Den kulturelle spaserstokken

Den kulturelle spaserstokken (DKSS) is a funding program channeled through the state's framework grant to county councils, with Innlandet fylkeskommune distributing the funds to municipalities. The program aims to facilitate increased collaboration between the culture and care sectors, enabling the development of quality art and culture projects for elderly people locally across a diversity of genres and expressions. The funds are primarily intended for professional art and cultural dissemination of high quality, preferably in collaboration with art and cultural institutions, artists and other cultural actors at local or regional level. The funding must directly benefit elderly people in the community. All municipalities in Innlandet county that have reported from the previous year's funds and do not have more than 50,000 kroner in reserve fund are eligible to receive funding. The total annual distribution is approximately 2.6 million kroner, allocated first with a fixed grant of 20,000 kroner per municipality, then the remaining amount is distributed based on the number of residents aged 70 and over in each municipality. The funds cannot be used for investments, equipment, administration, planning, or competence development, nor should they replace existing municipal grants or projects already secured with financing. Municipalities must report by February 1st of the following year on activities completed using the county funds, with accounting documentation required.