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This grant program supports municipalities in Innlandet region of Norway to improve quality of life, public health, and reduce social health inequalities. The program is legally mandated to support and drive public health work in municipalities. The grant follows several UN Sustainable Development Goals and aligns with the Innlandet Strategy's goal of creating living communities with sustainable cities, towns, and villages. The program also supports the ABC for good mental health campaign that the county is responsible for in Innlandet. The program encourages collaboration with voluntary organizations and other partners. Eligible projects include health-promoting initiatives such as low-threshold activities, meeting places across generations, local trails, walking and cycling facilities, cross-sector collaboration within municipalities, and partnerships with associations, businesses, and volunteer organizations. Projects that promote inclusion through collaboration with voluntary organizations receive prioritization, with 1 million NOK specifically allocated for external collaboration partners through the regional plan for an inclusive Innlandet. The total funding available for this grant program is 2.4 million NOK.

This grant program supports the restoration and maintenance of protected (listed) buildings and structures in Norway to achieve standard maintenance levels. The grant is designed to cover all or part of the additional costs associated with performing restoration work according to proper antiquarian standards. The funding is provided through the state budget and distributed by Innlandet County Municipality. Eligible applicants include private individuals, foundations, and boards of associations or joint ownership arrangements who own protected buildings. The program emphasizes architectural and cultural-historical value, degree of originality, rarity, importance to the cultural environment, and the building's technical condition. Normally, grants cover up to 50% of total costs, with owners expected to contribute a substantial portion. The grant is valid for three years and requires that restoration work be performed by craftspeople with relevant competence in antiquarian building work.

Vassmiljøtiltak is a grant program from Møre og Romsdal County Municipality that supports measures to improve the environmental condition in streams, rivers, lakes, and coastal areas. The program aims to help achieve objectives outlined in the Regional Water Management Plan for Møre og Romsdal water region. Eligible applicants include municipalities, organizations, landowner associations, river owner associations, and water area committees. The program prioritizes water bodies and measures specified in the action program of the Regional Water Management Plan. Funding is available for planning and implementing measures that improve environmental conditions in water bodies, as well as for monitoring and mapping environmental conditions and the effects of measures. The grant covers up to 50% of total costs for extraordinary development expenses, not for ordinary operations or maintenance. The program follows the polluter pays principle and does not provide grants for measures that fall under other sectoral responsibilities.

Fylkeskulturprisen is a cultural prize awarded by Møre og Romsdal county in Norway to honor exceptional contributions to cultural life in the region. The prize recognizes individuals, groups, organizations, or associations who have demonstrated extraordinary commitment to culture in the county, showing talent, creativity, and innovation. Recipients must be residents of or have strong connections to Møre og Romsdal county and must demonstrate ability and willingness to make active cultural contributions beyond the ordinary. The prize serves as inspiration for key actors working to maintain and develop cultural diversity in the county and is awarded annually at the county assembly meeting in December.

This grant program supports the preservation and conservation of protected and conserved vessels in Norway. The program is administered by county municipalities (fylkeskommuner) and the Sámi Parliament (Sametinget). Funding is available for securing, maintenance, restoration and rehabilitation of protected vessels. The program aims to preserve maritime cultural heritage through financial support to vessel owners, managers, organizations, associations and projects working within the program's objectives. Applications are submitted through the national application portal Digisak, and the regional authorities distribute funds according to their priorities and criteria.