The information on this page is based on the guidelines for the Nordic LGBTI Fund decided on by the Nordic Council of Ministers for Gender Equality and LGBTI (MR-JÄM).
The Nordic LGBTI Fund addresses a broad target group and calls for proposals are open to a variety of organisations including:
Each project must involve at least three different organisations from the three Nordic countries, where the Faroe Islands, Greenland and the Aaland Islands may constitute one of these. In addition, grants can be awarded to activities that include cooperation in neighbouring areas, i.e. Estonia, Latvia or Lithuania, that also include at least two Nordic countries. The principal applicant should come from a Nordic country or the Faroe Islands, Greenland or Åland.
The Nordic LGBTI Fund finances activities initiated in the same year as the funding is granted and which are concluded within two years from the start date. This year’s fund 2023 will be granted and contracted in January 2024 at the earliest. Activities commenced before the application deadline are not eligible for funding.
Funding is granted to projects that constitute Nordic synergy as well as contributions to work for equal rights, treatment and opportunities for LGBTI people in the Nordic countries. All applications to the Fund must state whether they have included the following perspectives:
The following types of activities may be funded:
Funding will not be granted for:
The amount applied for should be between DKK 50,000 and DKK 500,000. Organisations applying for grants need to be able to contribute at least 20 per cent themselves and/or have other sources of finance. The size of this investment should be at least 20%. 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.
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).
Successful applicants may be granted a lower total amount of funding than they have applied for in all or in parts of their applications. In order for contracting to take place, the project plan and budget should be revised in these cases. NIKK receives the funds from the Nordic Council of Ministers in Danish kroner. Therefore, NIKK pays out funds to projects in accordance with the exchange rate that applied when the funds were transferred to NIKK. This means that the projects will have to consider exchange rate changes in their final project budget.
Funding applications are to indicate how well the project meets the following criteria:
This means the extent to which the project:
Here, the assessment will be based on how well the application:
Contributions to work for equal rights, treatment and opportunities for LGBTI people in the Nordic countries means the extent to which the project:
Here, the assessment will be based on how well the application:
Sustainability/Long-term perspective means here the extent to which:
Here, the assessment will be based on how well the application:
Implementation here means:
Here, the assessment will be based on how well the application:
Organisations applying for grants need to be able to contribute at least 20 per cent themselves and/or have other sources of finance. The size of this investment should be at least 20%. 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).
All project applications are assessed by NIKK’s assessment team, which consists of people with a variety of skills and backgrounds. The assessment team processes each application on the basis of the above criteria and makes a decision. Nordic Committee of Senior Officials for Gender Equality and LGBTI then have the option to veto a decision. The decision cannot be appealed. If necessary, the assessment team may ask for clarification from the applicant during the assessment process.
NIKK will communicate its decision via e-mail to each applicant after the decision has been made and the Nordic Committee of Senior Officials for Gender Equality and LGBTI has been afforded the opportunity to veto the decision. NIKK does not have the resources to comment on individual applications. In general, all criteria need to be well met in order to reach the high points required for granting.