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This grant program provides funding for sports facilities, outdoor recreation facilities, and local community facilities in Norway. The program supports the construction and rehabilitation of sports facilities, outdoor recreation facilities, and community facilities that are open to general sports activities or self-organized activities and are not subject to commercial interests. Applicants can seek funding for building and rehabilitating facilities, purchasing and furnishing existing facilities, and implementing universal design in older sports facilities. Applications are submitted through anleggsregisteret.no and must first go through the local municipality before being forwarded to the county. The county government (fylkeskommune) is responsible for processing applications, providing guidance to applicants, and allocating the funds based on established priority criteria.

Buskerud fylkeskommune distributes annual gaming funds (spillemidler) for outdoor recreation facilities in Buskerud county, Norway. This grant program supports the development of outdoor recreation facilities such as day cabins, hiking trails, ski trails, signage and markings, and sanitary facilities connected to outdoor activity areas. Applications are submitted through municipalities, which have different application deadlines typically during the fall. Physical development requires landowner permission and usually a permit from the municipality. The grant program prioritizes outdoor recreation facilities with rapid allocation of funds, and these facilities typically receive funding in their first year of application. Eligible applicants include municipalities, sports clubs under the Norwegian Sports Confederation, outdoor organizations under Norwegian Outdoor Life, the National Association of Outdoor Councils, and the Oslofjorden Outdoor Council.