximately one month before the deadline for applications.
Grant applications are to be accompanied by a timetable and budget for the planned activity. In the application, one of the applicant parties is to be designated as the principal applicant.
NIKK will communicate its decision via e-mail to each applicant in May after the decision has been made and the Nordic Committee of Senior Officials for Gender Equality (EK-JÄM) has been afforded the opportunity to veto the decision.
Activities granted funding are required to draw up a contract with NIKK in accordance with specific procedures. After the contract is signed, payment can be made. The applicant should take into account that funds will be paid to them at the earliest one month after requisitioning the funds.
Standard procedure is that 85 per cent of the activity’s total funding amount is paid based on a requisition at the start of the project, with the remaining 15 per cent being paid after approval of the final report.
The principal party responsible for the project is responsible for submitting the final report (self-evaluation) and financial accounts to NIKK no later than two months after the end of the project. Any unused funds are to be repaid to NIKK.
The final report is to include the following: