About
Troms fylkeskommune is a regional county municipality (fylkeskommune) in northern Norway. It is responsible for providing public services including secondary education, public transportation, dental health, business development, culture and heritage, climate and environment, public health, sports, and outdoor recreation. The county also manages grants, scholarships, and awards, and serves the Sami and Kven/Norwegian-Finnish communities in the region.
Funding Opportunities
Trafikksikkerhetsmidler
Troms fylkeskommune administrerer tilskudd til trafikksikkerhetstiltak gjennom Fylkeskommunalt trafikksikkerhetsutvalg (FTU). Støtten er ment å stimulere trafikksikkerhetsarbeid i Troms fylke ved å finansiere både fysiske og holdningsskapende prosjekter. Fylkeskommunen har i henhold til vegtrafikklovens § 40 a et ansvar for å tilrå og samordne tiltak for å fremme trafikksikkerheten i fylket. Midlene kan benyttes til tre typer prosjekter: Fysiske trafikksikkerhetstiltak på og langs fylkeskommunal og kommunal veg, opplæring, informasjonsarbeid og holdningsarbeid som kan forebygge trafikkulykker, samt pilotprosjekter som søker løsninger på trafikksikkerhetsutfordringer. Kommuner, organisasjoner og privatpersoner kan søke om støtte til prosjekter som fremmer trafikksikkerhet i regionen.
Tilskudd til kvensk språk og kvensk og norskfinsk kultur
This grant program aims to revitalize and strengthen the Kven language and Kven and Norwegian-Finnish culture in Troms county, Norway. The funding prioritizes projects that increase the use of the Kven language, particularly among children and youth, and enhance participation in Kven and Norwegian-Finnish cultural activities. The program supports institutions, organizations, associations, groups, and individuals undertaking projects that promote linguistic and cultural preservation. Applications are evaluated based on sustainability, economic viability, social impact, ethical considerations, professional quality, and ability to execute the proposed project. Priority is given to new projects, those with regional significance, and activities focused on the Kven language and youth engagement.
Tilskudd til konferanser i Troms
Troms fylkeskommune offers grants to support conferences that contribute to business development, green transition, and cross-sectoral collaboration in the Troms region. Conferences are recognized as important arenas for raising regional and Arctic issues, sharing knowledge and best practices, and building networks between the business sector, public sector, research and education environments, and the voluntary sector. The grant aims to provide value for participants and business stakeholders in Troms, with a focus on social, economic, and environmental sustainability as an integrated part of conference planning and execution. Supported conferences must be held in Troms county and arranged by locally anchored organizations. The program emphasizes the importance of using local suppliers and short-traveled food where possible, considering environmental impact, and promoting social inclusion by involving young people as both organizers and participants. Conferences should have a clear business perspective and contribute to competence development among relevant target groups.
Tilskudd til brannsikring av trehusområder
This grant program provides financial support for fire safety measures in dense wooden house areas of cultural-historical value in Troms County, Norway. Municipalities with dense wooden house areas and owners of buildings and facilities within such areas are eligible to receive funding. The grant supports the development of fire safety plans and measures that contribute to rapid fire detection, firefighting, and prevention of fire spread. Eligible areas are identified on a map of dense wooden environments and fire contagion zones maintained by the Directorate for Cultural Heritage (Riksantikvaren). Applications are submitted electronically through Digisak, the application portal for cultural heritage management.
Tilskudd til bedriftsintern opplæring (BiO)
Bedriftsintern opplæring (BiO) er et arbeidsmarkedstiltak som skal bidra til å opprettholde og styrke kompetansen til ansatte i små og mellomstore bedrifter. Dette tilskuddet støtter bedrifter som må foreta en vesentlig endring av bedriftens produksjon eller skal etablere seg på nye markeder. Tilskuddet skal dekke kostnader knyttet til opplæring og lønnsutgifter til deltakerne i opplæringsperioden, med opplæringstid for hver deltaker på maksimalt 26 uker. Midlene tildeles etter en vurdering av virksomhetens omstillingsbehov, opplæringens betydning for videre utvikling av bedriften, og planens gjennomførbarhet.
