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This grant provides financial support for legal assistance to reindeer herding districts and siida (traditional reindeer herding groups) in Norway. The funding covers legal costs related to securing grazing rights or grazing areas, both with and without court proceedings. This includes cases involving infrastructure development in reindeer grazing areas such as wind turbines, cabins, or roads. For districts previously covered by the Norwegian-Swedish reindeer grazing convention, support is also available for legal processes concerning traditional grazing areas in Sweden and Norway. The grant does not cover disputes between reindeer herders or between herders and reindeer management authorities. Up to 50% of approved funding is disbursed automatically upon approval, with the remainder paid after submission of expense documentation. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year, subject to available funding in the Reindeer Industry Development Fund.

This grant program provides financial support to reindeer herders in Troms and Nordland counties who face additional costs due to the lack of a reindeer grazing convention between Norway and Sweden. The subsidy covers expenses related to feeding and transporting reindeer, as well as other necessary costs for carrying out these activities, such as purchasing feeding sledges. Applicants must either be prevented from using their traditional winter grazing areas due to the lack of a reindeer grazing convention, or incur additional expenses as a result of choosing to use their traditional winter grazing areas in Sweden. The funding is available to reindeer grazing districts, siida (reindeer herding groups), siida shares, and individual reindeer owners from specific districts in Nordland (Balvatn, Saltfjellet, Ildgruben, and Byrkije) and Troms (Helligskogen, Hjerttind/Altevatn, and Gielas). Funding is provided up to the number of reindeer that each district was allowed to graze according to the now-defunct reindeer grazing convention.

This grant program provides funding to remove old, unused fences and fence materials that are obstructing nature, according to the Reindeer Husbandry Development Fund regulations. The purpose of the program is to remove old fence materials that hinder people and animals in nature. The fence materials must come from a fence located within the applicant's grazing area and is no longer used by reindeer herding. Applicants must commit to delivering netting, steel wire, and impregnated fence posts that are removed to the nearest approved disposal facility or use the materials for other measures. The program supports the costs of removing fences, posts, and netting from fences that are no longer in use.

This is a Norwegian agricultural grant program that provides subsidies to pasture associations (beitelag) for the operation and management of grazing areas. The grant supports organized grazing activities including supervision, gathering, and other collective measures related to mountain pasture grazing. The program applies to sheep, goats, and cattle grazing in outfield areas. The subsidy is calculated per animal released to mountain pasture and is intended to promote more rational utilization of outfield areas and reduce loss of animals on pasture. This scheme is part of regional environmental programs but has its own application form.