Tilretteleggende næringsutvikling 2026
Troms fylkeskommune is announcing 9 million Norwegian kroner in 2026 for projects that can contribute to business and social development in Troms. The funds aim to support regional economic development through projects that deliver innovative and sustainable solutions. The program supports the county's goals in the Regional Planning Strategy for Troms 2025-2028 and the Strategy for Business Development in Troms 2023-2028. The funding is designed to increase regional value creation and profitable jobs, ensure access to relevant competence and workforce for green transition, contribute to innovative solutions and new collaboration constellations with lasting regional effects, increase the region's robustness in relation to the geopolitical situation, and create good meeting places between young people and business life. Projects must support one or more of four priority areas: green business, sustainable resource use, attractive communities, and the Arctic perspective. The program supports two types of projects: preliminary projects (forprosjekt) with a maximum duration of 12 months and funding up to 500,000 NOK, and main projects (hovedprosjekt) with a maximum duration of 3-4 years and funding up to 2 million NOK. The grant can cover a maximum of 50% of approved project costs, with the remainder financed through co-financing or in-kind contributions. Applications must be submitted through www.regionalforvaltning.no and will be processed continuously by the Main Committee for Business, Climate and Environment as long as funds are available. Deadlines in 2026 are January 5, March 15, and June 15.
Spillemidler til anlegg for idrett og fysisk aktivitet
Hvert år fordeler fylkeskommunen spillemidler til bygging og rehabilitering av anlegg for idrett og fysisk aktivitet. Spillemidlene skal bidra til infrastruktur som gir befolkningen mulighet til å drive aktivitet - både egenorganisert aktivitet og frivillig, medlemsbasert idrett. Midlene kan søkes til bygging, rehabilitering og ombygging av idrettsanlegg for idrett og fysisk aktivitet, deriblant friluftslivsanlegg og nærmiljøanlegg, kart (turkart og orienteringskart), skilting og merking av eksisterende turveier, turløyper og turstier, samt løypetiltak i fjellet og overnattingshytter. Søknadsberettigede inkluderer kommuner, idrettslag, sammenslutninger under Friluftsrådenes Landsforbund, velforeninger, stiftelser og andre organisasjoner. Søknader må leveres via elektronisk søknadsskjema hos anleggsregisteret.no, med frist 15. oktober hvert år til kommunene, og 15. januar fra kommunene til fylkeskommunen.
Reise- og fraktstøtte for profesjonelle aktører innen visuell kunst i Troms
This grant provides financial support for travel and freight costs for professional visual arts practitioners in Troms, Norway. The purpose is to support participation in exhibitions and professional programs, both in Norway and abroad, to which applicants have been invited. The travel must be of significant professional importance to the applicant. Support is available for artists, artisans, duodji practitioners, curators, and art critics residing in Troms who need to cover smaller amounts for travel and freight expenses related to their professional activities. The grant does not support projects that have already been initiated or completed before the application is submitted.
Professor Oluf Kolsrud og hustru Borghild Kolsruds legat STI
The Kolsrud Legacy was established by Mrs. Borghild Kolsrud, widow of Professor Oluf Kolsrud, through a will dated May 30, 1956. The legacy provides support to scholars, students, or pupils in upper secondary schools from the three northernmost counties of Norway (Finnmark, Troms, and Nordland) for education or as a contribution to scientific work. The grant is awarded to men or women who wish to study and work with history, including church history and cultural history. The legacy is administered by UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, with a professional committee consisting of the county librarian in Troms, the bishop of Nord-Hålogaland, and the rector of UiT, which evaluates applications and makes recommendations to the board for final decisions.
Kystskogmidler
Kystskogmidler is a grant program administered by Troms fylkeskommune (Troms County Council) focused on addressing coastal forestry challenges and developing commercial forestry along the coast. The program supports infrastructure initiatives and competence development to strengthen coastal forestry operations. This funding opportunity is designed to advance sustainable forestry practices in coastal regions of Norway, with applications processed through the regional administration portal.
Interreg Nordlig Periferi og Arktis 2021-2027
Interreg Nordlig Periferi og Arktis (Northern Periphery and Arctic) is an international cooperation program for the 2021-2027 period that finances cross-border projects in the Arctic and Northern Periphery regions. The program focuses on developing robust and attractive local communities, climate adaptation, sustainable use of natural resources, and strengthening organizational capacity for collaboration across the program area. The program operates under three priority areas: Priority 1 aims to strengthen innovation capacity to develop robust and attractive local communities. Priority 2 focuses on strengthening capacity for climate adaptation and sustainable use of natural resources. Priority 3 seeks to strengthen organizational capacity in the NPA area to develop good cooperation opportunities. The program area includes regions in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands, Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. Projects must involve partners from multiple eligible regions to foster transnational cooperation in addressing common challenges in peripheral and arctic areas.
Interreg Aurora
Interreg Aurora is a new cross-border cooperation program within the European Interreg community for 2021-2027. The program provides significant opportunities for new and exciting collaboration in border areas between Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Sápmi. The overall goal of the Interreg Aurora program is to contribute to collaboration across national borders, thereby strengthening the program area's competitiveness, sustainability, and attractiveness through social inclusion, digitalization, and green transition. The program supports collaboration projects in four main areas: (1) Smart and sustainable growth through smart specialization, research and innovation, and increased competitiveness for small and medium-sized enterprises, (2) Green and sustainable transition including climate change adaptation, nature conservation and biodiversity, and sustainable mobility, (3) Education, culture and sustainable tourism, and (4) Better and more sustainable cross-border cooperation through capacity building across borders. The program has seven focus areas with potential to create synergies within smart specialization strategies, building stronger business communities based on the regions' natural advantages.
FORREGION - forprosjekt i bedrift
FORREGION is a grant program designed to help businesses in Troms use research in their development work. The program provides support for pre-project activities aimed at making more businesses familiar with incorporating research into their operations. FORREGION has competence brokers who can assist in finding research environments and relevant support schemes. The program supports project ideas that aim to develop innovative solutions contributing to digitalization, sustainable value creation, technology, or green transition in Troms. Eligible businesses must have an address or significant activity in Troms and demonstrate ambition to establish or continue collaboration with research institutions. The program is administered by Troms County Council in collaboration with RFF Arktis (Regional Research Fund Arktis). Applications are evaluated based on specific criteria outlined in the application form and call announcements. The 2025 call closed on December 1st, with information about future calls to be published on the program website.
Forprosjekt til kommuner i Troms med særlige distriktsutfordringer (2026)
Troms fylkeskommune lyser ut midler til forprosjekter for kommuner med særlige distriktsutfordringer. Ordningen er en del av kap. 553 post 65 fra Kommunal- og distriktsdepartementet, og gjelder kommuner med langvarig nedgang i befolkning og sysselsetting av særlig omfattende grad. Målet er å styrke kommunens utviklingskapasitet og bidra til næringsutvikling, verdiskaping, mer samarbeid og innovative løsninger. Forprosjektet skal ende med et utkast til et hovedprosjekt med 3–4 innsatsområder. Midlene skal bidra til næringsutvikling, verdiskaping, attraktive arbeidsmarkedsregioner, bedre samarbeid mellom næringsliv og kommuner, og økt utviklingskapasitet i kommunen. Eksempler på tiltak inkluderer styrket utviklingsevne og næringsstruktur, tilrettelegging for gründere, kompetanseheving for bedrifter, nettverk og samarbeid med næringslivet, tiltak for stedsattraktivitet, tiltak for å tiltrekke kompetanse, arbeid med boligutfordringer, klima- og miljøtiltak, innovative løsninger i kommunen, og samarbeid mellom kommuner.
Den kulturelle skolesekken
Den kulturelle skolesekken (The Cultural Schoolbag) is a funding opportunity for professional performers, producers, and disseminators of arts and culture to submit proposals. Proposals are submitted through the DKS portal and evaluated for inclusion in the local DKS program in Troms. The program aims to bring professional cultural experiences to schools in the Troms region. Selected productions become part of the cultural offerings available to schools in the county, providing students with access to high-quality artistic and cultural experiences as part of their education.
BarentsKult
BarentsKult provides grants for professional art and cultural collaboration between Norwegian and Russian actors in the Barents region. Due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, there are many factors that make cultural cooperation in the Barents region with Russian partners challenging. After November 15, 2023, the opportunity to apply under the old regulations was closed. The Barents Secretariat's new main goal is to contribute to social development in Northern Norway by facilitating and supporting collaborative projects that Northern Norwegian actors wish to carry out with cooperation partners, mainly in northern Sweden and Finland. New application schemes are being developed and updates are available on Barents.no.
Arbeidsstipend til forfattere bosatt i Nord-Norge
De nordnorske fylkeskommunene har opprettet to årlige arbeidsstipend på 100 000 kroner hver, som skal gi forfattere bosatt i Nord-Norge økonomisk støtte til å skrive skjønnlitteratur. Litteraturstrategi for Nord-Norge legger vekt på økt produksjon av kvalitetslitteratur i Nord-Norge. Samtidslitteraturen er av vesentlig betydning for hvordan landsdelen viser seg fram og ser seg selv. Det ene stipendet skal gå til en forfatter med voksne som målgruppe, det andre skal fortrinnsvis tildeles en forfatter med barn og unge som målgruppe. Det er mulig å levere en søknad per målgruppe, men en og samme person kan ikke tildeles begge stipend. Litteraturstrategi for Nord-Norge forvaltes av fylkesbibliotekene i Nordland, Troms og Finnmark, og er en del av Den nordnorske kulturavtalen.
At a Glance
- Total Funding Opportunities
- 50
- Active Now
- 17
- Source Domain
- tromsfylke.no
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